Lesson 10 · Beginner 1 · A1

At the Airport & Hotel

공항과 호텔

Your Korean adventure starts at the airport. This lesson covers immigration questions, finding your luggage and transport, and everything you need at a hotel front desk, plus -고 싶어요, the easiest way to say what you want to do.

🎯 Learning goals

After this lesson you will be able to:

  • Answer simple immigration questions and find your way out of the airport
  • Check in and make requests at a hotel

💬 Key phrases

  • 여권 보여 주세요

    yeogwon boyeo juseyo

    Your passport, please

  • 여행하러 왔어요

    yeohaenghareo wasseoyo

    I came to travel

  • 일주일 동안 있을 거예요

    iljuil dongan isseul geoyeyo

    I'll stay for a week

  • 짐을 어디에서 찾아요?

    jimeul eodieseo chajayo?

    Where do I pick up my luggage?

  • 공항버스는 어디에서 타요?

    gonghangbeoseuneun eodieseo tayo?

    Where do I take the airport bus?

  • 예약했어요

    yeyakaesseoyo

    I have a reservation

  • 체크인하고 싶어요

    chekeuinhago sipeoyo

    I'd like to check in

  • 체크아웃은 몇 시예요?

    chekeuauseun myeot siyeyo?

    What time is check-out?

  • 짐을 맡겨도 돼요?

    jimeul matgyeodo dwaeyo?

    Can I leave my luggage here?

  • 와이파이가 안 돼요

    waipaiga an dwaeyo

    The Wi-Fi isn't working

  • 수건 좀 더 주세요

    sugeon jom deo juseyo

    More towels, please

📐 Grammar

-고 싶어요

"I want to …"

Add -고 싶어요 to any verb stem: 가다 → 가고 싶어요. The stem never changes, so it is one of the easiest patterns in Korean. To ask, raise your voice: 뭐 먹고 싶어요? To say you don't want to, use -고 싶지 않아요.

Base form-고 싶어요
가다가고 싶어요
먹다먹고 싶어요
체크인하다체크인하고 싶어요
쉬다쉬고 싶어요

Example

  • 방을 바꾸고 싶어요.

    bangeul bakkugo sipeoyo.

    I'd like to change rooms.

  • 한국 음식을 먹고 싶어요.

    hanguk eumsigeul meokgo sipeoyo.

    I want to eat Korean food.

  • 오늘은 일찍 자고 싶어요.

    oneureun iljjik jago sipeoyo.

    I want to go to bed early today.

🗣 Dialogue

A

어서 오세요. 예약하셨어요?

eoseo oseyo. yeyakasyeosseoyo?

Welcome. Do you have a reservation?

B

네, 예약했어요. 이름은 안나 실바예요.

ne, yeyakaesseoyo. ireumeun anna silbayeyo.

Yes, I have. The name is Ana Silva.

A

네, 확인했습니다. 여권 보여 주세요.

ne, hwaginhaetseumnida. yeogwon boyeo juseyo.

Yes, I see it. May I see your passport?

B

여기 있어요. 체크아웃은 몇 시예요?

yeogi isseoyo. chekeuauseun myeot siyeyo?

Here you are. What time is check-out?

A

열한 시예요. 방은 칠 층이에요.

yeolhan siyeyo. bangeun chil cheungieyo.

It's at eleven. Your room is on the 7th floor.

B

감사합니다. 그리고 수건 좀 더 주세요.

gamsahamnida. geurigo sugeon jom deo juseyo.

Thank you. Also, could I have more towels?

✏️ Grammar practice

Choose the word that completes each sentence.

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Updated: November 2026