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Korean grammar · Life in Korea

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Answering and calling - the screen decides the ending

Taught in Life in Korea, Unit 5: Delivery apps and phone calls

on the phone you cannot see the person, so you have to read the screen. Hoya's slip in the scene is the classic one: he answered an unknown number in 반말. You know both speech levels; what you need now is the moment of choosing.

Example

  • 여보세요? 지금 통화 괜찮으세요?

    Hello? Is it a good time to talk? (you are the caller)

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Life in Korea Pass, opening soon · Life in Korea, Unit 5

Delivery apps and phone calls

The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.

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