Korean for Long-Distance Friends: Suggesting a Video Call and Saying You Miss Hanging Out
Learn elementary Korean phrases to suggest a video call, say you miss hanging out, and set a time across time zones with a long-distance friend.
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When a close friend lives far away, Korean speakers often use warm, casual endings to suggest a call and to say they miss spending time together. This lesson gives you five ready phrases, a short pattern for suggesting "let's do something," and a four-line dialogue for scheduling a video chat. You will practice the casual -자 ending, the polite suggestion form -(으)ㄹ래요?, and the verb 보고 싶다, which literally means "want to see" but is the normal way to say "I miss you."
By the end, you can…
- suggest a video call to a close friend in casual Korean.
- say I miss hanging out with someone.
- ask and answer when someone is free, using a simple time expression.
- use the casual ending -자 and the polite question -(으)ㄹ래요? correctly.
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우리 곧 영상 통화하자.
Let's video chat soon.
u-ri got yeong-sang tong-hwa-ha-ja
Casual suggestion to a close friend. Use -자 only with people you speak casually to, such as close friends or younger siblings.
너랑 놀고 싶어.
I miss hanging out with you.
neo-rang nol-go si-peo
Literally "I want to hang out with you." This is the natural casual way to say you miss spending time with a friend.
이번 주말에 시간 있어?
Do you have time this weekend?
i-beon ju-ma-re si-gan i-sseo?
Casual question with the time marker -에. Use it to check a friend's availability before naming a specific hour.
토요일 저녁 어때?
How about Saturday evening?
to-yo-il jeo-nyeok eo-ttae?
A soft way to propose a time. It is casual; for an older friend you do not speak casually with, say 토요일 저녁 어때요? instead.
한국 시간으로 밤 열 시야.
It's 10 p.m. Korea time.
han-guk si-ga-neu-ro bam yeol si-ya
Use -(으)로 to mark the standard or time zone. This helps when you and your friend live in different countries.
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Make it make sense
Useful pattern
To suggest doing something together with a close friend, attach -자 to the verb stem: 하다 "to do" becomes 하자 "let's do," and 보다 "to see/watch" becomes 보자 "let's see." So 영상 통화하자 means "let's video chat" and 우리 만나자 means "let's meet." To ask a softer question instead, use -(으)ㄹ래? with a verb stem in casual speech: 하다 becomes 할래? "do you want to?" and 보다 becomes 볼래? "do you want to see/watch?" The polite version is -(으)ㄹ래요?: 할래요? and 볼래요?. These are casual or polite-casual forms, so match them to how close you are with the person.
When to use it
Use -자 with close friends, people your age you already speak casually with, or someone younger. Do not use it with a boss, a teacher, or a new acquaintance; there, use -(으)ㄹ래요? or the polite suggestion -(으)시겠어요? instead. When you propose a time, add -에 to the time word: 주말에 "on the weekend," 토요일에 "on Saturday." If you are unsure about the other person's schedule, ask 시간 있어? first, then suggest a specific time with 어때? "how about?" For a friend you address politely, say 시간 있어요? and 어때요?.
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요즘 너랑 놀고 싶어. 우리 곧 영상 통화하자.
These days I miss hanging out with you. Let's video chat soon.yo-jeum neo-rang nol-go si-peo. u-ri got yeong-sang tong-hwa-ha-ja.좋아! 이번 주말에 시간 있어?
Sounds good! Do you have time this weekend?jo-a! i-beon ju-ma-re si-gan i-sseo?응, 토요일 저녁 어때? 한국 시간으로 밤 열 시야.
Yeah, how about Saturday evening? It's 10 p.m. Korea time.eung, to-yo-il jeo-nyeok eo-ttae? han-guk si-ga-neu-ro bam yeol si-ya.좋아, 그때 보자!
Great, let's see each other then!jo-a, geu-ttae bo-ja!A little context goes a long way
Korean age and time-zone talk often includes the other person's local time, so saying 한국 시간으로 "in Korean time" is a considerate habit. Casual endings like -자 and 어때? are warm but only appropriate with people you already speak casually to; with an older friend or someone you met recently, switch to 어때요? and -(으)ㄹ래요? to keep the tone respectful.
One thing to watch for
Using 보고 싶어 to mean "I want to see" a place or thing, as in "I want to see a movie."
Try this instead: 보고 싶어 is mainly for missing a person. For wanting to watch a movie, say 영화 보고 싶어, where 보다 means "to watch." For missing a person, 너 보고 싶어 means "I miss you." Context and the object decide the meaning, so keep people as the object when you mean "miss."
Your turn
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1How do you casually suggest to a close friend, "Let's video chat soon"?
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우리 곧 영상 통화하자.
The casual ending -자 on the verb 통화하다 makes it a friendly suggestion. 우리 곧 영상 통화할래? is also acceptable and slightly softer.
2Your friend lives in another country. How do you say "It's 10 p.m. Korea time"?
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한국 시간으로 밤 열 시야.
-(으)로 marks the standard, here 한국 시간 "Korea time." In a polite situation you could say 한국 시간으로 밤 열 시예요.
3You want to ask a close friend if they have time this weekend. What do you say?
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이번 주말에 시간 있어?
-에 marks the time, and 있어? is the casual question form of 있다 "to exist/have." With someone you address politely, use 시간 있어요? instead.
Use -자 for casual "let's" suggestions and 보고 싶어 for missing a person; add -(으)로 when you mention a time zone so your long-distance friend knows exactly when to call.
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