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환승 hwan-seung
Switching between buses, subways, or trains within a set time limit to score a fare discount.
What does 환승 mean?
환승 (hwan-seung) means: Switching between buses, subways, or trains within a set time limit to score a fare discount.
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How it's actually used
- 지하철에서 버스로 환승하면 요금 할인돼요.
ji-ha-cheol-e-seo beo-seu-ro hwan-seung-ha-myeon yo-geum hal-in-dwae-yo.
If you transfer from the subway to the bus, you get a fare discount.
💡 The baseline functional sentence you will use on your first week in Seoul. - 아슬아슬하게 환승 타이밍 놓쳤어.
a-seul-a-seul-h-a-ge hwan-seung tai-ming noth-yeot-seo.
I narrowly missed my transfer timing.
💡 Captures the exact micro-tragedy of watching a bus pull away just as your subway card registers. - 빨리 뛰어! 환승각이야 지금.
ppal-li ttwieo! hwan-seung-gag-i-ya ji-geum.
Run fast! Now is the prime transfer angle.
💡 Using the slang suffix '-gag' (각) to declare that the conditions for a successful transfer are miraculously aligned.
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