How to make a phone call in Korean? Useful Korean phrases
How to make a phone call in Korean?
Hello? (when picking up the phone) = 여보세요
I’m sorry. You are? = 죄송한데/실례지만, 누구십니까/누구세요? *very polite*
You have the wrong number. = 전화 잘못 거셨습니다/거셨어요
→ Since we don’t know the other person, we have to use the subject honorifics (으)시 — 거셨습니다/거셨어요. We can also choose to use the formal or polite speech form.
Could you repeat that please? = 다시 한번 말씀해 주세요.
When hanging up the phone…
Normally, Koreans do not say “goodbye”. Instead, they say 네~ (polite style) or 응~ (informal) with a longer sound to signal the other person that they are going to hang up soon.
I’ll hang up. = 끊어요 / 끊을게요 (polite style); 끊어 / 끊을게 (informal)
If you are on the phone with an elder, end with 안녕히 계세요 or 들어가세요 as these two expressions are more polite.
