울고 있어요

are crying

→ 울다
phrase Common #4,381
are crying A polite way to say that someone is crying right now.
KO: 아이가 왜 울고 있어요?
EN: Why is the child crying?

당신 마음 아프게 하고 싶지 않은데 어떡해요 당신, 지금 울고 있어요?

I don't want to hurt you. What am I supposed to do? Are you crying right now?

— A Moment to Remember (2004)

왜 울고 있어요?

Why are you crying?

어린 송아지가 얼음 위에 앉아 울고 있어요

A little calf is sitting on the ice, crying.

— 버닝 (2018)

어유, 그… 왜, 왜 울고 있어요?

Oh, um… why, why are you crying?

— 얼굴 (2025)

아기가 울고 있어요.

The baby is crying.