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Usages of jeonhwahada
친구에게 전화해.chinguege jeonhwahae.
Call a friend.
저는 친구에게 전화해요.jeoneun chinguege jeonhwahaeyo.
I call a friend.
저는 휴대폰으로 친구에게 전화해요.jeoneun hyudaeponeuro chinguege jeonhwahaeyo.
I call a friend on my phone.
샤워하고 나서 친구에게 전화해요.syawohago naseo chinguege jeonhwahaeyo.
I call my friend after taking a shower.
관리실에 전화해요.gwanrisire jeonhwahaeyo.
I call the management office.
저는 항공사에 전화해요.jeoneun hanggongsa-e jeonhwahaeyo.
I call the airline.
나중에 전화해도 돼요?najunge jeonhwahaedo dwaeyo?
Can I call you later?
지금 급해서 나중에 전화할게요.jigeum geuphaeseo najunge jeonhwahalgeyo.
It's urgent now, so I'll call later.
전화할 때마다 목소리가 작게 들려.jeonhwahal ttaemada moksoriga jakge deullyeo.
Whenever I call, the voice sounds quiet.
신용카드를 잃어버리면 바로 은행에 전화해야 해.sinyongkadeureul ilheobeorimyeon baro eunhaenge jeonhwahaeya hae.
If you lose your credit card, you have to call the bank right away.
회의가 끝나고 나서 친구에게 전화하려고 해요.hoeuiga kkeutnago naseo chinguege jeonhwaharyeogo haeyo.
After the meeting ends, I am going to call a friend.
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