How to Say “How do I get to the airport” in Korean

공항에 가려면 어떻게 가야 해요?

gonghange garyeomyeon eotteoke gaya haeyo?

Situation: Getting around & directionsLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

How do I get to the airport?

-(으)려면 means “if you want to….” Change the destination to ask how to get anywhere.

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

Ask a hotel clerk or a passerby for directions to the airport. -려면 means “if you want to go.”

Specify which airport, since 인천공항 and 김포공항 are far apart. The pattern is 가려면 ... 가야 해요, and 가고 싶으면 is not natural here.

Syllables: 13 · Words: 5

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
공항에
공	ㄱ+ㅗ+ㅇ	gong
항	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㅇ	hang
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
가려면
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
려	ㄹ+ㅕ	ryeo
면	ㅁ+ㅕ+ㄴ	myeon
어떻게
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	eo
떻	ㄸ+ㅓ+ㅎ	[떠] tteo
게	ㄱ+ㅔ	[케] ke
가야
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
야	ㅇ+ㅑ	ya
해요
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
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
공항	noun	airport	TOPIK level 1
하다	verb	to do	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “공항에 가려면 어떻게 가야 해요?” mean?

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Answer: How do I get to the airport?

Question 2 How do you say “How do I get to the airport?” in Korean?

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Answer: 공항에 가려면 어떻게 가야 해요? gonghange garyeomyeon eotteoke gaya haeyo?

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