Korean · Real conversations
Calls and messages: Korean conversation practice
Handle a short call and confirm a message. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A person handling a call with a weak connection.
Goal: Handle a short call and confirm a message.
Read the conversation
Partner
여보세요, 듣고 계세요?yeoboseyo, deutgo gyeseyo?
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Hello, are you there?
You
제 말 들려요?je mal deullyeoyo?
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Can you hear me?
Partner
들리지만 소리가 선명하지 않아요.deullijiman soriga seonmyeonghaji anayo.
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I can hear you, but the sound isn't clear.
You
통화가 끊겨요.tonghwaga kkeunkyeoyo.
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The connection is breaking up.
Partner
네. 내일 회의에 대해 안나와 이야기해야 해요.ne. naeil hoeuie daehae annawa iyagihaeya haeyo.
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Yes. I need to talk to Anna about tomorrow's meeting.
You
메시지를 남겨 주실 수 있어요?mesijireul namgyeo jusil su isseoyo?
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Could you leave a message?
Partner
안나에게 제가 전화했다고 전해 주세요. 시간 될 때 알려 주실 수 있어요?annaege jega jeonhwahaetdago jeonhae juseyo. sigan doel ttae allyeo jusil su isseoyo?
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Please tell Anna I called. Could you let me know when she's free?
You
다시 전화드릴게요.dasi jeonhwadeurilgeyo.
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I'll call you back.
Partner
고마워요. 아까 보내신 메시지 알림을 봤어요.gomawoyo. akka bonaesin mesiji allimeul bwasseoyo.
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Thanks. I saw an alert for a message from you earlier.
You
제 메시지 받으셨어요?je mesiji badeusyeosseoyo?
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Did you get my message?
Try your part first
Partner says: Hello, are you there? Your goal: Can you hear me?
Reveal a sample reply
제 말 들려요?je mal deullyeoyo?
Can you hear me?
Partner says: I can hear you, but the sound isn't clear. Your goal: The connection is breaking up.
Reveal a sample reply
통화가 끊겨요.tonghwaga kkeunkyeoyo.
The connection is breaking up.
Partner says: Yes. I need to talk to Anna about tomorrow's meeting. Your goal: Could you leave a message?
Reveal a sample reply
메시지를 남겨 주실 수 있어요?mesijireul namgyeo jusil su isseoyo?
Could you leave a message?
Partner says: Please tell Anna I called. Could you let me know when she's free? Your goal: I'll call you back.
Reveal a sample reply
다시 전화드릴게요.dasi jeonhwadeurilgeyo.
I'll call you back.
Partner says: Thanks. I saw an alert for a message from you earlier. Your goal: Did you get my message?
Reveal a sample reply
제 메시지 받으셨어요?je mesiji badeusyeosseoyo?
Did you get my message?
Make it your own
- Use a different callback time.
- Leave a message for someone else.
- Switch to a written message.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
