길이 막혀요 · 길이 막혔어요 · 길이 막힐 거예요
there's a traffic jam, the roads are congested
Example
아침에 길이 막혀서 회의에 늦었어요.
I was late for the meeting because of traffic this morning.
Word parts
Literally 'the road is blocked'.
Good to know
"길이 막혀서 늦었어요" is the classic Korean excuse for being late.
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