When does it leave?
The train is "delayed." Cool, cool, love that for you — now ask WHEN it actually leaves before you become a permanent platform resident.
Interrogate the trainThe words — When does it leave?
Hilal is at the station again. It is not going well.
Meaningwhen
기차가 언제 출발해요?
When does the train leave?
Meaningit leaves / it arrives
기차가 도착해요. 힐랄은 기차에서 자요.
The train arrives. Hilal is sleeping on the train.
Meaningin five minutes
지자: "기차가 오 분 후에 출발해요!"
Zeeza: "The train leaves in five minutes!"
Meaningit's delayed
사마: "기차가 지연됐어요."
Sama: "The train is delayed."
Meaninga bit later
누줌: "이따가 출발해요. 힐랄, 일어나요!"
Nujoom: "It leaves a bit later. Hilal, wake up!"
The idea — When does it leave?
이따가 means 'a bit later' and goes right before the verb, like in 이따가 출발해요 — 'it leaves a bit later'.
Next time a train's late, you won't just panic — you'll ask exactly when it's really leaving.
Questions about When does it leave?
How do you say 'when' in Korean?
'When' in Korean is 언제 (eonje), as in 기차가 언제 출발해요? — 'When does the train leave?'
How do you say 'it's delayed' in Korean?
'It's delayed' is 지연됐어요 (jiyeondwaesseoyo), used as in 기차가 지연됐어요 — 'The train is delayed.'
What does 이따가 mean in Korean?
이따가 (ittaga) means 'a bit later' and goes right before the verb, as in 이따가 출발해요 — 'it leaves a bit later.'
How do you say 'in five minutes' in Korean?
'In five minutes' is 오 분 후에 (o bun hue), as in 기차가 오 분 후에 출발해요! — 'The train leaves in five minutes!'
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