Textbook이 주소로 가 주십시오i ju-so-ro ga ju-sip-si-oPlease take me to this address
Real기사님, 여기로 가주세요gi-sa-nim, yeo-gi-ro ga-ju-se-yoDriver, please go here🏷️ Any casual setting
기사님 (driver, respectful) is how you address all taxi drivers. Most people just show the destination on their phone — Kakao T handles everything. But knowing taxi Korean is essential for those times the app fails.
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Textbook목적지까지 얼마나 걸립니까?mok-jeok-ji-kka-ji eol-ma-na geol-rip-ni-kka?How long does it take to the destination?
Real거기까지 얼마나 걸려요?geo-gi-kka-ji eol-ma-na geol-ryeo-yo?How long to get there?🏷️ Any casual setting
거기 (there) replaces 목적지 (destination). No one uses 목적지 in casual speech. Keep it simple — 걸려요? at the end is enough.
Korean taxi tips: 1) Use Kakao T app — no language barrier needed. 2) Late night = 할증 (surge pricing, 20-40% extra after midnight). 3) If the driver refuses your destination, they can't legally do that. Say 콜은 콜이에요 (a ride is a ride). 4) No tipping culture — don't tip.
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