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Explain why you need to call back

Explain why you need to call back.

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Someone calls during your meeting. Explain and say what you will do next.

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지금 회의하고 있어요. 끝나고 전화할게요.

지금 회의하고 있어요. 끝나고 전화할게요.

I’m in a meeting now. I’ll call when it’s over.

Notice the pattern

회의하고 있어요 gives your current status. 끝나고 전화할게요 says what you will do after the meeting. Here, -고 in 끝나고 links actions in order.

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Explain that you are in a meeting and will call afterward.

Build the Korean sentence: “I’ll call when it’s over.”

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Say it in your own time.

Say the key sentence without looking, then adapt one detail for your own situation.

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