Textbook2호선으로 환승하려면 어떻게 합니까?2ho-seon-eu-ro hwan-seung-ha-ryeo-myeon eo-tteoh-ge hap-ni-kka?How do I transfer to Line 2?
Real2호선 갈아타려면 어디로 가요?2ho-seon gal-a-ta-ryeo-myeon eo-di-ro ga-yo?Where do I go to transfer to Line 2?🏷️ Any casual setting
갈아타다 is the everyday word for transfer. 환승 appears on signs but sounds stiff in conversation. 어디로 가요? (where do I go?) is much more natural than 어떻게 합니까.
Subway vocabulary
Asking for subway help
○○역 가려면 몇 호선 타요?Which line do I take to get to ○○?
여기서 ○○역 몇 정거장이에요?How many stops to ○○ from here?
이 방향 맞아요?Is this the right direction?
교통카드 어디서 충전해요?Where can I recharge my transit card?
Seoul subway announcements are in Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese. But asking a Korean passenger is always faster — they love helping lost foreigners.
Pro tips: 1) Seats near the doors are 노약자석 (priority seats) — NEVER sit there if you're young and healthy. Koreans will glare. 2) Don't talk on the phone on the subway — it's considered rude. 3) Stand on the right side of escalators, walk on the left.
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