Korean Conversation · Level 244
15 words
Korean word
버스정류장
Pronunciation
Romanizationpeoseujeongnyujang
Meaning
- nounbus stop
Example
나는 버스정류장에서 친구를 기다렸어요.na neun peo seu jeong nyu jang e seo chin gu reul ki da ryeo sseo yo
I waited for my friend at the bus stop.
More examples
아이들이 버스정류장에서 줄을 서 있어요.a i deu ri peo seu jeong nyu jang e seo chu reul seo i sseo yo
The children are standing in line at the bus stop.
Core concept
A designated roadside point where a bus arrives briefly for passengers to get on or off.
Common phrases
버스정류장 앞peo seu jeong nyu jang ap
in front of the bus stop
버스정류장 옆peo seu jeong nyu jang yeop
beside the bus stop
버스정류장 근처peo seu jeong nyu jang keun cheo
close to the bus stop
Similar words
정류장cheongnyujang: A bus stop identified as one point in the route followed by a bus.
승강장seunggangjang: A designated strip beside a bus or train for passengers to wait and board.
버스터미널peoseuteomineol: A major bus facility for long-distance travel with departure areas and ticket counters.
Definition in Korean
버스가 정차하여 승객이 타고 내리는 지정된 장소.peo seu ga cheong cha ha yeo seung gae gi ta go nae ri neun chi jeong doen chang so
Word origin
This compound joins the borrowed word for bus with a Sino-Korean word for a stopping place.
Usage tips
- Korean often shortens the full word to 정류장 (jeongnyujang, "bus stop") when the context already makes the bus clear.
Related words
- 버스기사peoseugisabus drivernoun
- 버스요금peoseuyogeumbus farenoun
- 버스회사peoseuhoesabus companynoun