Transportation Words in Korean

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Here are some basic words for transportation in Korean. We may do a part 2 for these as there are a few more we want to cover. Words in this infographic:

자동차 (ja-dong-cha) = car (can also be shortened to just 차 at times)

버스 (beo-seu) = bus

트럭 (teu-reok) = truck

자전거 (ja-jeon-geo) = bicycle

기차 (gi-cha) = train

택시 (taek-si) = taxi

배 (bae) = ship/boat

지하철 (ji-ha-cheol) = subway

비행기 (bi-haeng-gi) = airplane

Also remember that romanization is only a tool. Try not to depend on it too much. Learning the Hangul alphabet is the key to success!