“Where can I get a taxi” in Korean: 택시 어디서 타요?

택시 어디서 타요?

taeksi eodiseo tayo?

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

Meaning

Where can I get a taxi?

어디서 means “where (at),” and 타다 means “to ride or take” a vehicle. Replace 택시 with 버스 to ask where to catch a bus.

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

Syllables: 7 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [택씨 어디서 타요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
택시
택	ㅌ+ㅐ+ㄱ	taek
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	[씨] si
어디서
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	eo
디	ㄷ+ㅣ	di
서	ㅅ+ㅓ	seo
타요
타	ㅌ+ㅏ	ta
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). 택시 → [택씨]

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
택시	noun	taxi	TOPIK level 1
타다	verb	to ride, to take	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “택시 어디서 타요?” mean?

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Answer: Where can I get a taxi

Question 2 How do you say “Where can I get a taxi” in Korean?

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Answer: 택시 어디서 타요? taeksi eodiseo tayo?

Question 3 How is “택시 어디서 타요?” pronounced?

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Answer: [택씨 어디서 타요]

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