English–Korean

“driver” in Korean

Korean

Also운전자 (unjeonja) · 기사님 (kisanim) · 운전기사 (unjeongisa)

Pronunciation

Romanizationunjeonsa

Example

운전사가 차를 세웠어요.un jeon sa ga cha reul se wo sseo yo

The driver stopped the car.

Illustration for 운전사 (driver)

How to say “driver” in Korean

“Driver” in Korean is 운전사 (unjeonsa).

A person who drives a vehicle and gets it where it needs to go.

Full entry for 운전사: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 운전사

택시 운전사가 손님을 기다리고 있어요.taek ssi un jeon sa ga son ni meul ki da ri go i sseo yo

The taxi driver is waiting for a passenger.

Tips for using 운전사

  • In everyday Korean, a respectful title for a driver is often more natural in conversation, while this word sounds more like a plain job label.

Other Korean words for “driver”

사고가 났을 때 운전자가 책임을 져야 합니다.sa go ga na sseul ttae un jeon ja ga chae gi meul cheo ya ham ni da

When an accident happens, the driver must take responsibility.

기사님, 여기 세워 주세요.ki sa nim yeo gi se wo chu se yo

Driver, please stop here.

운전기사가 늦었어요.un jeon gi sa ga neu seo sseo yo

The driver was late.

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