이 버스가 맞나요?

When to use

This question is useful at a bus stop to confirm if the bus arriving is the one you intend to take. It's polite and prevents boarding the wrong bus.

Speech Level

The '-나요?' ending makes this a polite question, suitable for the standard polite speech level (해요체 - haeyoche) when asking strangers or officials.

How it works

The structure is: Subject + Verb 'to match/be correct' + Question Ending. The subject 'I' is omitted.

• 이 버스가 (i beoseuga): Demonstrative 'this' + noun 'bus' + subject particle '가'. '가' marks 'this bus' as the subject.
• 맞나요? (mannayo): Verb 'to be correct/match' (맞다) conjugated to the polite interrogative form '-나요?'.

Sound Changes

The final 'ㅈ' batchim in '맞' undergoes nasalization when followed by the 'ㄴ' in '나요', resulting in the pronunciation [만나요].

Notes

Ask this before boarding to confirm you're on the correct bus.