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36 [seoleun-yeoseos] daejung gyotong

Where is the bus stop?	버스 정류장이 어디예요?; beoseu jeonglyujang-i eodiyeyo?
Which bus goes to the city centre / center (am.)?	어떤 버스가 시내로 가요?; eotteon beoseuga sinaelo gayo?
Which bus do I have to take?	어떤 버스를 타야 해요?; eotteon beoseuleul taya haeyo?
Do I have to change?	갈아타야 해요?; gal-ataya haeyo?
Where do I have to change?	어디서 갈아타야 해요?; eodiseo gal-ataya haeyo?
How much does a ticket cost?	표 한장이 얼마예요?; pyo hanjang-i eolmayeyo?
How many stops are there before downtown / the city centre?	시내까지 몇 정거장이에요?; sinaekkaji myeoch jeong-geojang-ieyo?
You have to get off here.	여기서 내리셔야 해요.; yeogiseo naelisyeoya haeyo.
You have to get off at the back.	뒤로 내리셔야 해요.; dwilo naelisyeoya haeyo.
The next train is in 5 minutes.	다음 기차는 오 분 후에 와요.; da-eum gichaneun o bun hue wayo.
The next tram is in 10 minutes.	다음 전철은 십 분 후에 와요.; da-eum jeoncheol-eun sib bun hue wayo.
The next bus is in 15 minutes.	다음 버스는 십오 분 후에 와요.; da-eum beoseuneun sib-o bun hue wayo.
When is the last train?	마지막 기차가 언제예요?; majimag gichaga eonjeyeyo?
When is the last tram?	마지막 전철이 언제예요?; majimag jeoncheol-i eonjeyeyo?
When is the last bus?	마지막 버스가 언제예요?; majimag beoseuga eonjeyeyo?
Do you have a ticket?	표가 있어요?; pyoga iss-eoyo?
A ticket? – No, I don’t have one.	표요? – 아니요, 없어요.; pyoyo? – aniyo, eobs-eoyo.
Then you have to pay a fine.	그럼 벌금을 내야 해요.; geuleom beolgeum-eul naeya haeyo.

Linguistic geniuses

Most people are pleased if they can speak one foreign language. But there are also people who master more than 70 languages. They can speak all these languages fluently and write them correctly. It could be said then that there are people who are hyper-polyglots. The phenomenon of multilingualism has been around for centuries. There are many reports of people with such a talent. Where this ability comes from has not yet been thoroughly researched. There are various scientific theories on this. Some believe the brains of multilingual individuals are structured differently. This difference is especially visible in the Broca Center. Speech is produced in this part of the brain. The cells of this area are constructed differently in multilingual people. It is possible that they process information better as a result. However, further studies to confirm this theory are lacking. Perhaps what's decisive is just an exceptional motivation. Children learn foreign languages from other children very quickly. This is due to the fact that they want to blend in when playing. They want to become a part of the group and communicate with others. With that said, their learning success is dependent on their will to be included. Another theory implies cerebral matter grows through learning. Thus, the more we learn, the easier learning becomes. Languages which are similar to one another are also easier to learn. So a person who speaks Danish learns to speak Swedish or Norwegian quickly. Many questions are still unanswered. What is sure, however, is that intelligence doesn't play a role. Some people speak many languages despite low intelligence. But even the greatest linguistic genius needs a lot of discipline. That is a little comforting, right?