Korean Grammar Bank

KOREAN DIRECTION PARTICLES

You’ll definitely see these Korean direction particles in every two sentences as they are very common.

Today, we’ll learn how to use -로 and -으로 in a sentence, as well as some very useful direction words in Korean.

DIRECTION WORDS

It is important to know how to give directions in our daily life and when traveling somewhere new. 

Here is a list of some useful vocabulary related to direction and location:

koreanenglish
오른쪽Right
Up
Front
동쪽West
남쪽South
사이Between
건너편/반대편Opposite
직진하다Go straight
가까운Close to
koreanenglish
왼쪽Left
아래Down
Back/behind
서쪽East
북쪽North
옆에Next to
모퉁이Corner
돌다Turn
근처Nearby

PARTICLES -로 AND -으로

The direction particles are very easy to use.

-(으)로 can be used with the nouns that indicate a place

PATTERN

Noun + (으)로

You need to use it according to the following rules:

NOUN ENDS IN A VOWELNOUN ENDS IN A CONSONANT
-로-으로

Check out those examples:

KOREANENGLISH
가장 가까운 은행으로가주세요.Please go to the nearest bank.
광화문으로가려면 어떻게 하나요?How can I get to Gwanghwamun?
엘레베이터를 이용해 아래내려가세요.Please take an elevator to go downstairs.
gwangwang annae senteoro garyeomyeon eotteohge hanayo?

관광 안내 센터로 가려면 어떻게 하나요?

How can I get to the tourism information center?
oenjjogeuro jikjinhaseyo.

왼쪽으로 직진하세요.

Go straight to the left.

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FAQs

What are the Korean Direction Particles?

The Korean direction particles are -로 and -으로.

The particle needs to be added after the noun in a sentence.

When to use -로 or -으로?

You need to use -로 if the noun ends with a vowel.

-으로 is used when the character ends with a consonant.

What are other Korean particles should I know?

The Korean language has several particles you should know about, especially in the first stages of your learning process.

Here are some:

Topic particles 은/는

Subject particles 이/가

Object particles 을/를

Direction particles -로/-으로

Place and Time particles 에 / 에서

How to make negative sentences in Korean?

Korean is a SOV language, meaning the basic language structure is:

Subject + Object + Verb

Japanese, Mongolian and Turkish are also SOV languages for example.

English is a SVO language: subject + verb + object

Learn more about negation in Korean here.

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