“Go straight” in Korean: 직진하세요 (jikjinhaseyo)

직진하세요

jikjinhaseyo

Situation: Getting around & directionsLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Go straight.

A phrase you often hear in directions. People also say 쭉 가세요.

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

Syllables: 5 · Words: 1

Said aloud, it sounds like [직찐하세요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
직	ㅈ+ㅣ+ㄱ	jik
진	ㅈ+ㅣ+ㄴ	[찐] jin
하	ㅎ+ㅏ	ha
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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). 직진하 → [직찐하]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

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Question 1 What does “직진하세요” mean?

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Answer: Go straight

Question 2 How do you say “Go straight” in Korean?

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Answer: 직진하세요 jikjinhaseyo

Question 3 How is “직진하세요” pronounced?

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Answer: [직찐하세요]

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