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noun[C]
a phone call; the act of contacting someone by telephone
jeonhwa
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 電話, literally “electric speech.”
Examples
전화가 왔어요.
jeonhwaga wasseoyo
I got a phone call.
나중에 전화할게요.
najunge jeonhwahalkkeyo
I’ll call you later.
어제 친구와 오래 전화했어요.
eoje chinguwa orae jeonhwahaesseoyo
I talked on the phone with a friend for a long time yesterday.
Character Breakdown
전
jeon
electricity; electric
화
hwa
speech; talk
Collocations
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