Using Buses & the Metro
Essential everyday phrases for navigating buses and the metro, checking your stops, and politely moving through crowds.
Key Phrases
이거 서울역 가요?
neutraligeo seoulyeok gayo?
Does this go to Seoul Station?
Standard polite way to ask a driver or passenger
어디에 내려요?
neutraleodie naeryeoyo?
Where do I get off?
Ask this when you are unsure of your stop
여기 명동이에요?
neutralyeogi myeongdongieyo?
Is this Myeongdong?
Useful when you cannot clearly see the station signs
다음 역이에요.
neutraldaeum yeogieyo.
It is the next station.
You might hear this when asking for directions
네, 맞아요.
neutralne, majayo.
Yes, that's right.
Common response when someone asks if it is the correct stop
아니요, 안 가요.
neutralaniyo, an gayo.
No, it doesn't go there.
A clear, simple way to say the bus is going the wrong way
잠시만요.
politejamsimanyo.
Excuse me.
Use this polite set phrase to pass people when exiting
저 내려요.
neutraljeo naeryeoyo.
I am getting off.
Say this clearly if people are blocking the doors
감사합니다.
politegamsahamnida.
Thank you.
The standard formal way to thank a driver
고마워요.
neutralgomawoyo.
Thanks.
A softer, everyday way to say thanks to a helpful passenger