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Korean Airport Security and Boarding Gate Phrases
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A2
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phrase
Theme
Travel
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Y
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Every departing flight from Korea goes through the same security line. A short list of words covers the checkpoint, the liquids rule, and finding the gate.
Passing Through Security
Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning |
탑승권하고 여권 보여주세요 | tap-seung-gwon-ha-go yeo-gwon bo-yeo-ju-se-yo | Show your boarding pass and passport |
노트북은 따로 꺼내주세요 | no-teu-bu-geun tta-ro kkeo-nae-ju-se-yo | Please take your laptop out separately |
탑승권하고 여권 보여주세요 is what a security officer says right at the entrance to the checkpoint, before bags go through the scanner. Newer CT scanners at Incheon no longer require laptops to come out of the bag, but older lanes and other airports still ask for it, so 노트북은 따로 꺼내주세요 is worth listening for rather than assumed either way.
Handling Liquids and Carry-On Items
Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning |
액체류 있으세요? | aek-che-ryu i-sseu-se-yo | Do you have any liquids? |
백 밀리 이하만 가능해요 | baeng-mil-li i-ha-man ga-neung-hae-yo | Only 100 milliliters or less is allowed |
액체류 있으세요? covers drinks, lotion, and gel-like items such as toothpaste. 백 밀리 이하만 가능해요 sets the limit: each container has to be 100 milliliters or under, and all of them together need to fit in a single clear resealable bag.
Finding the Gate
Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning |
탑승구가 어디예요? | tap-seung-gu-ga eo-di-ye-yo | Where is the boarding gate? |
몇 번 게이트예요? | myeot-ppeon ge-i-teu-ye-yo | What number gate is it? |
탑승구가 어디예요? works with any airport staff member once security is behind you, and most boarding passes list the gate as a number rather than a name. 몇 번 게이트예요? is worth asking again near the gate area, since gate assignments do occasionally change after the pass is printed.
Listening for the Boarding Call
Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning |
탑승을 시작하겠습니다 | tap-seung-eul si-ja-ka-get-sseum-ni-da | Boarding will now begin |
마지막 탑승 안내입니다 | ma-ji-mak tap-seung an-nae-im-ni-da | This is the final boarding call |
탑승을 시작하겠습니다 starts the line moving, usually by seat group or zone. 마지막 탑승 안내입니다 means the gate is about to close, so it's time to stop browsing nearby shops and head to the gate.
Boarding at the Gate
Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning |
탑승권 보여주세요 | tap-seung-gwon bo-yeo-ju-se-yo | Please show your boarding pass |
탑승권 보여주세요 comes right before walking down the jet bridge, sometimes paired with a quick passport glance for international flights. Keeping both in hand instead of buried in a bag saves a moment of digging right at the front of the line.
Between the security tray, the liquids bag, and the gate number, that covers the walk from checkpoint to gate.