Korean phrases / Everyday Korean
여보세요? 잘 안 들려요! / 끊겼다 끊겼다
yeo-bo-se-yo? jal an deul-lyeo-yo! / kkeun-gyeot-da kkeun-gyeot-da
“Hello? I can't hear you! / It's cutting out”
🏷️ Daily conversationTextbook vs Real
Textbook죄송합니다, 잘 들리지 않습니다joe-song-ham-ni-da, jal deul-li-ji an-seum-ni-da
Real여보세요? 잘 안 들려요! / 끊겼다 끊겼다yeo-bo-se-yo? jal an deul-lyeo-yo! / kkeun-gyeot-da kkeun-gyeot-da
Why Koreans say it this way
끊기다 (to get cut off) is repeated for emphasis: 끊겼다 끊겼다 means the call keeps dropping. In Korean subway tunnels, this happens constantly. 다시 전화할게 (I'll call back) is the standard recovery.
Situation: phone