201~300 : 친구와 약속·만남
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영어로 친구나 지인과 대화할 때 자주 필요한 표현이 있습니다. 전화를 걸고, 문자를 보내고, 약속을 잡고, 시간을 정하고, 만나서 함께 시간을 보내고, 다시 약속을 잡는 표현입니다. 이런 문장은 미국 생활에서 매우 실용적으로 사용할 수 있습니다.
이번 글에서는 친구와 연락하고 약속을 잡는 순간부터 실제로 만나 함께 시간을 보내는 상황까지 활용하기 좋은 영어회화 100문장을 정리했습니다. 1편의 1번부터 100번, 2편의 101번부터 200번에 이어 이번에는 201번부터 300번까지 이어집니다. 질문에는 가능한 경우 자연스럽고 짧은 대답도 함께 넣었습니다. 영어 문장과 대답을 한 세트로 소리 내어 연습해보세요.
201. Can you talk right now? (지금 통화할 수 있어요?) Use this when you call someone and want to know if they are free to talk. You can answer, “Sure. What's up?”
202. Is this a good time to talk? (지금 통화하기 괜찮아요?) This is a polite way to ask if someone has time to talk. You can answer, “Yeah, now is fine.”
203. I'll call you later. (나중에 전화할게요.) Say this when you plan to call the person at another time.
204. Can I call you back? (제가 다시 전화해도 될까요?) Use this when you cannot talk right now. The other person may say, “Sure, no problem.”
205. I'll call you back in a few minutes. (몇 분 후에 다시 전화할게요.) Say this when you need a short time before calling again.
206. Sorry, I missed your call. (미안해요, 전화를 못 받았어요.) Use this when someone called you but you could not answer.
207. Did you call me? (저한테 전화했어요?) Ask this when you see that someone tried to call you. They might answer, “Yeah, I did.”
208. I couldn't answer the phone. (전화를 받을 수 없었어요.) Say this when you want to explain why you missed someone's call.
209. Can you hear me? (제 말 들려요?) Use this when you want to check the sound during a call. You can answer, “Yeah, I can hear you.”
210. You're breaking up. (목소리가 자꾸 끊겨요.) Say this when someone's voice is unclear because of a bad phone connection.
211. The connection is bad. (연결 상태가 안 좋아요.) Use this when a phone or internet connection is causing problems.
212. I can't hear you very well. (잘 안 들려요.) Say this when the other person's voice is too quiet or unclear.
213. Let me call you again. (제가 다시 전화할게요.) Use this when you want to end the call and reconnect.
214. Send me a text. (문자 보내주세요.) Say this when you want someone to contact you by text message.
215. I'll text you later. (나중에 문자할게요.) Use this when you plan to send someone a message later.
216. Did you get my text? (제 문자 받았어요?) Ask this when you want to know if someone saw your message. They might answer, “Yeah, I got it.”
217. I just saw your message. (방금 메시지 봤어요.) Say this when you have only recently read someone's message.
218. Sorry for the late reply. (답장이 늦어서 미안해요.) Use this when you did not answer a message quickly.
219. Text me when you get there. (도착하면 문자 주세요.) Say this when you want someone to let you know they arrived.
220. Let me know when you're free. (시간 될 때 알려주세요.) Use this when you want someone to tell you when they are available.
221. Are you free this weekend? (이번 주말에 시간 있어요?) Use this when you want to make plans with someone. You can answer, “Yeah, I think so.”
222. Are you free tomorrow? (내일 시간 있어요?) Ask this when you want to meet or do something the next day. You can answer, “Yes, I'm free in the afternoon.”
223. Do you have time this afternoon? (오늘 오후에 시간 있어요?) Use this when you want to meet someone later in the day. They might answer, “I have some time after three.”
224. Are you doing anything tonight? (오늘 저녁에 뭐 하세요?) Ask this when you want to know if someone already has plans. You can answer, “No, I'm free tonight.”
225. What are you doing this weekend? (이번 주말에 뭐 하세요?) Use this to ask about someone's weekend plans. You might hear, “I don't have any plans yet.”
226. Do you want to hang out sometime? (언제 한번 같이 시간 보낼래요?) This is a casual way to invite someone to spend time together. A natural answer is, “Sure, that sounds fun.”
227. Do you want to get together this weekend? (이번 주말에 만날래요?) Use this when you want to meet someone. You can answer, “Yeah, I'd love to.”
228. Would you like to have lunch sometime? (언제 점심 같이 드실래요?) This is a friendly way to invite someone to lunch. You can answer, “Sure. That would be nice.”
229. Do you want to grab a coffee? (커피 한잔할래요?) This is a very natural casual invitation. You can answer, “Sure. Let's do it.”
230. Do you want to grab lunch? (점심 같이 먹을래요?) Use this when inviting someone to have a casual lunch. A natural answer is, “Yeah, I'm in.”
231. Let's meet sometime next week. (다음 주에 언제 한번 만나요.) Use this when you want to meet but have not chosen the exact day yet.
232. What day works for you? (무슨 요일이 괜찮으세요?) Ask this when choosing a day to meet. You can answer, “Tuesday works for me.”
233. When are you available? (언제 시간 되세요?) Use this when you want to find a good time to meet. You might answer, “I'm free on Thursday.”
234. What time works best for you? (몇 시가 가장 괜찮으세요?) Ask this when choosing a meeting time. You can answer, “Around two would be good.”
235. Does Friday work for you? (금요일 괜찮으세요?) Use this when suggesting Friday. You can answer, “Friday works for me.”
236. How about Saturday? (토요일은 어때요?) Use this to suggest Saturday as a possible day. A natural answer is, “Saturday sounds good.”
237. How about three o'clock? (3시는 어때요?) Use this when suggesting a time. You can answer, “Three works for me.”
238. Is noon okay with you? (정오 괜찮으세요?) Ask this when suggesting noon as the meeting time. You might answer, “Yeah, noon is fine.”
239. Let's make it six. (6시로 해요.) Use this when you want to agree on six o'clock as the meeting time.
240. Six works for me. (저는 6시 괜찮아요.) Say this when six o'clock is a good time for you.
241. Where should we meet? (어디에서 만날까요?) Ask this when choosing a place to meet. You might answer, “Let's meet at the café.”
242. Where do you want to meet? (어디에서 만나고 싶어요?) Use this when asking the other person to choose the place. They might say, “How about downtown?”
243. Let's meet at the coffee shop. (커피숍에서 만나요.) Use this when suggesting a coffee shop as the meeting place.
244. Let's meet in front of the station. (역 앞에서 만나요.) Say this when choosing the front of a station as your meeting point.
245. I'll meet you there. (거기서 만나요.) Use this when both people already know where to meet.
246. I'll see you at six. (6시에 봐요.) Say this after you have agreed to meet at six.
247. I'll see you tomorrow. (내일 봐요.) Use this when you have plans to meet the next day.
248. See you this weekend. (이번 주말에 봐요.) Say this when you plan to meet during the weekend.
249. It's a plan. (그렇게 하기로 해요.) Use this when you have agreed on what to do. It shows that the plan is settled.
250. I'm looking forward to it. (기대하고 있어요.) Say this when you are happy and excited about an upcoming meeting or activity.
251. Are we still on for tomorrow? (우리 내일 약속 그대로죠?) Use this to check that tomorrow's plan has not changed. You can answer, “Yes, absolutely.”
252. Are we still meeting at six? (우리 여전히 6시에 만나는 거죠?) Ask this to confirm the meeting time. You can answer, “Yes, six is still good.”
253. Just checking about tomorrow. (내일 약속 확인하려고요.) Use this when you want to make sure tomorrow's plan is still happening.
254. What time are we meeting again? (우리 몇 시에 만나기로 했죠?) Ask this when you forgot or want to confirm the meeting time. You might hear, “We're meeting at three.”
255. Where are we meeting again? (우리 어디에서 만나기로 했죠?) Use this when you want to confirm the meeting place. Someone might answer, “At the café.”
256. Something came up. (갑자기 일이 생겼어요.) Say this when an unexpected situation changes your plans.
257. I need to change our plans. (우리 약속을 변경해야 할 것 같아요.) Use this when you cannot follow the original plan.
258. Can we meet a little later? (우리 조금 늦게 만날 수 있을까요?) Ask this when you need to move the meeting to a later time. They might answer, “Sure, that's fine.”
259. Can we move it to Friday? (금요일로 옮길 수 있을까요?) Use this when you want to change the plan to Friday. A natural answer is, “Friday works for me.”
260. Can we reschedule? (약속을 다시 잡을 수 있을까요?) Use this when you need to choose a different day or time. They might answer, “Sure. When are you free?”
261. I'm sorry, but I can't make it today. (미안하지만 오늘은 못 갈 것 같아요.) Use this when you cannot attend or meet as planned.
262. I don't think I can make it tonight. (오늘 저녁에는 못 갈 것 같아요.) Say this when you probably cannot attend tonight.
263. Can we do it another day? (다른 날에 할 수 있을까요?) Use this when you want to move the plan to another day. A natural answer is, “Of course.”
264. How about next week instead? (대신 다음 주는 어때요?) Use this to suggest next week after changing a plan.
265. Sorry for changing the plans. (약속을 변경해서 미안해요.) Say this when you feel sorry about changing an arrangement.
266. Thanks for understanding. (이해해줘서 고마워요.) Use this when someone accepts your change or cancellation.
267. I'm going to be a little late. (조금 늦을 것 같아요.) Say this when you expect to arrive later than planned.
268. I'll be there in ten minutes. (10분 후에 도착할게요.) Use this when telling someone how soon you will arrive.
269. I'm almost there. (거의 다 왔어요.) Say this when you are close to the meeting place.
270. I'm here. Where are you? (저 도착했어요. 어디세요?) Use this when you have arrived but cannot see the other person. They might answer, “I'm right outside.”
271. I'm waiting outside. (밖에서 기다리고 있어요.) Say this when you are outside the meeting place waiting for someone.
272. I'm right by the entrance. (입구 바로 옆에 있어요.) Use this to tell someone exactly where you are waiting.
273. I don't see you. (안 보여요.) Say this when you have arrived but cannot find the other person.
274. Can you see me? (저 보여요?) Ask this when you are trying to find each other. They might answer, “Yeah, I see you.”
275. There you are! (거기 있었네요!) Say this when you finally see the person you were looking for.
276. Sorry to keep you waiting. (기다리게 해서 미안해요.) Use this when someone had to wait for you.
277. Have you been waiting long? (오래 기다리셨어요?) Ask this when you arrive after the other person. They might answer, “No, just a few minutes.”
278. Thanks for waiting. (기다려줘서 고마워요.) Say this when someone waited for you.
279. I'm glad you made it. (와줘서 반가워요.) Use this when you are happy that someone arrived or was able to come.
280. Let's go inside. (안으로 들어가요.) Say this when you are ready to enter a building together.
281. What do you feel like doing? (뭐 하고 싶어요?) Ask this when deciding what to do together. You might answer, “Let's just walk around.”
282. What do you feel like eating? (뭐 먹고 싶어요?) Use this when choosing food together. You can answer, “I'm in the mood for pizza.”
283. Where do you want to go? (어디 가고 싶어요?) Ask this when deciding where to go. You might answer, “Let's go somewhere quiet.”
284. Let's go somewhere nearby. (근처 어디로 가요.) Use this when you do not want to travel far.
285. Let's just walk around. (그냥 좀 걸어 다녀요.) Say this when you want to walk without a specific destination.
286. Let's take a look around. (우리 좀 둘러봐요.) Use this when you want to explore a place together.
287. Do you want to sit here? (여기 앉을래요?) Ask this when choosing a place to sit. You can answer, “Sure, this is fine.”
288. Let's sit over there. (저쪽에 앉아요.) Use this when suggesting another place to sit.
289. This place is nice. (여기 좋네요.) Say this when you like the place you are visiting.
290. I'm having a good time. (즐거운 시간 보내고 있어요.) Use this when you are enjoying your time with someone.
291. This is fun. (이거 재미있네요.) Say this when you are enjoying an activity or situation.
292. I'm glad we did this. (우리 이렇게 만나길 잘했네요.) Use this when you are happy that you decided to meet or do something together.
293. We should do this more often. (우리 이런 거 더 자주 해요.) Say this when you enjoyed the time together and want to do it again.
294. Thanks for coming. (와줘서 고마워요.) Use this when you appreciate someone coming to meet you.
295. Thanks for inviting me. (초대해줘서 고마워요.) Say this when someone invited you to a meeting, party, meal, or event.
296. Thanks for hanging out with me. (같이 시간 보내줘서 고마워요.) Use this after spending casual time with a friend.
297. Let me know when you get home. (집에 도착하면 알려주세요.) Say this when you want to know that someone arrived home safely.
298. I had fun today. (오늘 즐거웠어요.) Use this after spending an enjoyable day with someone. They might answer, “Me too.”
299. Let's get together again soon. (우리 조만간 또 만나요.) Say this when you want to meet the person again in the near future.
300. Let's stay in touch. (계속 연락하고 지내요.) Use this when you want to continue communicating after you say goodbye.
이번 100문장은 친구나 지인에게 연락하고, 약속을 잡고, 실제로 만나 함께 시간을 보내는 흐름에 따라 구성했습니다. 따라서 한 문장씩 따로 외우는 것보다 실제 상황을 상상하면서 여러 문장을 연결해 말해보는 것이 좋습니다.
예를 들어 친구에게 먼저 “Are you free this weekend?”이라고 물어보세요. 이어서 “Do you want to grab a coffee?”라고 말합니다. 상대방이 좋다고 하면 “What time works best for you?”라고 묻고, 마지막으로 “I'll see you at six.”라고 말해보세요.
약속에 늦는 상황도 연습할 수 있습니다. “I'm going to be a little late.”라고 말한 다음 “I'll be there in ten minutes.”라고 이어서 말해보세요. 도착하면 “I'm here. Where are you?”라고 말할 수 있습니다. 이렇게 여러 문장을 하나의 상황으로 연결하면 실제 대화에서 영어가 훨씬 쉽게 떠오릅니다.
처음에는 201번부터 300번까지 천천히 소리 내어 읽어보세요. 그다음 자신이 실제로 자주 사용할 문장 20개를 골라 반복해서 말합니다. 마지막에는 한국어 뜻만 보고 영어 문장이 바로 나오는지 확인해보세요.
Read it. Answer it. Connect it. Then use it.
짧은 문장 하나를 아는 것도 중요하지만, 그다음 말을 자연스럽게 이어갈 수 있을 때 영어는 비로소 실제 대화가 됩니다.