How to Say “Where’s the exit” in Korean: 출구가 어디예요?

출구가 어디예요?

chulguga eodiyeyo?

Situation: Getting around & directionsLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Where’s the exit?

Subway stations in Korea have many exits, each with a number. This question is also handy when you are meeting someone near a station.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Ask in a subway station or a large building. Subway exits are numbered, so you can ask 몇 번 출구예요?.

출구 is “exit” and 입구 is “entrance”. They look alike on signs, so check which one you need.

Syllables: 7 · Words: 2

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
출구가
출	ㅊ+ㅜ+ㄹ	chul
구	ㄱ+ㅜ	gu
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
어디예요
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	eo
디	ㄷ+ㅣ	di
예	ㅇ+ㅖ	ye
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
어디	pronoun	where	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “출구가 어디예요?” mean?

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Answer: Where’s the exit?

Question 2 How do you say “Where’s the exit?” in Korean?

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Answer: 출구가 어디예요? chulguga eodiyeyo?

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