🛫 At the Airport in Korean: Essential Phrases for Check-in, Immigration & Customs
🛫 At the Airport in Korean: Essential Phrases for Check-in, Immigration & Customs
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Arriving in Korea or flying out? These airport-ready expressions will get you smoothly from check-in to customs.
From check-in to immigration and customs, this guide gives you the exact phrases, polite patterns, and travel tips you’ll see at Incheon Airport and beyond.
체크인→입국 심사→세관까지, 실제 공항 동선을 따라 꼭 쓰는 표현과 예문을 정리했습니다.
📑 Table of Contents (open/close)
🎯 Learning Goals
- Recognize essential airport vocabulary and polite patterns used at counters and checkpoints.
- Handle common scenarios: check-in, seat requests, immigration questions, customs declarations.
- Speak clearly using RR (Romanization) as scaffolding—then transition to full Korean.
🧩 Core Content
Flow overview: Check-in → Security → Boarding (Departures) | Immigration → Baggage claim → Customs (Arrivals). Keep answers short, polite, and factual. Use -주세요 / -(으)세요 at counters, and past/neutral forms to report issues.
핵심 팁: 카운터·심사에서는 짧고 공손하게 정보만 전달하세요. 좌석 요청, 분실 수하물, 신고 여부 등은 핵심 키워드 + 정중 표현으로.
| Korean | RR | English |
|---|---|---|
| 공항 | gonghang | airport |
| 탑승구 | tapseunggu | boarding gate |
| 체크인 | chekeu-in | check-in |
| 탑승권 | tapseunggwon | boarding pass |
| 여권 | yeogwon | passport |
| 수하물 | suhamul | baggage / luggage |
| 출국 / 입국 | chulguk / ipguk | departure / arrival |
| 입국 심사 | ipguk simsa | immigration |
| 세관 | segwan | customs |
| 좌석 | jwaseok | seat |
📣 Must-Know Airport Phrases
| Korean | RR | English |
|---|---|---|
| 체크인하려고요. | chekeu-in haryeogoyo | I’d like to check in. |
| 여권 보여 주세요. | yeogwon boyeo juseyo | Please show your passport. |
| 창가/복도 좌석 주세요. | changga / bokdo jwaseok juseyo | Window/aisle seat, please. |
| 탑승구가 어디예요? | tapseunggu-ga eodi-yeyo? | Where is the boarding gate? |
| 제 짐이 안 나왔어요. | je jimi an nawasseoyo | My luggage didn’t come out. |
| 수하물을 잃어버렸어요. | suhamureul ilheobeoryeosseoyo | I lost my baggage. |
| 세관 신고할 것이 없어요. | segwan singohal geosi eopsseoyo | I have nothing to declare. |
| 기내 반입 가능해요? | ginae banip ganeunghaeyo? | Is this allowed in carry-on? |
| 한국에 처음 왔어요. | hangug-e cheoeum wasseoyo | This is my first time in Korea. |
💬 Examples / Dialogue / Quiz
✍️ Check-in Dialogue
🧍♀️ 승객: 체크인하려고요.
🧑✈️ 직원: 여권과 항공권 주세요.
🧍♀️ 승객: 네, 여기 있어요. 창가 좌석 가능해요?
🧑✈️ 직원: 네, 가능합니다. 수하물 있으세요?
🧍♀️ 승객: 네, 한 개 있어요.
EN: Passenger: I’d like to check in… Can I get a window seat? / Agent: Sure. Do you have any checked baggage?
📝 Quick Quiz (open)
- Translate: “세관 신고할 것이 없어요.” → ________.
- Fill in: “창가 ___ 주세요.” (seat)
Answers: I have nothing to declare.; 좌석
👩🏫 Teacher’s Tips
- Keep it short + polite: answer what you’re asked, then stop.
- Front-load nouns: 여권, 탑승권, 수하물처럼 키워드 먼저 말하기.
- Practice requests: “-주세요/-(으)세요”로 좌석·도움 요청을 정중히.
❌ Common Mistakes
- Vague requests: “저기요…”만 반복 → Fix: “창가 좌석 주세요.”
- Over-explaining issues: 장황한 사연 → Fix: “제 짐이 안 나왔어요.”
- Casual endings at counters: “-요?”만 사용 → Fix: “-(으)세요 / -습니다” 위주.
🌏 Did You Know? (Liquids · Customs · Trains)
- Liquids at security: Most international flights from Korea follow the 100 ml rule in a 1 L transparent bag. Check Incheon Airport’s official list before packing. Official liquids guidance
- Customs: 가족 동반 입국 시 세관 신고서 1장/가족 원칙. 신고 대상이면 “신고 물품” 라인 이용. Incheon Customs form · KCS guide
- Baggage claim: Oversized items often arrive at a separate carousel—표지판을 확인하세요. Baggage claim steps
- Airport trains (AREX): 인천공항↔서울역 직통/일반 열차 확인은 공식 사이트에서. AREX(KR) · Airport RR guide
- K-ETA: 비자 면제 국가 방문자는 출발 전 K-ETA 필요 여부를 반드시 공식 사이트에서 확인. About K-ETA · K-ETA apply
⚠️ Rules can change—always confirm on the official pages linked above before you fly.
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