귀엣말해
gwee-aen-mahl-hae
gwienmalhae
귀엣말하다
To say to whisper politely in the present tense, use 귀엣말해요 (gwee-aen-mahl-hae-yoh) · gwienmalhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 귀엣말하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 귀엣말해요 gwee-aen-mahl-hae-yoh gwienmalhaeyo | 귀엣말합니다 gwee-aen-mahl-hahm-nee-dah gwienmalhamnida | |
| Past | 귀엣말했어 gwee-aen-mahl-hae-ssuh gwienmalhaesseo | 귀엣말했어요 gwee-aen-mahl-hae-ssuh-yoh gwienmalhaesseoyo | 귀엣말했습니다 gwee-aen-mahl-hae-sseum-nee-dah gwienmalhaesseumnida |
| Future | 귀엣말할 거야 gwee-aen-mahl-hahl guh-yah gwienmalhal geoya | 귀엣말할 거예요 gwee-aen-mahl-hahl guh-yae-yoh gwienmalhal geoyeyo | 귀엣말할 겁니다 gwee-aen-mahl-hahl guhm-nee-dah gwienmalhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
귀엣말하세요
gwee-aen-mahl-hah-sae-yoh
gwienmalhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
귀엣말해요
gwee-aen-mahl-hae-yoh
gwienmalhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
귀엣말해요?
gwee-aen-mahl-hae-yoh-?
gwienmalhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
귀엣말하고
gwee-aen-mahl-hah-goh
gwienmalhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
귀엣말하면
gwee-aen-mahl-hah-myuhn
gwienmalhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
귀엣말하고 있어요
gwee-aen-mahl-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gwienmalhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
귀엣말하고 싶어요
gwee-aen-mahl-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gwienmalhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
귀엣말할 수 있어요
gwee-aen-mahl-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gwienmalhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
귀엣말해서
gwee-aen-mahl-hae-suh
gwienmalhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
귀엣말하기
gwee-aen-mahl-hah-gee
gwienmalhagi
Noun form — (음)
귀엣말함
gwee-aen-mahl-hahm
gwienmalham