Catching a Taxi — Day 103

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Catching a Taxi

TOPIK 1 · Beginner · Taxi

비가 와서 택시를 타요.
It's raining, so I take a taxi.

길에서 택시를 잡아요.
I catch a taxi on the street.

기사님, 서울역으로 가 주세요.
Driver, please go to Seoul Station.

길이 막혀서 시간이 걸려요.
The road is jammed, so it takes time.

요금은 만 원이에요.
The fare is ten thousand won.

카드로 계산하고 내려요.
I pay by card and get off.

Key words

  • 택시 — taxi
  • 기사님 — driver
  • 요금 — fare
  • 잡다 — to catch
  • 막히다 — to be jammed

Grammar

~아/어 주세요

please do for me

도와주세요.

Please help me.

~(으)로

to, toward (direction)

학교로 가요.

I go to school.

기사님 is a polite way to address a driver, adding 님 for respect.