여보세요

Korean

Korean phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

For other Korean entries on this topic, see Greetings.

From 여기 (yeogi) +‎ 보- (bo) +‎ -세요 (seyo), literally “look here”.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeoboseyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeoboseyo
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏboseyo
Yale Romanization^?	yeposeyyo

여보세요 • (yeoboseyo)

hello (when asking or answering the telephone)
hello (when trying to get the attention of someone who does not appear to be listening)