When to use pay phone in Korean

When to use it

A pay phone is a public telephone that people can use outside by putting in coins or using a card. In Korean, this is called 공중전화. People use it when they do not have a mobile phone or when their phone battery is dead. You can often find one at stations, on streets, or in public buildings.

Example sentences

1. 집 앞에 공중전화가 있어요.

   There is a pay phone in front of my house.

2. 학교 옆에서 공중전화로 엄마에게 전화했어요.

   I called my mom from the pay phone next to the school.

3. 휴대폰 배터리가 없어서 공중전화를 썼어요.

   My phone battery was dead, so I used a pay phone.

4. 역 안에 공중전화가 두 대 있어요.

   There are two pay phones in the station.

5. 길에서 공중전화를 찾고 있어요.

   I am looking for a pay phone on the street.

6. 여행 중에 공중전화로 호텔에 전화했어요.

   I called the hotel from a pay phone during the trip.