A1 Collocation तटस्थ

전화를 끊다.

jeonhwareul kkeunda.

Hang up the phone.

Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use '전화를 끊다' to describe the action of ending a telephone conversation.

  • Means: To terminate a phone call connection.
  • Used in: Ending business calls, saying goodbye to friends, or hanging up.
  • Don't confuse: '전화를 받다' (to answer the phone) with '전화를 끊다' (to end it).
Phone icon + X mark = Conversation finished

Explanation at your level:

This phrase means to end a phone call. You use it when you finish talking to someone on the phone.
It is a standard collocation used in daily life. It describes the action of disconnecting a call. You can use it in formal or informal situations by changing the verb ending.
This phrase is essential for telephone etiquette. It functions as a transitive verb phrase. Learners should be aware of the nuance between a polite termination and an abrupt disconnection, which is often conveyed through tone and auxiliary verbs.
The phrase '전화를 끊다' serves as a fundamental linguistic marker for closing a discourse segment in telephonic communication. It is highly productive and adapts to various registers, from business-formal to intimate-casual, reflecting the speaker's social relationship with the interlocutor.
Syntactically, '전화를 끊다' functions as a predicate phrase where '전화' acts as the direct object. Its usage is deeply embedded in Korean social pragmatics, where the act of 'cutting' the connection must be preceded by phatic expressions to maintain social harmony (Kibun).
From a cognitive linguistics perspective, '끊다' maps the physical domain of severing a material object onto the abstract domain of communicative interaction. The phrase is a lexicalized collocation that has survived the transition from analog to digital telephony, illustrating the persistence of source-domain metaphors in language evolution.

मतलब

To end a phone call.

🌍

सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि

It is considered rude to hang up before the elder or superior. In many cultures, 'hanging up' is a neutral action, but in Korea, the timing matters.

💡

Politeness

Always say goodbye before hanging up.

मतलब

To end a phone call.

💡

Politeness

Always say goodbye before hanging up.

खुद को परखो

Which verb is correct for ending a call?

전화를 ______.

✓ सही! ✗ बिलकुल नहीं। सही जवाब: 끊다

'끊다' means to cut/end the connection.

🎉 स्कोर: /1

विज़ुअल लर्निंग टूल्स

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल

1 सवाल

Yes, it applies to all calls.

संबंधित मुहावरे

🔗

전화를 받다

contrast

To answer a call

🔗

통화 중이다

similar

To be on a call

कहाँ इस्तेमाल करें

💼

Ending a business call

A: 그럼 이만 전화를 끊겠습니다.

B: 네, 수고하세요.

formal
📱

Ending a call with a friend

A: 나 이제 전화를 끊어.

B: 응, 잘 자!

informal

Memorize It

Mnemonic

Think of a pair of scissors cutting a phone cord.

Visual Association

Imagine a giant pair of scissors snipping a wire connecting two phones.

Story

Min-su is talking to his boss. The boss is busy. Min-su says, 'I will hang up now.' He clicks the button. The call is cut.

Word Web

전화통화끊다받다연결종료

चैलेंज

Practice saying '전화를 끊을게요' 5 times in front of a mirror.

In Other Languages

Spanish moderate

Colgar

Spanish refers to the hook, Korean to the wire.

French moderate

Raccrocher

Focuses on the device, not the connection.

German moderate

Auflegen

Focuses on the physical placement.

Japanese high

電話を切る (Denwa o kiru)

Almost identical in usage and meaning.

Arabic low

أغلق الهاتف (Aghlaq al-hatif)

Does not imply cutting a physical line.

Easily Confused

전화를 끊다. बनाम 전화를 걸다

Learners mix up starting and ending.

걸다 = start, 끊다 = end.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल (1)

Yes, it applies to all calls.

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