Asking for Directions

어디에 있어요? [eo-di-e i-sseo-yo?]
Where is it?

• 어디 [eo-di] means "where"
• 에 [e] is a particle that marks where
• 있어요? [i-sseo-yo?] means "there is?"
• Literally means "Where, there is?"

To ask where a specific place is, add the word for "place" before this question.

Place + (이 [i] /가 [ga]) + 어디에 있어요?

화장실이 어디에 있어요? [hwa-jang-si-ri eo-di-e i-sseo-yo?]
Where is the bathroom?

• 화장실 [hwa-jang-sil] means "bathroom"
• 이 [i] is a particle that marks a subject
• Literally means "bathroom, where is it?"

가 [ga] and 이 [i] are both particles that marks a subject.

When the word ends in a CONSONANT sound, we use 이 [i]
버스 정류장 [beo-seu jeong-nyu-jang]
화장실 [hwa-jang-sil]

When the word ends in a VOWEL sound, we use 가 [ga]
카페 [ka-pe]
매표소 [mae-pyo-so]

지하철역에 있어요. [ji-ha-cheol-ryeo-ge i-sseo-yo]
It's in the subway station.

• 지하철 [ji-ha-cheol] means "subway"
• 역 [yeo-k] means "station"
• 있어요 [i-sseo-yo] means "there is"
• Literally means "subway station, there is"

카페가 어디에 있어요? [ka-pe-ga eo-di-e i-sseo-yo?]
Where is the cafe?

• 카페 [ka-pe] means "cafe"
• 가 [ga] is a particle that marks a subject
• Literally means "cafe, where is it?"

• A: 화장실이 어디에 있어요? [hwa-jang-si-ri eo-di-e i-sseo-yo?]
  Where is the bathroom?
• B: 지하철역에 있어요.
  It's in the subway station.
• A: 카페가 어디에 있어요? [ka-pe-ga eo-di-e i-sseo-yo?]
  Where is the cafe?
• B: 백화점에 있어요.
  It's in the department store.