How to Say "This Way" in Korean

이쪽으로

ijjogeuro

In Korean, "this way" is expressed as 이쪽으로 (ijjogeuro).

The phrase is used to direct someone to follow a specific path or move in a certain direction.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of 이 (this), 쪽 (direction/side) and the particle 으로 (toward/to). Here, 이쪽 means "this side" and 으로 means "towards".

Use 저쪽으로 if you are directing someone toward a direction that is far from both the speaker and the listener.

이쪽으로 is a polite way to say "this way". For a more formal way, you can use 이 방향으로. Among peers, the informal form 이쪽 can be used.

The particle 으로 is used here to indicate the direction of movement.

ijjogeuro

When using 이쪽으로 to guide a guest, Koreans often gesture with an open palm facing upward rather than pointing with a single finger, which can be seen as aggressive or rude.
When introducing someone else to a group, a speaker might use 이쪽 to refer to the person, essentially treating the person as the 'direction' or 'side' being presented.
The word 쪽 is a homonym that also means 'piece' or 'slice', as in a slice of watermelon, though the meaning is entirely different from 'direction'.

이쪽으로 오세요.
Please come this way.
This sentence is useful for practicing a polite request to move toward the speaker using 이쪽으로.
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이 방향으로 가세요.
Go this way, please.
여기로 가세요.
Please go this way.
이쪽으로 가자.
Let's go this way.
이쪽으로 들어오세요.
ijeokkeuro deureo-oseyo.
Please come in this way.
이쪽으로 가면 식당이 있어요.
ijeokkeuro gamyeon sikdangi isseoyo.
If you go this way, there is a restaurant.

Jihoon is guiding Subin to her seat in a cafe.

지훈 Ji-hun

수빈 씨, 이쪽으로 오세요.
Subin-ssi, ijeokkeuro oseyo.
Subin, please come this way.
수빈 Su-bin

감사합니다, 지훈 씨.
Gamsahamnida, Jihoon-ssi.
Thank you, Jihoon.
지훈 Ji-hun

자리가 이쪽이 제일 좋아요.
Jariga ijeokki jeil joayo.
This seat is the best here.
수빈 Su-bin

정말 좋네요.
Jeongmal jonneyo.
It really is nice.

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