Practice: Korean phone greetings
Hello? (on the phone)
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A phone opener establishes the connection before the main request. 여보세요 is the ordinary default, especially for personal calls.
After the opener, identify yourself or confirm the other person. A useful pattern is 저 [name]인데요 or [name] 씨 맞으세요?
Business calls may replace the generic opener with a company and department name, but they still need clear identification.
Do not carry the phone-specific expression into face-to-face encounters. Channel is the central decision in this drill.
Mini dialogue
여보세요?
Hello?
여보세요. 저 에릭인데요. 민지 씨 계세요?
Hello. This is Erik. Is Minji there?
네, 잠시만요.
Yes, one moment.
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You answer a personal phone call from an unknown number.
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