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- Lucas: Hello and welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and as always, Luna is here with me. Luna: Hi everyone! We're so happy to be back for another episode. Last time we were making phone calls, right? That was fun. Lucas: It was! We learned how to ask for someone's number and how to say who's calling. Today, let's take that a step further and learn how to end a phone call naturally. Luna: Oh, ending calls. I always stumble with that. In English, I just say 'okay, bye!' but in Korean, I need more phrases. Lucas: Exactly. And the first phrase we'll learn is a polite way to say 'I'll call you later'. In Korean, that's 나중에 전화할게요. Luna: 나중에 전화할게요. Does that literally mean 'later call will'? Something like that? Lucas: Close! 나중에 means 'later', 전화 means 'phone call', and 할게요 is like a promise to do something. So, 'I'll call you later.' Listen again: 나중에 전화할게요. Luna: 나중에 전화할게요. That's a bit of a mouthful, but I think I got it. Let me try: 나중에 전화할게요. Lucas: Perfect! Now, maybe you're in a situation where you need to ask someone to pass the phone to another person. You can say 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. Luna: 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. That sounds like 'please change the phone' to me? Lucas: It does sound like that, but it's actually a common way to say 'please pass the phone'. So if you're talking to someone and you want to speak to their friend, you'd say 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. Luna: Got it. 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. Can you say that again? 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. Lucas: Sure. 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. And when someone calls you, they might ask who they're speaking to. That's 누구세요? Luna: 누구세요? That's literally 'who are you?' but it's polite, right? Lucas: Exactly. It's the polite way to ask 'who is this?' when you answer the phone. Repeat after me: 누구세요? Luna: 누구세요? 누구세요? I think I've heard that in dramas! Lucas: Yeah, it's very common. And if you need to ask someone to hold on for a moment, you can say 잠깐만 기다리세요. Luna: 잠깐만 기다리세요. That's a bit of a tongue twister. 잠깐만 기다리세요. Lucas: Great job! It means 'please wait a moment.' You might use it when you need to grab someone or find a pen. Luna: And what if I accidentally miss a call? I want to say 'a call came' or something like that. Lucas: That's a nice one. You can say 전화 왔어요. That means 'a call came' or 'there was a call'. It's useful when you come back to your phone. Luna: 전화 왔어요. Simple and clear. I like it. Lucas: Now, let's put these together in a little scene. Imagine you're talking to your friend on the phone, and you need to go. You say: 나중에 전화할게요. Then maybe they ask to talk to your roommate, so you say: 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. But first, you might ask: 누구세요? And they say it's a mutual friend. You might say: 잠깐만 기다리세요. And later, you realize you missed a call and say: 전화 왔어요. Luna: That's a whole conversation! Let me try to use them all. So I'd say: 나중에 전화할게요. Then if someone calls, I ask: 누구세요? And if they want to talk to my sister, I say: 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. And if I need a moment, I say: 잠깐만 기다리세요. And if I missed a call, I say: 전화 왔어요. Lucas: You nailed it! All five phrases in one go. I'm impressed. Luna: Thanks! It's easier when you put them in a story. Speaking of stories, I was on the phone with my friend the other day and I forgot how to say 'I'll call you later' in Korean. I just said 'bye' in English. Lucas: Well, now you know. And if you've been learning with us for a while, you've probably noticed that Fexingo helps you make real progress in Korean. It's a great feeling to learn something new every day. Luna: Absolutely. And you know what keeps the show going? When listeners like you support us. It's what lets us keep making episodes without any ads. Lucas: If you'd like to help, you can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every little bit means a lot to us. Luna: Yeah, it's a simple way to say thanks and keep the learning going. Now, back to our phrases. Let's do a quick review. Lucas: Sure. First, 나중에 전화할게요. Luna: 나중에 전화할게요. That's 'I'll call you later.' Lucas: Next, 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. Luna: 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. 'Please pass the phone.' Lucas: Then 누구세요? Luna: 누구세요? 'Who is this?' Lucas: 잠깐만 기다리세요. Luna: 잠깐만 기다리세요. 'Please wait a moment.' Lucas: And finally, 전화 왔어요. Luna: 전화 왔어요. 'A call came.' Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's try a little challenge. I'll say a situation, and you choose the right phrase. Situation: You're busy and need to call back later. What do you say? Luna: I'd say 나중에 전화할게요. Lucas: Great. Situation: Someone calls but you don't recognize the number. You answer and ask... Luna: 누구세요? Lucas: Exactly. Situation: You need to grab your boss to talk to them. You tell the caller... Luna: 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요. Or maybe 잠깐만 기다리세요. Lucas: Both work! Using 잠깐만 기다리세요 is more about waiting, and 전화 좀 바꿔 주세요 is for passing the phone. Nice job. Luna: This is so helpful. Now I feel more confident about making calls in Korean. Lucas: That's the goal. Remember to practice these phrases out loud. Maybe call a Korean friend and try them! Luna: Or just pretend to call me. I'll practice with you. But seriously, I'm excited to use these in real life. Lucas: And that's it for today's episode. We hope you enjoyed it. Don't forget to check out Fexingo for more language learning resources. Luna: Yes, and if you liked this episode, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps us keep making these lessons for you. Lucas: Thanks for listening, and see you next time. Bye! Luna: Bye everyone!