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Phone call phrases

여보세요 to 나중에 다시 걸게요 — calls without freezing.

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Answer with 여보세요. Say who you are: 저 ___인데요. Ask if it is a bad time: 지금 통화 괜찮으세요?. End politely: 끊을게요 or 나중에 다시 걸게요.

Reception desks often say 잠시만요 before a transfer. Repeat a number digit-by-digit with Sino numbers.

Example sentences

여보세요.
yeoboseyo.
Hello? (on the phone)
지금 통화 괜찮으세요?
jigeum tonghwa gwaenchaneuseyo?
Is now a good time to talk?
나중에 다시 걸게요.
najunge dasi geolgeyo.
I’ll call again later.

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