hotelkkaji eotteohge gayo?

How do you get to the hotel?

Breakdown of hotelkkaji eotteohge gayo?

• 가다: to go
• 어떻게: how
• ~까지: limit particle
• 호텔: hotel

Questions & Answers about hotelkkaji eotteohge gayo?

What does 까지 do in 호텔까지 어떻게 가요?

까지 is a particle meaning “up to” or “until.” Here it marks 호텔 as the endpoint, so 호텔까지 means “as far as the hotel” or simply “to the hotel.”

Why is 어떻게 placed before the verb, and what exactly does it mean?

어떻게 is an adverb meaning “how” (in what way). In Korean, adverbs usually come right before the verb or verb phrase they modify. So 어떻게 가요? literally means “how do (you) go?”

Why is there no subject (like “I” or “you”) in this sentence?

Korean often drops subjects when they’re obvious from context. In 호텔까지 어떻게 가요?, the speaker assumes the listener knows who wants to go (usually “I” as in “How do I get to the hotel?”).

What level of politeness is 가요? Is it formal?

가요 is the polite (해요체) present-tense form of 가다 (“to go”). It’s suitable for everyday conversation with strangers, shopkeepers, taxi drivers, etc. It’s polite but not highly formal.

How would I make this question more formal, for example in a business email or when addressing an elder?

You can switch to the formal polite ending –습니까:
호텔까지 어떻게 갑니까?
This is more formal and commonly used in writing or to someone you must show extra respect to.

What’s the difference between 호텔에 가요? and 호텔까지 가요?

• 호텔에 가요? asks “Do you go to the hotel?” (focusing on the destination)
• 호텔까지 가요? asks “Do you go as far as the hotel?” or in a direction‐seeking context, “How do I get to the hotel?” (highlighting the endpoint)

How do I specify the mode of transportation, like “by taxi” or “by subway”?

Attach –로 (the means particle) to the transport noun and insert it before 어떻게:
• 택시로 호텔까지 어떻게 가요? (“How do I get to the hotel by taxi?”)
• 지하철로 호텔까지 어떻게 가요? (“How do I get to the hotel by subway?”)

Why is 호텔 written in Hangul, even though it’s an English word?

Korean uses Hangul for all words—including loanwords. 호텔 is simply the Korean phonetic spelling of “hotel.” All English-based words are adapted to Korean pronunciation and written in Hangul.