“Where’s the tourist information center” in Korean

관광 안내소가 어디예요?

gwangwang annaesoga eodiyeyo?

Situation: Travel, lodging & emergenciesLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Where’s the tourist information center?

관광 is “sightseeing” and 안내소 is “information desk.” Both are Sino-Korean words (觀光案內所), so they are easy to remember.

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

Syllables: 10 · Words: 3

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
관광
관	ㄱ+ㅘ+ㄴ	gwan
광	ㄱ+ㅘ+ㅇ	gwang
안내소가
안	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ	an
내	ㄴ+ㅐ	nae
소	ㅅ+ㅗ	so
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
어디예요
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	eo
디	ㄷ+ㅣ	di
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”.

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
관광	noun	tourism, sightseeing	TOPIK level 4
어디	pronoun	where	TOPIK level 1

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Answer: Where’s the tourist information center

Question 2 How do you say “Where’s the tourist information center” in Korean?

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Answer: 관광 안내소가 어디예요? gwangwang annaesoga eodiyeyo?

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