좌회전하세요
The English phrase 'turn left' is translated into Korean as 좌회전하세요.
You can use several different forms to say 'turn left' depending on the situation. You can say 왼쪽으로 회전하세요. or 왼쪽으로 돌아 주세요. to mean 'turn left' or 'please turn to the left'. In GPS navigation or driving instructions, the noun 좌회전 is often used alone as a shorthand for the command, meaning 'left turn'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form 좌회전해 is the casual/informal version used with close friends or people younger than you.
Did you know?
- The word 좌 (left) is often associated with the political left, but in traditional Korean cosmology, the left side was historically viewed as having different spiritual significance than the right.
- The word 좌 (left) is a Sino-Korean root, meaning many words related to 'left' in technical or formal settings will sound distinctly different from the native Korean '왼' (left).
- The word 회전 (rotation/turn) is also used in Korean to describe a 'rotary' or 'roundabout', meaning the same root is used for both the action of turning and the place where you turn.
Examples in context
- 여기서 좌회전하세요.yeogiseo jwahoe-haseyo.Turn left here.
Example conversation
Minjun is giving driving directions to Subin.
- 민준 Min-jun수빈 씨, 저기 사거리에서 좌회전하세요.Subin ssi, jeogi sagyeoeseo jwahoejeonhaseyo.Subin, please turn left at that crossroad.
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 알겠어요. 지금 꺾을게요.ne, algesseoyo. jigeum kkeokkeulgeyo.Yes, I understand. I will turn now.
- 민준 Min-jun그다음 건물에서 멈춰 주세요.geudaem geonmuseo meomchwo juseyo.Please stop at the next building.
- 수빈 Su-bin여기서 내리면 되나요?yeogiseo naerimyeon doenayo?Should I get off here?
