통화해
tohng-hwah-hae
tonghwahae
통화하다
To say to talk on the telephone politely in the present tense, use 통화해요 (tohng-hwah-hae-yoh) · tonghwahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 통화하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 통화해요 tohng-hwah-hae-yoh tonghwahaeyo | 통화합니다 tohng-hwah-hahm-nee-dah tonghwahamnida | |
| Past | 통화했어 tohng-hwah-hae-ssuh tonghwahaesseo | 통화했어요 tohng-hwah-hae-ssuh-yoh tonghwahaesseoyo | 통화했습니다 tohng-hwah-hae-sseum-nee-dah tonghwahaesseumnida |
| Future | 통화할 거야 tohng-hwah-hahl guh-yah tonghwahal geoya | 통화할 거예요 tohng-hwah-hahl guh-yae-yoh tonghwahal geoyeyo | 통화할 겁니다 tohng-hwah-hahl guhm-nee-dah tonghwahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
통화하세요
tohng-hwah-hah-sae-yoh
tonghwahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
통화해요
tohng-hwah-hae-yoh
tonghwahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
통화해요?
tohng-hwah-hae-yoh-?
tonghwahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
통화하고
tohng-hwah-hah-goh
tonghwahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
통화하면
tohng-hwah-hah-myuhn
tonghwahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
통화하고 있어요
tohng-hwah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tonghwahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
통화하고 싶어요
tohng-hwah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
tonghwahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
통화할 수 있어요
tohng-hwah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tonghwahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
통화해서
tohng-hwah-hae-suh
tonghwahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
통화하기
tohng-hwah-hah-gee
tonghwahagi
Noun form — (음)
통화함
tohng-hwah-hahm
tonghwaham