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Life in Korea · Unit 1

Bus, subway and the transport card

Hoya and Bori ride the bus for the first time

Hoya the tiger

This unit is part of the Life in Korea Pass — opening soon.

Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

What you’ll learn

  • 이 버스 N에 가요? · 몇 번(이) N에 가요?Does this bus go to …?
  • -(으)ㄹ게요 · 내려요 · 내려 주세요 · 내릴까요?Getting off: telling people and the driver
  • N원 충전해 주세요 · 얼마 충전해 드릴까요? · 잔액Charging the card and paying
  • -(스)ㅂ니다 announcementsUnderstanding station and bus announcements (합니다체)

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Tap in, tap out — and why it matters
  • 환승 in plain words
  • Real-life announcements and signs
  • How people really say it on a crowded bus

The scene opens

  1. B

    Bori

    호야, 버스 타기 전에 잔액 확인했어?

    Hoya, did you check your card balance before we get on the bus?

  2. Hoya

    잔액? 아니, 안 했어.

    Balance? No, I didn't.

  3. B

    Bori

    그럼 저 편의점에서 충전하자. 버스가 오기 전에!

    Then let's top it up at that convenience store. Before the bus comes!

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
  3. 3
    Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
  4. 4
    Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
  5. 5
    Words28 words, which go into your spaced review
  6. 6
    PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
  7. 7
    Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
  8. 8
    Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
  9. 9
    Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card