들어가세요
deureogaseyo
The English phrase "goodbye on the phone" is translated into Korean as 들어가세요 (deureogaseyo).
들어가세요 is a polite way to end a telephone conversation when the speaker is hanging up.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, 들어가세요 means "please go in" or "please enter."
How does it change in a sentence?
The informal, non-honorific version of this phrase is 들어가.
How do you pronounce it?
deureogaseyo
When do people say it?
The phrase is used as a polite way to end a phone call, metaphorically suggesting the other person should "go back into" their business or space after the conversation.
Did you know?
- In Korean culture, it is common to wait for the person of higher social status or the elder to hang up the phone first. Saying 들어가세요 is often the signal that the junior speaker is politely requesting permission to end the call.
- While 들어가세요 is used on the phone, you would never say it to someone who is actually walking into a building to say 'goodbye'. In that physical context, it would sound like a command to enter the room rather than a farewell.
- If you are ending a call with a very close friend, you might replace 들어가세요 with 끊을게, which literally means 'I will cut'. This refers to 'cutting' the connection of the line.
Example conversation
Jihoon is finishing a polite phone call with Seoyeon.
- 지훈 Ji-hun서연 씨, 덕분에 잘 끝났어요.Seoyeon ssi, deokbun-e jal kkeutnasseoyo.Seoyeon, thanks to you, it ended well.
- 서연 Seo-yeon다행이네요, 지훈 씨.dahaeng-ineyo, Jihoon ssi.That's a relief, Jihoon.
- 지훈 Ji-hun그럼, 들어가세요.geureom, deureogaseyo.Well, goodbye (hang up).
- 서연 Seo-yeon네, 들어가세요.ne, deureogaseyo.Yes, goodbye.
