“Please go to the right” in Korean: 오른쪽으로 가세요

오른쪽으로 가세요

oreunjjogeuro gaseyo

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

Meaning

Please go to the right.

오른쪽 is right and 왼쪽 is left. -(으)로 가세요 means “go toward….”

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

Syllables: 8 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [오른쪼그로 가세요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
오른쪽으로
오	ㅇ+ㅗ	o
른	ㄹ+ㅡ+ㄴ	reun
쪽	ㅉ+ㅗ+ㄱ	[쪼] jjo
으	ㅇ+ㅡ	[그] geu
로	ㄹ+ㅗ	ro
가세요
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
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”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 쪽으 → [쪼그]

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 “오른쪽으로 가세요” mean?

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Answer: Please go to the right

Question 2 How do you say “Please go to the right” in Korean?

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Answer: 오른쪽으로 가세요 oreunjjogeuro gaseyo

Question 3 How is “오른쪽으로 가세요” pronounced?

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Answer: [오른쪼그로 가세요]

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