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.
오늘은 회의가 있거든, 나중에 전화할게.oneureun hoeuiga issgeodeun, najunge jeonhwahalge.
I have a meeting today, so I’ll call later.
친구에게 전화하려다가 회의 중이어서 메시지를 보냈어요.chinguege jeonhwaharyeodaga hoeui jungieoseo mesijireul bonaesseoyo.
I was about to call my friend, but I was in a meeting, so I sent a message.
지금은 회의 중이라서 나중에 회사에 전화할게요.jigeumeun hoeui jungiraseo najunge hoesa-e jeonhwahalgeyo.
I’m in a meeting right now, so I’ll call the company later.
입금이 아직 안 돼서 은행에 전화했어요.ipgeumi ajik an dwaeseo eunhaenge jeonhwahaesseoyo.
The deposit hasn’t gone through yet, so I called the bank.
저는 엄마에게 바로 전화했어요.jeoneun eomma-ege baro jeonhwahaesseoyo.
I called Mom immediately.
직원이 운송장을 읽으며 발송인에게 전화했습니다.jigwoni unsongjangeul ilgeumyeo balsonginege jeonhwahaessseupnida.
The employee called the sender while reading the waybill.
배송 기사는 수령인에게 전화하며 공동 현관을 확인했습니다.baesong gisaneun suryeonginege jeonhwahamyeo gongdong hyeongwaneul hwaginhaessseupnida.
The delivery driver called the recipient while checking the shared building entrance.
수령인이 부재중이라 배송 기사가 전화했습니다.suryeongini bujaejungira baesong gisaga jeonhwahaessseupnida.
The recipient was away from home, so the delivery driver called.
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