How to say to take dictation in Korean

Meaning

받아쓰다 means listening to words or sentences and writing them down. Students often do this in class when a teacher reads aloud. You can also use it when someone says a phone number, address, or message and you write it down.

Example sentences

1. 선생님이 읽어 주는 단어를 받아써요.

   I write down the words the teacher reads aloud.

2. 친구가 전화번호를 말해서 제가 받아썼어요.

   My friend said the phone number, so I wrote it down.

3. 주소를 잊을까 봐 빨리 받아썼어요.

   I quickly wrote down the address to avoid forgetting it.

4. 엄마가 장보기 목록을 말해서 받아썼어요.

   My mom listed the shopping items, so I wrote them down.

5. 방송에서 기차 시간을 받아썼어요.

   I wrote down the train time from the announcement.

6. 병원에서 다음 예약 날짜를 받아썼어요.

   I wrote down the date of my next appointment at the hospital.