sageorieseo jwahoejeonhaeyo.

Turn left at the intersection.

Breakdown of sageorieseo jwahoejeonhaeyo.

• ~에서: location particle
• 사거리: intersection
• 좌회전하다: to turn left

Questions & Answers about sageorieseo jwahoejeonhaeyo.

What does 사거리에서 mean?

사거리 means “intersection,” and the particle -에서 marks the location where an action takes place. So 사거리에서 translates as “at the intersection.”

Why is -에서 used here instead of -에?

-에서 is used to indicate the place where an action occurs (“at” or “from”), whereas -에 often indicates a static location (“in/on/at”) or a destination (“to”). Since you’re performing the action of turning at that spot, -에서 is appropriate.

What kind of word is 좌회전해요?

좌회전해요 is the polite present-tense form of the verb 좌회전하다, which literally means “to do a left turn.” It’s built from the noun 좌회전 (left turn) + 하다 (to do). In polite speech, 하다 becomes 해요, so 좌회전해요 means “(I/you) turn left.”

How would I say “turn right at the intersection” then?

Replace 좌 (“left”) with 우 (“right”):
우회전하다 → 우회전해요
So 사거리에서 우회전해요 means “turn right at the intersection.”

How do I make this an imperative, like “Please turn left at the intersection”?