여보세요

yeobo-seyo

hello

여보세요, 누구세요?

Hello, who is this?

formal

A polite way to answer the phone or get someone's attention

전화가 울리자 여보세요라고 대답했다.

When the phone rang, I answered with 'hello.'

Commonly used when answering a phone call or calling someone from a distance.

Collocations

Who is this?

Use '여보세요' when answering the phone to sound polite and professional.

Derived from the verb '여보다' (to see or call) and the polite ending '세요'

More formal than '안녕하세요' and typically used when answering the phone or addressing someone from a distance.

여보

see or call

root

세요

polite ending

suffix

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