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모닝콜 meaning and pronunciation

moningkol · wake-up call

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 55770
Part of speech: 명사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    호텔 등에서, 그 시설에서 묵는 사람을 전화로 깨워 주는 일.

    English: wake-up call — The act of calling a person who is staying at a hotel, etc., to wake him/her up.

    Examples

    • 모닝콜 서비스.
    • 모닝콜 시간.
    • 모닝콜을 걸다.
    • 모닝콜을 부탁하다.
    • 모닝콜을 해 주다.
    • 오늘 아침 중요한 회의가 있었는데 지수가 아침 여섯 시쯤 모닝콜을 해 줘 가까스로 일어날 수 있었다.
Origin
morning call
Categories
사회 생활 > 통신 행위

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