“Please call the police” in Korean: 경찰 불러 주세요

경찰 불러 주세요

gyeongchal bulleo juseyo

Situation: Travel, lodging & emergenciesLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Please call the police.

An emergency phrase. 부르다 means “to call.” Korea’s police number is 112. Use this to ask hotel staff or people nearby.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 7 · Words: 3

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
경찰
경	ㄱ+ㅕ+ㅇ	gyeong
찰	ㅊ+ㅏ+ㄹ	chal
불러
불	ㅂ+ㅜ+ㄹ	bul
러	ㄹ+ㅓ	leo
주세요
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Request

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
경찰	noun	police	TOPIK level 4
주다	verb	to give	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “경찰 불러 주세요” mean?

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Answer: Please call the police

Question 2 How do you say “Please call the police” in Korean?

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Answer: 경찰 불러 주세요 gyeongchal bulleo juseyo

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