지하철로 가요
Let’s go by subway
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지하철 means subway. The particle 로 marks a means of travel, so 지하철로 가요 means “Let’s go by subway” in a planning context.
The same polite present form can make a gentle suggestion when two people are deciding how to go somewhere.
Use 버스로 for by bus, 택시로 for by taxi, and 걸어서 for on foot. The destination can come first: 홍대에 지하철로 가요.
When you ask rather than suggest, say 지하철로 갈까요? “Shall we go by subway?”
Examples
교통이 복잡하니까 지하철로 가요.
Gyotongi bokjaphanikka jihacheollo gayo.
Traffic is busy, so let’s go by subway.
호텔까지 택시로 갈까요?
Hotelkkaji taeksiro galkkayo?
Shall we go to the hotel by taxi?
Mini dialogue
A: 버스가 너무 오래 걸려요.
A: The bus takes too long.
B: 그러면 지하철로 가요.
B: Then let’s go by subway.
Common mistakes
- 지하철에 가요 means “go to the subway,” not travel by subway.
- 걸어서 is the common form for “on foot,” not 걸어로.
How to practice
- Useful when comparing transport options with someone.
- With a vowel-final noun, use 로; after a consonant, use 으로, except after ㄹ.
Check yourself
Question 1 of 1
Which particle marks a means of travel?
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