Let's learn about "통화 중입니다"

통화 중입니다 : The line’s busy; It’s busy; I’m getting the busy signal; There’s a busy signal; I kept getting a busy signal

ex)

A. 통화 중인데요. 기다리시겠습니까? : The line’s busy. Would you like to hold?

B. 아뇨, 나중에 다시 할게요 : No, I’ll try again later

[other expressions]

<반말(talking down to)>

- 통화 중이다. (to younger people or friends)

- 통화 중이네. (to younger people or friends)

- 통화 중이야. (to younger people or friends)

- 통화 중인데 (to younger people or friends)

<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>

- 통화 중이네요. (honourific by '요')

- 통화 중인데요. (honourific by '요')

- 통화 중이에요 (honourific by '요')

- 통화 중입니다. (honourific by '요')

* [Memo]

We don't use extreme honorifics(극존칭) for older people or people we don't know. Because you have to speak less than the other person(나이가 많거나 잘 모르는 사람에게는 극존칭을 사용하지 않는다. 왜냐하면 자기 자신을 상대방보다 낮춰서 말을 해야 하기 때문에)

[explanations]

* 통화[通貨] : currency; the medium of circulation; current coins

* 통화[通話] : conversation by telephone; a telephone call

* 통화하다 = 통화를 하다 : talk by phone

* 통화했다 : past tense of 통화하다 by '-었-'; 하 + -었 contracted into 했

* 중 : [中] [=진행중] under; in process[course] of

- 건축 중인 다리 : a bridge under construction

- 집필 중인 책 : a book one has on hand[is engaged on]

- 토의 중인 문제 : the question under discussion

- 식사 중이다 : be at table

- 지금 시험 중이다 : The examinations are going on now

- 아버지는 지금 여행 중이시다 : My father is (away) on a trip

- 모든 사람은 지금 식사 중이다 : Everyone is eating now

- 그녀는 근무 중이다 : She is on duty

* 이다 : be

* 중이에요 : 중 + 이(the stem of 이다) + -에(a declarative verb ending suffix; -어 changed inot 에 for easy pronunciation) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 중입니다 : 중 + 이(the stem of 이다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* a noun + -(이)다 / -(이)네 / -(이)야 / -인데 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다

* a noun + -(이)네 / -인데 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a noun + -이에요 / -예요 / -입니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ'

* -이에요 : this is used after a word ends in a consonant

ex) 생각뿐이에요 : I think of you only

* -예요 : : this is used after a word ends in a vowel

ex) 바다예요 : this is the sea

* 기다리다 : wait (for)

* 기다리시겠어요 : 기다리(the stem of 기다리다) + -시(a suffix makes  a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks the listener’s will) + -어(an imperative or propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 아니다 : be not; no

* 아뇨 : a short form of 아니요

* 아니요 : 아니(the stem of 아니다) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 나중 : later

* -에 : a time suffix

* 다시 : again

* 하다 : (1) do (2) call in the sentence

* 할게 : 하(the stem of 하다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -게(one's will)

* 할게요 : 하(the stem of 하다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -게(one's will) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 하겠습니다 : 하(the stem of 하다) + -겠(one's will) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)