TOPIK I Core Vocabulary · Transport & Places ①

Getting around — 버스, 지하철, 택시, 타다, 내리다

Here are three ways to travel and the two verbs that go with them. 타다 and 내리다 take different particles (small words added after a noun). Learn the two verbs together.

01버스beoseu

bus · a large road vehicle that many people ride together.

Note Bus routes have numbers. 몇 번 버스 asks which bus number to take.

Examples 버스를 타다 (to take the bus) · 버스에서 내리다 (to get off) · 버스 정류장 (bus stop)

저는 버스로 학교에 가요. I go to school by bus.  |  -로 = by, as a means  |  For getting on, use 을/를. For the way you travel, use 로/으로

02지하철jihacheol

subway, metro · trains that run underground.

Note 지하철 is made of 지하 (underground) and 철 (rail). Subway lines use 호선, so line 2 is 2호선.

Examples 지하철을 타다 (to take the subway) · 지하철로 가다 (to go by subway)

지하철이 버스보다 빨라요. The subway is faster than the bus.  |  -보다 = than  |  빨라요 comes from 빠르다 (to be fast)

03택시taeksi

taxi · a car that takes you from door to door. You pay a fare.

Note 택시를 잡다 means to get or hail a taxi.

Examples 택시를 타다 (to take a taxi) · 택시를 잡다 (to hail one) · 택시비 (the fare)

늦어서 택시를 탔어요. I was running late, so I took a taxi.  |  늦다 = to be late

04타다tada

to get on, to ride · to get into a vehicle, or to ride it.

Forms 타요 · 탑니다 · 탔어요 (past)

Note With 타다, the vehicle takes 을/를, not 에: 버스를 타다.

Examples 버스를 타다 (to take the bus) · 자전거를 타다 (to ride a bike)

여기서 몇 번 버스를 타요? Which bus do I take from here?  |  몇 번 = what number

05내리다naerida

to get off · to leave a bus, train, or other vehicle. The opposite is 타다.

Forms 내려요 · 내립니다 · 내렸어요

Note With 내리다, the vehicle takes 에서: 버스에서 내리다.

Examples 버스에서 내리다 (to get off the bus) · 다음 역에서 내리다 (to get off at the next stop)

다음 역에서 내리세요. Get off at the next stop.  |  다음 = next · 역 = station  |  People often say this when they give you directions

Quick check3 questions

Fill in each blank in Korean.

1. __________이 버스보다 빨라요. (The ______ is faster than the bus.)
2. 여기서 몇 번 버스________ 타요? (which particle?)
3. 다음 역________ 내리세요. (which particle?)

Show answers

1. 지하철   2. 를   3. 에서

타다 takes 을/를, 내리다 takes 에서

Study tip Learn the verb and particle together: 버스를 타다 (to take the bus) and 버스에서 내리다 (to get off the bus).