이야기해
ee-yah-gee-hae
iyagihae
이야기하다
To say to talk, to converse, to have a conversation politely in the present tense, use 이야기해요 (ee-yah-gee-hae-yoh) · iyagihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 이야기하다 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 | 이야기해요 ee-yah-gee-hae-yoh iyagihaeyo | 이야기합니다 ee-yah-gee-hahm-nee-dah iyagihamnida | |
| Past | 이야기했어 ee-yah-gee-hae-ssuh iyagihaesseo | 이야기했어요 ee-yah-gee-hae-ssuh-yoh iyagihaesseoyo | 이야기했습니다 ee-yah-gee-hae-sseum-nee-dah iyagihaesseumnida |
| Future | 이야기할 거야 ee-yah-gee-hahl guh-yah iyagihal geoya | 이야기할 거예요 ee-yah-gee-hahl guh-yae-yoh iyagihal geoyeyo | 이야기할 겁니다 ee-yah-gee-hahl guhm-nee-dah iyagihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
이야기하세요
ee-yah-gee-hah-sae-yoh
iyagihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
이야기해요
ee-yah-gee-hae-yoh
iyagihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
이야기해요?
ee-yah-gee-hae-yoh-?
iyagihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
이야기하고
ee-yah-gee-hah-goh
iyagihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
이야기하면
ee-yah-gee-hah-myuhn
iyagihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
이야기하고 있어요
ee-yah-gee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
iyagihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
이야기하고 싶어요
ee-yah-gee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
iyagihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
이야기할 수 있어요
ee-yah-gee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
iyagihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
이야기해서
ee-yah-gee-hae-suh
iyagihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
이야기하기
ee-yah-gee-hah-gee
iyagihagi
Noun form — (음)
이야기함
ee-yah-gee-hahm
iyagiham