전화를 걸다

Korean

Etymology

From 전화(電話) (jeonhwa, telephone) + (-reul, object particle) + 걸다 (geolda).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nβwa̠ɾɯɭ kɘ(ː)ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) (ː)]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonhwareul geolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonhwaleul geolda
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnhwarŭl kŏlda
Yale Romanization?cēn.hwalul kēlta

Verb

전화 걸다 (jeonhwa-reul geolda) (infinitive 전화를 걸어, sequential 전화를 거니)

  1. to telephone, to call

Conjugation

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