“Could you show me the map” in Korean: 지도를 보여 주세요

지도를 보여 주세요

jidoreul boyeo juseyo

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

Meaning

Could you show me the map?

보여 주세요 means “please show me.” Showing a map on your phone and saying “여기에 가고 싶어요” (“I want to go here”) also works well.

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

Syllables: 8 · Words: 3

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
지도를
지	ㅈ+ㅣ	ji
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
를	ㄹ+ㅡ+ㄹ	reul
보여
보	ㅂ+ㅗ	bo
여	ㅇ+ㅕ	yeo
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”.

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 “지도를 보여 주세요” mean?

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Answer: Could you show me the map

Question 2 How do you say “Could you show me the map” in Korean?

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Answer: 지도를 보여 주세요 jidoreul boyeo juseyo

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