How to Say “What time is the last subway train” in Korean

지하철 막차가 몇 시예요?

jihacheol makchaga myeot siyeyo?

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

Meaning

What time is the last subway train?

막차 means the last train or bus, and the first one is 첫차. Seoul subways often stop around midnight, so check before a late evening out.

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

Syllables: 10 · Words: 4

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
지하철
지	ㅈ+ㅣ	ji
하	ㅎ+ㅏ	ha
철	ㅊ+ㅓ+ㄹ	cheol
막차가
막	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄱ	mak
차	ㅊ+ㅏ	cha
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
몇	ㅁ+ㅕ+ㅊ	[멷] myeot
시예요
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
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”.

Final-sound reduction: every final consonant is pronounced as one of seven sounds — ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ or ㅇ. 몇 → [멷]

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
지하철	noun	subway	TOPIK level 1

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Question 2 How do you say “What time is the last subway train” in Korean?

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Answer: 지하철 막차가 몇 시예요? jihacheol makchaga myeot siyeyo?

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