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Basic Korean Phrases for Travelers: 20 You’ll Really Use

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These 20 basic Korean phrases for travelers will get you through meals, shops, subways and taxis. Most of them end in -yo or juseyo, two small polite endings that make you sound courteous to any stranger in Seoul. Learn the table below and say each line out loud a few times. You’ll open your translation app far less often.