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“Roads are extremely congested during rush hour” in Korean

출퇴근 시간대에는 도로가 몹시 혼잡합니다

chultoegeun sigandaeeneun doroga mopsi honjapamnida

Situation: Getting around & directionsLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

Roads are extremely congested during rush hour.

출퇴근 combines going to and leaving work, and 시간대 is a time period. 혼잡하다 means crowded with people or cars and is common in news and announcements.

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

Syllables: 18 · Words: 5

Said aloud, it sounds like [출퇴근 시간대에는 도로가 몹씨 혼자팜니다].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
출퇴근
출	ㅊ+ㅜ+ㄹ	chul
퇴	ㅌ+ㅚ	toe
근	ㄱ+ㅡ+ㄴ	geun
시간대에는
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
간	ㄱ+ㅏ+ㄴ	gan
대	ㄷ+ㅐ	dae
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
는	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄴ	neun
도로가
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
로	ㄹ+ㅗ	ro
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
몹시
몹	ㅁ+ㅗ+ㅂ	mop
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	[씨] si
혼잡합니다
혼	ㅎ+ㅗ+ㄴ	hon
잡	ㅈ+ㅏ+ㅂ	[자] ja
합	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㅂ	[팜] pam
니	ㄴ+ㅣ	ni
다	ㄷ+ㅏ	da

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

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 몹시 → [몹씨]
Aspiration: ㅎ next to ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ or ㅈ blends with it into ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ or ㅊ. 잡합니 → [자팜니]
Nasalization: a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ becomes ㅇ, ㄴ or ㅁ before ㄴ or ㅁ (and a ㄹ after ㅁ or ㅇ becomes ㄴ). 합니 → [함니]

Style: Formal polite (합쇼체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -ㅂ니다 or -습니다. The most formal polite style, used for announcements, presentations, business and first meetings.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
출퇴근	noun	commute	TOPIK level 4

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Question 1 What does “출퇴근 시간대에는 도로가 몹시 혼잡합니다” mean?

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Answer: Roads are extremely congested during rush hour

Question 2 How do you say “Roads are extremely congested during rush hour” in Korean?

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Answer: 출퇴근 시간대에는 도로가 몹시 혼잡합니다 chultoegeun sigandaeeneun doroga mopsi honjapamnida

Question 3 How is “출퇴근 시간대에는 도로가 몹시 혼잡합니다” pronounced?

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Answer: [출퇴근 시간대에는 도로가 몹씨 혼자팜니다]

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