4. Arrival and airport help

Keep your accommodation name and address in Korean offline. A spoken English hotel name may not match its Korean listing.

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Traveler: 안녕하세요. 공항철도는 어디에서 타요?

Annyeonghaseyo. Gonghangcheoldo-neun eodieseo tayo?

Hello. Where do I take the airport railroad?

Staff: 지하 1층으로 내려가세요.

Jiha ilcheung-euro naeryeogaseyo.

Go down to basement level one.

Traveler: 표는 여기에서 사요?

Pyoneun yeogieseo sayo?

Do I buy the ticket here?

Useful pieces:

• 도착 (dochak) — arrivals
• 출발 (chulbal) — departures
• 수하물 (suhamul) — baggage
• 환전소 (hwanjeonso) — currency exchange
• 유심 카드 (yusim kadeu) — SIM card
• 와이파이 (waipai) — Wi-Fi

제 가방이 안 나와요. (Je gabang-i an nawayo.) means “My bag isn’t coming out.” Show your baggage tag and add 이게 수하물표예요 (Ige suhamulpyoyeyo, this is my baggage tag).

Repair line

천천히 말씀해 주세요.

Cheoncheonhi malsseumhae juseyo.

Please speak slowly.

Listen for floor numbers: 일 층 (il cheung, first floor), 이 층 (i cheung, second), 지하 (jiha, basement). In Korea, 1층 is the ground or first floor.