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KOREAN VERB

들리다

to be heard, to carry (a sound reaches you)

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am heard
NegativeI am not heard

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was heard
NegativeI was not heard

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be heard
NegativeI won’t be heard

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am heard (respectfully)
PastI was heard (respectfully)
FutureI will be heard (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being heard, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being heard, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am heard
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am heard
  5. But (-지만) I am heard, but…

How to use 들리다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    여보세요, 제 목소리 잘 들려요?

    Hello, can you hear me well?

  2. Past

    새벽에 밖에서 이상한 소리가 들렸어요.

    In the early hours a strange noise came from outside.

  3. Future

    맨 뒷자리에서도 잘 들릴 거예요.

    You'll hear well even from the back row.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 제 말 잘 들리세요?

    Grandma, can you hear me well?

  5. Connectives

    옆집 피아노 소리가 들려서 잠이 깼어요.

    I woke up because I could hear the piano next door.

Good to know

  • 들리다 is a sound reaching you, 듣다 is you listening: 잘 들려요? is "can you hear me?" on a call. 들르다, to drop by, is a different verb.

Where you hear 들리다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Fluency Level 2

  • 옆집 피아노 소리가 잘 들려요. I can hear the piano next door clearly.
  • 어젯밤에 아기 우는 소리가 들렸어요. Last night I heard a baby crying.
  • 마이크를 켜면 뒤에서도 들릴 거예요. If you turn the microphone on, they'll hear it at the back too.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.