2 · 38 words
Phone, internet and post
Calling, texting, emailing and sending things by post.
A mobile has three everyday names: 휴대폰, 핸드폰 and 스마트폰. A call is made by “hanging” it, 전화를 걸다, answered by “receiving” it, 전화를 받다, and ended by “cutting” it, 끊다. 여보세요 is the hello of the telephone, not of the street. Many internet words are English in Korean sounds — 인터넷, 이메일, 메시지 — while a text message is simply 문자, “letters”.
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끊다to hang up; to cut offVerb2
그럼 전화 끊을게요.Right, I will hang up now.
통화하다to talk on the phoneVerb2
어제 어머니와 한 시간 동안 통화했어요.I talked to my mother on the phone for an hour yesterday.
연결되다to be connected; to get throughVerb2
전화가 연결되지 않아요.The call won't go through.
울리다to ring; to go offVerb2
수업 중에 휴대폰이 울렸어요.A phone went off during the class.
보내다to sendVerb2
사진을 이메일로 보냈어요.I sent the photos by email.
연락하다to get in touch; to contactVerb2
한국에 오면 꼭 연락하세요.Be sure to get in touch when you come to Korea.
누르다to pressVerb2
이 버튼을 누르면 문이 열려요.If you press this button, the door opens.
르-irregular: 눌러요, 눌렀어요.
찾아보다to look up; to search forVerb2
그 식당 주소를 인터넷에서 찾아봤어요.I looked up the address of the restaurant online.
This list belongs to Technology, the internet and science — five lists and 198 words that can also be practised as a whole.
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