Type 3: Understanding Notices and Signs
In this lesson, you will learn to read notices and signs and work out where they appear or what they mean.
Solving Strategy
1) Find the key noun and verb. 2) Picture the place. 3) The shorter the text, the more each word counts.
| Sign/Notice | Romanization | Place |
|---|---|---|
| ν μΈ | harin | store |
| μΆμ κΈμ§ | churip geumji | door or worksite |
| ν맀 | panmae | store |
| μ΄μ μκ° | unyeong sigan | bank or shop |
| λΆμ€λ¬Ό | bunsilmul | station |
μ€λλ§ λͺ¨λ μ λ° 50% ν μΈ!
Oneulman modeun sinbal osip peuro harin!
Today only, all shoes 50% off!
The words "discount" and "shoes" tell you this notice belongs in a shoe store.
μ΄μ μκ°: μ€μ 9μ ~ μ€ν 6μ (μμμΌ ν΄λ¬΄)
Unyeong sigan: ojeon ahop si ~ ohu yeoseot si (woryoil hyumu)
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Closed Mondays)
This notice gives the opening hours and the closing day. The place is closed on Mondays.
μ¬κΈ°μ μ°λ κΈ°λ₯Ό λ²λ¦¬μ§ λ§μΈμ.
Yeogie sseuregireul beoriji maseyo.
Do not throw trash here.
π‘ Tip: The form "~ji maseyo" means "do not." It shows up often on signs, so be sure to memorize it.
Notices by Place
The key word of a notice tells you the place. "Boarding" and "departure" point to an airport or station, while "order" and "payment" point to a restaurant.
| Notice | Romanization | Place |
|---|---|---|
| νμΉκ΅¬ | tapseunggu | airport |
| μ£Όμ°¨μ₯ | juchajang | building |
| λμ¬ | daeyeo | library |
| μμ½ | yeyak | restaurant or clinic |
| νλΆ | hwanbul | store |
λμκ΄μμλ μ‘°μ©ν ν΄ μ£ΌμΈμ.
Doseogwaneseoneun joyonghi hae juseyo.
Please be quiet in the library.
"Please be quiet" is both a request and a rule. You would see this notice in a library.
μ΄λ² μ£Ό κΈμμΌ ν΄λ¬΄μ
λλ€.
Ibeon ju geumyoil hyumuimnida.
We are closed this Friday.
π‘ Tip: "Hyumu" and "hyuil" refer to the day a shop is closed. They are the opposite of the words for being open for business, so do not mix them up.