전화 영어가 유독 어려운 데는 이유가 있어요. 입 모양이 안 보이고, 소리도 나쁩니다. 실력이 부족해서가 아니라 조건이 나쁜 거예요. 그래서 이 상황에서는 잘 말하는 것보다 못 알아들었다고 빨리 말하는 것이 훨씬 중요합니다.
통화를 여는 말은 거의 두 개로 정해져 있어요. Am I speaking with ___? 로 상대를 확인하고, I'm calling to ___. 로 용건을 먼저 말합니다. 한국어처럼 인사를 길게 하지 않고 용건을 앞에 두는 게 자연스러워요.
온라인 쪽은 문제 상황이 대부분이에요 — 로그인이 안 되고, 비밀번호를 잊고, 주문한 물건이 덜 왔습니다. 이런 말은 급할 때 쓰게 되니 짧은 것부터 익혀두는 게 좋아요.
레벨은 문장 길이예요 — 짧은 것부터 나옵니다.
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Can you turn on Bluetooth?
블루투스 좀 켜주시겠어요?
이렇게도 Could you switch Bluetooth on? · Would you enable Bluetooth?
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Did you save the file?
파일 저장했어요?
이렇게도 Have you saved the file? · Is the file saved?
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Does this phone have face ID?
이 폰에 얼굴인식 있어요?
이렇게도 Is there face ID on this phone? · Does this phone unlock by face?
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I bought a new phone case.
새 휴대폰 케이스를 샀어요.
이렇게도 I got a new case for my phone. · I picked up a new phone case.
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I keep getting notifications.
알림이 계속 와요.
이렇게도 The notifications won't stop. · I'm getting notifications constantly.
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I lost my charger somewhere.
충전기를 어딘가에서 잃어버렸어요.
이렇게도 I've misplaced my charger. · My charger has gone missing.
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I need a new charger.
새 충전기가 필요해요.
이렇게도 I have to get a new charger. · I could use a new charger.
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I need a new phone.
새 휴대폰이 필요해요.
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I need to call back later.
나중에 다시 전화해야 해요.
이렇게도 I have to ring back later. · I'll need to return the call later.
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I need to call my mom.
엄마한테 전화해야 해요.
이렇게도 I have to ring my mother. · I should give my mom a call.
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I need to charge my phone.
휴대폰 충전이 필요해요.
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I switched to a new phone.
새 휴대폰으로 바꿨어요.
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I'll text you later.
이따가 문자할게요.
이렇게도 I'll message you later. · I'll send you a text later.
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I'm out of mobile data.
데이터가 다 떨어졌어요.
이렇게도 I've used up my data. · I've run out of data.
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Let me check my phone settings.
휴대폰 설정 좀 확인해볼게요.
이렇게도 I'll look at my phone settings. · Let me have a look at the settings.
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Let me search for it online.
온라인으로 검색해볼게요.
이렇게도 I'll look it up online. · Let me look that up.
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My phone has no signal here.
여기 휴대폰 신호가 안 잡혀요.
이렇게도 There's no signal here. · I can't get reception here.
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My phone is broken.
휴대폰이 고장 났어요.
이렇게도 There's something wrong with my phone. · My phone stopped working.
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My screen is cracked.
화면이 깨졌어요.
이렇게도 I've cracked my screen. · There's a crack in my screen.
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No thanks, I'm not interested.
괜찮아요, 관심 없어요.
이렇게도 Thanks, but it's not for me. · No thank you, I'll pass.
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Sorry for the late reply.
답장이 늦어서 죄송해요.
이렇게도 Sorry for getting back to you so late. · Apologies for the slow reply.
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Sorry, my phone was on silent.
죄송해요, 휴대폰이 무음이었어요.
이렇게도 Sorry, I had my phone on silent. · Sorry, my phone was muted.
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The battery died again.
배터리가 또 나갔어요.
이렇게도 The battery ran out again. · It's out of battery again.
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The camera quality is really good.
카메라 화질이 정말 좋아요.
이렇게도 The camera is really good. · The picture quality is excellent.
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The screen is really bright.
화면이 정말 밝아요.
이렇게도 The screen is very bright. · That screen is too bright.
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This app keeps crashing.
이 앱이 자꾸 멈춰요.
이렇게도 This app keeps shutting down. · The app crashes over and over.
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By the way, did you get my message?
그건 그렇고, 제 메시지 받으셨어요?
이렇게도 Incidentally, did my message reach you? · Oh, did you get my message?
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Can we do a video call instead?
화상 통화로 하면 안 될까요?
이렇게도 Could we do a video call rather than this? · How about a video call instead?
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Can you cc me on that email?
그 이메일에 저도 참조해주시겠어요?
이렇게도 Could you copy me on that email? · Would you cc me on that?
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Can you help me install this?
이거 설치하는 것 좀 도와주시겠어요?
이렇게도 Could you help me get this installed? · Would you give me a hand installing this?
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Can you share this photo with me?
이 사진 저한테 공유해주시겠어요?
이렇게도 Could you send me this photo? · Would you share this picture with me?
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Could you lower the screen brightness?
화면 밝기 좀 낮춰주시겠어요?
이렇게도 Could you turn the brightness down? · Would you dim the screen?
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Could you put your phone on silent?
휴대폰 좀 무음으로 해주시겠어요?
이렇게도 Could you silence your phone? · Would you mute your phone?
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Could you take a screenshot of this?
이거 화면 캡처 좀 해주시겠어요?
이렇게도 Could you screenshot this? · Would you capture this screen?
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Do you have a spare charging cable?
여분의 충전 케이블 있어요?
이렇게도 Have you got an extra charging cable? · Do you have a charging cable I could use?
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I accidentally deleted the photo.
실수로 사진을 삭제했어요.
이렇게도 I deleted the photo by mistake. · I didn't mean to delete that photo.
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I can't log in to my account.
계정에 로그인이 안 돼요.
이렇게도 I'm unable to sign in to my account. · My account won't let me log in.
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I changed my lock screen wallpaper.
잠금화면 배경을 바꿨어요.
이렇게도 I switched my lock screen background. · I set a new lock screen wallpaper.
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I finally backed up all of my photos.
드디어 사진들을 전부 백업했어요.
이렇게도 I've finally got all my photos backed up. · I backed up every one of my photos at last.
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I forgot how to unlock my phone.
휴대폰 잠금 푸는 법을 잊어버렸어요.
이렇게도 I can't remember how to unlock my phone. · I've forgotten my phone's unlock method.
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I forgot my earphones at home.
이어폰을 집에 두고 왔어요.
이렇게도 I left my earphones at home. · My earphones are still at home.
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I need to back up my files.
파일 백업을 해야 해요.
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I need to charge my laptop.
노트북 충전해야 해요.
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I need to check my email.
이메일 확인해야 해요.
이렇게도 I have to look at my email. · I should check my inbox.
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I need to disconnect the internet.
인터넷 연결을 끊어야 해요.
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I need to download this app.
이 앱 다운로드해야 해요.
이렇게도 I have to get this app. · I should download this app.
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I need to renew my subscription.
구독 갱신해야 해요.
이렇게도 I have to renew my subscription. · My subscription needs renewing.
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I need to reset my password.
비밀번호를 재설정해야 해요.
이렇게도 I have to reset my password. · My password needs resetting.
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I switched my phone plan to save money.
돈을 아끼려고 휴대폰 요금제를 바꿨어요.
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I'll call you back in five minutes.
5분 후에 다시 전화드릴게요.
이렇게도 I'll ring you back in five minutes. · Give me five minutes and I'll call back.
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I'll send you the link by text.
링크 문자로 보내드릴게요.
이렇게도 I'll text you the link. · I'll message the link over.
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Is delivery free over fifty dollars?
50달러 넘으면 배송이 무료인가요?
이렇게도 Do you deliver free over fifty dollars? · Is shipping free above fifty dollars?
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My battery drains so fast.
배터리가 너무 빨리 닳아요.
이렇게도 My battery runs out very quickly. · The battery goes down so fast.
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My computer needs a software update.
제 컴퓨터에 소프트웨어 업데이트가 필요해요.
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My laptop has been running really slowly lately.
제 노트북이 요즘 정말 느려요.
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My mom calls me almost every day.
엄마가 거의 매일 저한테 전화해요.
이렇게도 My mother rings me nearly every day. · I hear from my mom almost daily.
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Please take me off your call list.
전화 목록에서 빼주세요.
이렇게도 Could you remove me from your call list? · I'd like to be taken off your list.
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Sorry, I should have called you earlier.
죄송해요, 더 일찍 전화드렸어야 했는데.
이렇게도 Sorry, I should have rung you sooner. · I'm sorry I didn't call you earlier.
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This app helps you find the fastest route.
이 앱은 가장 빠른 경로를 찾아줘요.
이렇게도 This app finds the quickest route for you. · You can use this app to find the fastest way.
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Where can I buy a SIM card?
유심카드는 어디서 살 수 있나요?
이렇게도 Where do they sell SIM cards? · Where would I get a SIM card?
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Can I check the status of my flight online?
온라인으로 항공편 상태를 확인할 수 있나요?
이렇게도 Is my flight status available online? · Can I look up my flight online?
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Can you send it again? I didn't get the file.
다시 보내주실래요? 파일을 못 받았어요.
이렇게도 Could you resend it? The file didn't come through. · Would you send it once more? I never got the file.
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I'd rather we discuss this in person than over email.
이건 이메일보다 직접 만나서 이야기하는 게 나을 것 같아요.
이렇게도 I'd prefer to talk about this face to face rather than by email. · Let's discuss this in person instead of over email.
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I've called twice already, but nobody has answered yet.
벌써 두 번 전화했는데 아직 아무도 안 받아요.
이렇게도 I've rung twice and no one has picked up. · Two calls so far and nobody has answered.
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My computer keeps asking for a software update.
제 컴퓨터가 계속 소프트웨어 업데이트를 요구해요.
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Our Wi-Fi connection has been really unstable lately.
요즘 와이파이 연결이 정말 불안정해요.
이렇게도 Our Wi-Fi has been dropping a lot lately. · The Wi-Fi has been very unreliable recently.
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