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버스

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Meaning and Usage

The word '버스' refers to a bus, a common form of public transportation in Korea. It is used in everyday conversation when talking about travel, commuting, or transportation.

Common Contexts

You will often hear '버스' in contexts related to going to school, work, or traveling around the city. It is a neutral, informal noun suitable for all levels of politeness.

Collocations and Patterns

  • 버스를 타다: to take a bus; used when describing boarding or riding a bus.
  • 버스 정류장: bus stop; the place where buses pick up and drop off passengers.
  • 시내 버스: city bus; refers to buses operating within the city.

Tips

Learners sometimes confuse '버스' with other transportation words like '택시' (taxi) or '지하철' (subway). Remember, '버스' specifically means bus. Also, '버스' is a loanword from English, so its pronunciation is similar but adapted to Korean phonetics.

Example Sentences

나는 매일 아침 버스를 타고 학교에 간다.

Naneun maeil achim beoseureul tago hakgyoe ganda.

I take the bus to school every morning.

버스 정류장에서 친구를 기다리고 있어요.

Beoseu jeongryujangeseo chingureul gidarigo isseoyo.

I am waiting for my friend at the bus stop.

서울 시내 버스는 자주 운행돼서 편리해요.

Seoul sinae beoseuneun jaju unhaengdwaeseo pyeolliheyo.

City buses in Seoul run frequently, so they are convenient.