Korean phrases / Everyday Korean
아 또 스팸이네 / 관심 없어요, 끊을게요
a tto seu-paem-i-ne / gwan-sim eop-seo-yo, kkeu-neul-ge-yo
“Ugh spam again / Not interested, hanging up”
🏷️ Any casual settingTextbook vs Real
Textbook광고 전화를 받고 싶지 않습니다gwang-go jeon-hwa-reul bat-go sip-ji an-seum-ni-da
Real아 또 스팸이네 / 관심 없어요, 끊을게요a tto seu-paem-i-ne / gwan-sim eop-seo-yo, kkeu-neul-ge-yo
Why Koreans say it this way
Korea has a massive spam call problem. If your phone shows 스팸 의심 (spam suspected), don't answer. 관심 없어요 (not interested) is the polite shutdown. Most Koreans just don't pick up unknown numbers anymore.
Situation: phone