Korean word

매표원

Pronunciation

Romanizationmaepyowon

Meaning

  • nounticket seller

Example

콘서트 표를 받으려고 매표원에게 갔어요.kon seo teu pyo reul pa deu ryeo go mae pyo wo ne ge ka sseo yo

I went to the ticket seller to get concert tickets.

Illustration for 매표원 (ticket seller)

More examples

영화관에서 매표원이 좌석을 확인해 주었다.yeong hwa gwa ne seo mae pyo wo ni chwa seo geul hwa gin hae chu eot tta

At the movie theater, the ticket seller checked the seats for me.

Core concept

A person behind the ticket counter who takes payment and issues tickets.

Common phrases

  • 매표원에게 물어보다mae pyo wo ne ge mu reo bo da

    ask the ticket seller

  • 표를 파는 매표원pyo reul pa neun mae pyo won

    ticket-selling clerk

  • 매표원에게 표를 보여주다mae pyo wo ne ge pyo reul po yeo ju da

    show a ticket to the ticket seller

Similar words

매표소 직원maepyoso chigwon: A ticket-office worker who issues or sells tickets to customers.
창구 직원changgu chigwon: A clerk at a service window who handles procedures and payments.
스태프seutaepeu: A staff member who helps with reception and event operations at a concert or other event.

Definition in Korean

매표소나 매표창구에서 표를 발매하거나 판매하는 창구 직원.mae pyo so na mae pyo chang gu e seo pyo reul pal mae ha geo na pan mae ha neun chang gu chi gwon

Word origin

It is formed from Sino-Korean parts meaning ticket selling and staff member, making its role-based meaning easy to recognize.

Usage tips

  • The word describes a worker rather than a place, so it helps distinguish the person serving customers from the ticket window itself.

Other meanings

  • ticket clerknoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 매표소maepyosoticket boothnoun
  • 매표하다maepyohadasell ticketsverb
  • 매표기maepyogiticket machinenoun

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