TL-020 · Trouble
Ask for help after losing your phone — Korean
A practical conversation for reporting a lost phone, explaining where you last used it, and asking for lost and found.
Quick answer
휴대폰을 잃어버렸어요.
Meaning I lost my phone.
Hyudaeponeul ireobeoryeosseoyo.
When to use it
Use this when your phone is missing at a cafe, station, airport, or another public place and you need to ask for help.
Core phrases
휴대폰을 잃어버렸어요.
Hyudaeponeul ireobeoryeosseoyo.
I lost my phone.
분실물 센터가 어디인가요?
Bunsilmul senteoga eodiingayo?
Where is the lost and found?
제 번호로 전화해주실 수 있나요?
Je beonhoro jeonhwahaejusil su innayo?
Could you call my number?
What you may hear
마지막으로 어디에서 사용했나요?
Majimageuro eodieseo sayonghaennayo?
Where did you last use it?
분실물 센터에서 확인해보세요.
Bunsilmul senteoeseo hwaginhaeboseyo.
Please check with lost and found.
How to respond
조금 전에 이 근처에서 사용했어요.
Jogeum jeone i geuncheoeseo sayonghaesseoyo.
I used it around here a little while ago.
검은색 아이폰이에요.
Geomeunsaek aiponieyo.
It's a black iPhone.
Mini conversation
You
휴대폰을 잃어버렸어요.
Hyudaeponeul ireobeoryeosseoyo.
I lost my phone.
Other person
마지막으로 어디에서 사용했나요?
Majimageuro eodieseo sayonghaennayo?
Where did you last use it?
You
조금 전에 이 근처에서 사용했어요.
Jogeum jeone i geuncheoeseo sayonghaesseoyo.
I used it around here a little while ago.
More natural
Give the last place and time you used it, plus the phone model, color, or case, to make it easier to identify.
Good to know
If you suspect theft rather than simple loss, also consider device locking, carrier action, and local police procedures.
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