Korean vocabulary - theme "Directions"

26 Korean words for the theme "Directions" with Hindi meanings, pronunciation and examples. A useful set for beginners and for TOPIK preparation.

Moving around, asking the way, understanding a map and public transport: this theme is central to travelling and to the “finding your way in the city” tasks.

What this theme covers

Places: station, stop, avenue, square, junction, roundabout.
Transport: metro, bus, tram, train, bike, on foot.
Asking the way: straight on, to the left, turn, cross.
Tickets: ticket, pass, transfer, platform, stamping machine.

Words not to mix up

“a station” can be a train or metro station; “a stop” is where the bus halts.
Korean direction words come after the noun: for example “bank next-to”, so word order matters.
“the motorway” (an intercity road) is not “the street” (an urban road) nor “the lane” (a narrow way).

TOPIK tip

In TOPIK I, understanding an itinerary or a map is a skill assessed in dialogues and notices.

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The words in this collection

Word	Type	Hindi meaning	English	Level
거기	pronoun	वहाँ	there	1
건너편	noun	दूसरी ओर	across	2
곧장	adverb	सीधे	straight ahead	2
근처	noun	पास	nearby	1
끝	noun	अंत	end	2
남쪽	noun	दक्षिण	south	2
동쪽	noun	पूर्व	east	2
뒤	noun	पीछे	back	1
똑바로	adverb	सीधे	straight	2
맞은편	noun	सामने की ओर	opposite side	2
밖	noun	बाहर	outside	1
방향	noun	दिशा	direction	2
북쪽	noun	उत्तर	north	2
사이	noun	बीच	between	2
서쪽	noun	पश्चिम	west	2
아래	noun	नीचे	below	1
아래쪽	noun	निचला भाग	lower part	2
안	noun	अंदर	inside	1
앞	noun	आगे	front	1
여기	pronoun	यहाँ	here	1
옆	noun	बगल	side	1
오른쪽	noun	दायाँ ओर	right side	1
왼쪽	noun	बायाँ ओर	left side	1
위쪽	noun	ऊपरी भाग	upper part	2
저기	pronoun	वहाँ दूर	over there	1
중간	noun	बीच में	middle	2

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