Using Public Transportation

어디에서 타요? [eo-di-e-seo ta-yo?]
Where do I get on?

• 어디에서 [eo-di-e-seo] means "at where"
• 타요? [ta-yo?] means "Do I get on?"

강남역에서 타요. [gang-nam-yeo-ge-seo ta-yo]
You get on at Gangnam Station.

• 강남역에서 [gang-nam-yeo-ge-seo] means "at Gangnam Station"
• 타요 [ta-yo] means "You get on."

Change 타요 to 갈아타요 to ask where to transfer:

어디에서 갈아타요? [eo-di-e-seo ga-ra-ta-yo?]
Where do I transfer?

• 어디에서 [eo-di-e-seo] means "where"
• 갈아타요? [ga-ra-ta-yo?] means "Do I transfer?"

잠실역에서 갈아타요. [jam-sil-ryeo-ge-seo ga-ra-ta-yo]
You transfer at Jamsil Station.

• 잠실역에서 [jam-sil-ryeo-ge-seo] means "at Jamsil station"
• 갈아타요 [ga-ra-ta-yo] means "You transfer."

More formal nouns referring to the act of boarding and transferring:

• 타요 [ta-yo] → 탑승해요 [tap-seung-hae-yo] boarding
• 갈아타요 [ga-ra-ta-yo] → 환승해요 [hwan-seung-hae-yo] transferring

• A: 오늘 뭐 할 거예요?
  What are you doing today?
• B: 오늘 카페에 갈 거예요. [o-neul ka-pe-e gal geo-ye-yo]
  I'm going to a café today.
• A: 카페에 어떻게 가요?
  How are you getting to the café?
• B: 지하철로 가요. [ji-ha-cheol-ro ga-yo]
  I'm going by subway.
• A: 혹시 어디에서 지하철을 타요?
  Where do you get on the subway?
• B: 강남역에서 타요. [gang-nam-yeo-ge-seo ta-yo]
  Get on at Gangnam Station.
• A: 갈아타요?
  Do you transfer?
• B: 네. 갈아타요. [ne. ga-ra-ta-yo]
  Yes. I transfer.
• A: 어디에서 갈아타요?
  Where do you transfer?
• B: 잠실역에서 갈아타요. [jam-sil-ryeo-ge-seo ga-ra-ta-yo]
  I transfer at Jamsil Station.
• A: 오, 잠실역까지 같이 가요!
  Oh, let's go together to Jamsil Station!