에스컬레이터 — escalator
Pronunciation hint: eh · seu · kuhl · leh · ee · tuh. Standard romanization: eseokeolleiteo.
How pronunciation hints and syllable listening work
Six everyday examples
에스컬레이터에 가요.
I go to the escalator.
Going somewhere · eh-seu-kuhl-leh-ee-tuh-eh gah-yoh
에스컬레이터는 어디에 있어요?
Where is the escalator?
Asking for directions · eh-seu-kuhl-leh-ee-tuh-neun uh-dee-eh ee-ssuh-yoh
에스컬레이터가 가까워요.
The escalator is nearby.
Describing the location · eh-seu-kuhl-leh-ee-tuh-gah gah-kkah-wuh-yoh
에스컬레이터에 도착했어요.
I arrived at the escalator.
Arriving somewhere · eh-seu-kuhl-leh-ee-tuh-eh doh-chah-kae-ssuh-yoh
에스컬레이터를 타고 올라가요.
I go up on the escalator.
Using the word in daily life · eh-seu-kuhl-leh-ee-tuh-reul tah-goh ohl-lah-gah-yoh
에스컬레이터 손잡이를 잡아요.
I hold the escalator handrail.
Using the word in daily life · eh-seu-kuhl-leh-ee-tuh sohn-jah-bee-reul jah-bah-yoh