Making Video Calls in Korean: Essential Phrases & Cat Dialogue 📱

In this A1 beginner Korean lesson, you’ll join Minjun and Seoyeon for a fun video call. Listen in as they check their connection, talk about what they’re doing, and introduce you to their two very different—but equally cute—cats, Chizeu and Nabi! This is a great chance to practice everyday conversational phrases.

💬 Video Transcript

민준: 여보세요? 서연?
(Minjun: Hello? Seoyeon?)

서연: 어, 민준! 안녕!
(Seoyeon: Oh, Minjun! Hi!)

민준: 안녕, 서연! 나 잘 보여?
(Minjun: Hi, Seoyeon! Can you see me well?)

서연: 응, 민준. 아주 잘 보여. 너는? 나 잘 보여?
(Seoyeon: Yep, Minjun. I can see you very well. And you? Can you see me well?)

민준: 응! 너도 아주 잘 보여. 내 목소리 잘 들려?
(Minjun: Yep! I can see you very well too. Can you hear my voice well?)

서연: 응, 잘 들려. 아주 잘 들려. 내 목소리는 어때?
(Seoyeon: Yep, I can hear you well. Very well. How’s my voice?)

민준: 좋아! 서연 목소리도 잘 들려.
(Minjun: It’s good! I can hear your voice well too.)

서연: 다행이다. 민준, 지금 뭐 해?
(Seoyeon: That’s a relief. Minjun, what are you doing now?)

민준: 나 지금 집에 있어. 그냥 쉬고 있어.
(Minjun: I’m at home right now. Just resting.)

서연: 아, 그렇구나. 나도 지금 집에 있어.
(Seoyeon: Ah, I see. I’m at home right now too.)

민준: 정말? 우리 둘 다 집에 있네.
(Minjun: Really? We’re both at home.)

서연: 응, 맞아.
(Seoyeon: Yep, that’s right.)

민준: 서연, 내가 재미있는 거 보여줄게.
(Minjun: Seoyeon, I’ll show you something fun.)

서연: 재미있는 거? 뭔데?
(Seoyeon: Something fun? What is it?)

민준: 잠깐만 기다려. 짜잔! 이거 봐.
(Minjun: Wait a second. Ta-da! Look at this.)

서연: 어? 고양이다! 치즈야?
(Seoyeon: Oh? It’s a cat! Is that Chizeu?)

민준: 응, 맞아. 치즈야. 치즈, 인사해.
(Minjun: Yep, that’s right. It’s Chizeu. Chizeu, say hi.)

서연: 와, 귀엽다. 그런데 치즈는 자고 있어.
(Seoyeon: Wow, cute. But Chizeu is sleeping.)

민준: 응. 치즈는 항상 자. 잠꾸러기야.
(Minjun: Yep. Chizeu is always sleeping. He’s a sleepyhead.)

서연: 정말 귀엽다. 자는 모습이 정말 귀여워.
(Seoyeon: So cute. The way he sleeps is so cute.)

민준: 그렇지? 치즈는 정말 귀여워.
(Minjun: Right? Chizeu is really cute.)

서연: 응, 맞아.
(Seoyeon: Yes, right.)

민준: 서연, 나비는 뭐 해? 나비도 보고 싶어.
(Minjun: Seoyeon, what’s Nabi doing? I want to see Nabi too.)

서연: 나비? 잠깐만. 내가 나비를 보여줄게.
(Seoyeon: Nabi? Just a moment. I’ll show you Nabi.)

민준: 응!
(Minjun: Okay!)

서연: 나비야, 이리 와. 여기 봐봐.
(Seoyeon: Nabi, come here. Look here.)

민준: 와! 나비다! 안녕, 나비!
(Minjun: Wow! It’s Nabi! Hi, Nabi!)

서연: 나비는 지금 놀고 있어. 이 공을 아주 좋아해.
(Seoyeon: Nabi is playing right now. She really likes this ball.)

민준: 우와, 나비는 활발하네. 치즈랑 정말 다르다.
(Minjun: Wow, Nabi is so active. Really different from Chizeu.)

서연: 맞아. 나비는 노는 걸 정말 좋아해.
(Seoyeon: That’s right. Nabi really loves to play.)

민준: 나비도 정말 귀여워.
(Minjun: Nabi is really cute too.)

서연: 고마워. 민준, 치즈도 정말 귀여워.
(Seoyeon: Thanks. Minjun, Chizeu is really cute too.)

민준: 치즈는 지금 자. 나비는 지금 놀아.
(Minjun: Chizeu is sleeping now. Nabi is playing now.)

서연: 응. 우리 고양이들은 정말 다르네.
(Seoyeon: Yeah. Our cats are really different.)

민준: 응, 정말 달라. 그래서 더 재미있어.
(Minjun: Yep, so different. That’s why it’s more fun.)

서연: 맞아, 맞아.
(Seoyeon: Right, right.)

민준: 서연, 오늘 이렇게 영상통화 하니까 좋다.
(Minjun: Seoyeon, it’s nice having a video call like this today.)

서연: 응, 나도 좋아. 치즈랑 나비도 보고.
(Seoyeon: Yeah, I like it too. And seeing Chizeu and Nabi.)

민준: 우리 내일 만날까?
(Minjun: Shall we meet tomorrow?)

민준: 좋아! 내일 만나자.
(Minjun: Sounds good! Let’s meet tomorrow.)

민준: 어디서 만날까? 공원은 어때?
(Minjun: Where should we meet? How about the park?)

서연: 공원 좋아. 내일 공원에서 만나자.
(Seoyeon: The park is good. Let’s meet at the park tomorrow.)

민준: 좋아. 그럼 내일 공원에서 봐.
(Minjun: Okay. Then see you at the park tomorrow.)

서연: 응, 민준. 내일 봐! 안녕!
(Seoyeon: Okay, Minjun. See you tomorrow! Bye!)

민준: 안녕, 서연!
(Minjun: Bye, Seoyeon!)

📝 Essential Vocabulary

Here are some key words and phrases from the video. Listen and repeat to practice your pronunciation.

🔍 Grammar Focus

Let’s break down two important grammar points from the dialogue.

1. The Present Progressive: V-고 있어

When you want to say that an action is currently in progress, you can use the ~고 있어 (~go isseo) pattern. This is similar to adding “-ing” to a verb in English. You simply take the verb stem (the part of the verb without ~다) and add ~고 있어.

Look at these examples from the video:

• 쉬다 (to rest) → 쉬고 있어. (I am resting.)
  • 민준: “나 지금 집에 있어. 그냥 쉬고 있어.”
• 자다 (to sleep) → 자고 있어. (is sleeping.)
  • 서연: “그런데 치즈는 자고 있어.”
• 놀다 (to play) → 놀고 있어. (is playing.)
  • 서연: “나비는 지금 놀고 있어.”

2. Making Suggestions: V-ㄹ까? and V-자

In the conversation, Minjun and Seoyeon decide to meet up. They use two common patterns for making suggestions and agreeing to them.

1. ~ㄹ/을까? (Shall we…?)

This ending is used to ask a question or make a suggestion to the listener. If the verb stem ends in a vowel, you add -ㄹ까?. If it ends in a consonant, you add -을까?.

• 만나다 (to meet) → 만나ㄹ까? (Shall we meet?)
  • 민준: “우리 내일 만날까?”
• 어디서 만나다 (to meet where) → 어디서 만나ㄹ까? (Where shall we meet?)
  • 민준: “어디서 만날까?”

2. ~자 (Let’s…)

This is an informal way to agree to a suggestion or to propose an action. You add -자 to the verb stem.

• 만나다 (to meet) → 만나자 (Let’s meet.)
  • 서연: “좋아! 내일 만나자.”

🌍 Cultural Tip

🃏 Flip & Learn

Use these flashcards to test your memory of key phrases from the video.

💡 Key Takeaways

Here are the most important points to remember from this lesson:

• Starting a Call: Use 여보세요? to say “Hello?” when answering the phone or starting a call.
• Checking Your Connection: You can easily check if someone can see and hear you with the phrases 잘 보여? (Can you see well?) and 잘 들려? (Can you hear well?).
• Describing Ongoing Actions: The ~고 있어 grammar pattern is essential for talking about what is happening right now, like 자고 있어 (is sleeping) and 놀고 있어 (is playing).
• Making Plans: Suggest an activity with ~ㄹ/을까? (e.g., 만날까? - Shall we meet?) and agree to it with ~자 (e.g., 만나자 - Let’s meet).

🎯 Practice Quiz

Test your knowledge with a few questions based on the lesson.

✍️ Fill in the Blanks

Let’s test your spelling and memory! Fill in the missing words below. Use correct spelling.