Today we'll be looking at different terms related to driving in Korean.
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No. | English Term | Korean Term | Romanisation |
1 | An underpass | 지하도 | Ji-ha-do |
2 | Pedestrian overpass | 육교 | Yuk-hyo |
3 | Road, street | 길 | Gil |
4 | An expressway | 고속도로 | Go-sok-do-ro |
5 | 4 way intersection | 사거리 | Sa-go-ri |
6 | 5 way intersection | 오거리 | O-go-ri |
7 | Traffic jam | 차가 밀리다 | Cha-ga mil-rida |
8 | To be crowded, busy | 복잡하다 | Bok-jjap-hada |
9 | For the road to be congested | 길이 막히다 | Gil-I mak-hida |
10 | Parking lot, parking place | 주차장 | Ju-cha-jang |
11 | Cut someone off in traffic | 끼어들다 | Kki-eo-deul-da |
12 | Traffic | 교통 | Gyo-tong |
13 | Traffic jam | 교통체증 | Gyo-tong- che-jeung |
14 | Traffic light | 신호등 | Sin-ho-deung |
15 | Stop sign | 정지 표지판 | Jong-ji pyo-ji-pan |
16 | Street sign | 도로 표지판 | Doro pyo-ji-pan |
17 | Sidewalk | 인도 | Indo |
18 | Shortcut | 지름길 | Ji-reum-gil |
19 | Go for a drive, go for a cruise | 드라이브 하다 | Deu-rai-beu hada |
20 | Have a flat tire | 빵꾸가 나다 / 펑크가 나다 | Ppang-kku-ga na-da / peong-keu-ga na-da |
21 | An accident | 사고 | Sago |
22 | To be in an accident | 사고 나다 | Sago nada |
23 | Hit and run | 뺑소니 사고 | Ppaeng-soni sago |
24 | An inexperienced driver | 초보 운전자 | Chobo un-jon-ja |
25 | To fasten a seatbelt | 안전벨트를 매다 | An-jon-belteu-reul mae-da |
26 | To start a car | 시동걸다 | Si-dong-geol-da |
27 | To speed up | 속도를 높이다 | Sok-do-reul nop-ida |
28 | To slow down | 속도를 늦추다 | Sok-do-reul neut-chuda |
29 | To move backward | 후진하다 | Hu-jin-hada |
30 | To fill up the gas | 주유하다/기름을 넣다 | Juyuhada / gi-reum-eul noh-ta |
31 | To wash a car | 세차하다 | Se-cha-ha-da |
32 | Speeding | 속도위반 하다 | Sok-do-wi-ban ha-da |
33 | Slang for getting a ticket | 딱지 때이다 | Ttak-ji ttae-ida |
34 | Illegal parking | 주차위반 / 불법주차 | Ju-cha-wi-ban / bul-beop-jucha |
35 | Traffic signal violation | 신호위반 | Sin-ho-wi-ban |
36 | Illegal U-turn | 불법유턴 | Bul-beom-yu-ton |
37 | Jaywalking | 무단 횡단 | Mu-dan hweng-dan |
38 | Doze off at the wheel | 졸음운전 | Jor-eum-unjon |
39 | Reckless driving | 난폭운전 | Nan-pok-un-jon |
40 | Drunk driving | 음주운전 | Eum-ju un-jon |
41 | Checkpoint for drunk drivers | 음주단속 | Eum-ju-dan-sok |
42 | Have a license suspended | 면허정지 | Myeon-heo-jong-ji |
43 | Revocation of a license | 면허취소 | Meyon-heo-chwi-so |
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