Where is it?
Nujoom asked a stranger where the bank is, got a full answer, and just nodded and walked into a wall. Today you learn to ask 은행이 어디에 있어요? — and actually survive the reply.
Save Nujoom from the wallThe words — Where is it?
Hilal is visiting for one day and has already gotten lost near the bank. Let's fix that.
MeaningWhere is the bank?
힐랄 씨, 은행이 어디에 있어요?
Hilal, where is the bank?
MeaningIt's over there
힐랄이 지도를 보고 말해요. "저기 있어요." 하지만 힐랄은 지도를 거꾸로 들고 있어요.
Hilal looks at the map and says, "It's over there." But Hilal is holding the map upside down.
Meaningbetween (two things)
은행과 학교 사이에 힐랄이 앉아 있어요. 세 시간 동안요.
Hilal is sitting between the bank and the school. For three hours.
MeaningIt's on the left
지자가 힐랄에게 말해요. "왼쪽에 있어요." 힐랄은 오른쪽으로 걸어가요.
Zeeza tells Hilal, "It's on the left." Hilal walks to the right.
Meaningnext to
은행은 학교 옆에 있어요. 공원은 학교 앞에 있어요. 모스크는 학교 뒤에 있어요.
The bank is next to the school. The park is in front of the school. The mosque is behind the school.
The scene — Where is it?
Zeeza has three minutes before the bank closes, a map he cannot read, and two friends with two very different levels of usefulness.
- 삼 분 있어요! 삼 분!I have three minutes! Three minutes!
- 지도가 여기 있어요!The map is right here!
- 지도가 거꾸로 있어요.The map is upside down.
- 은행과 학교 사이에 있어요.It's between the bank and the school.
The idea — Where is it?
학교 옆에 있어요 means 'it's next to the school' — the place word (옆에 = next to) comes AFTER the landmark, then 있어요 (it's there).
Next time someone gives you directions, you'll actually catch which landmark they mean before the place word even lands.
Questions about Where is it?
How do you say 'Where is the bank?' in Korean?
You say 은행이 어디에 있어요? (eunhaeng-i eodie isseoyo?), which literally asks where the bank is located.
What does 옆에 mean in Korean?
옆에 (yeope) means 'next to', as in 학교 옆에 있어요 — 'it's next to the school'.
How do you say 'It's on the left' in Korean?
You say 왼쪽에 있어요 (oenjjoge isseoyo), meaning 'it's on the left'.
What does 사이에 mean in Korean?
사이에 (saie) means 'between two things', as in 은행과 학교 사이에 — 'between the bank and the school'.
How does word order work when giving directions in Korean?
The place word like 옆에 (next to) comes after the landmark, then 있어요 (it's there) — as in 학교 옆에 있어요, 'it's next to the school'.
You've seen the idea. Now make it stick.
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