How to Say “Round trip, please” in Korean: 왕복으로 주세요

왕복으로 주세요

wangbogeuro juseyo

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

Meaning

Round trip, please.

왕복 means “round trip” and 편도 means “one way.” Basic words for buying tickets.

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

Syllables: 7 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [왕보그로 주세요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
왕복으로
왕	ㅇ+ㅘ+ㅇ	wang
복	ㅂ+ㅗ+ㄱ	[보] bo
으	ㅇ+ㅡ	[그] geu
로	ㄹ+ㅗ	ro
주세요
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
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. 복으 → [보그]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Request

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.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
주다	verb	to give	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “왕복으로 주세요” mean?

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Answer: Round trip, please

Question 2 How do you say “Round trip, please” in Korean?

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Answer: 왕복으로 주세요 wangbogeuro juseyo

Question 3 How is “왕복으로 주세요” pronounced?

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Answer: [왕보그로 주세요]

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