잡담해
chahp-dahm-hae
japdamhae
잡담하다
To say to chat politely in the present tense, use 잡담해요 (chahp-dahm-hae-yoh) · japdamhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 잡담하다 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 | 잡담해요 chahp-dahm-hae-yoh japdamhaeyo | 잡담합니다 chahp-dahm-hahm-nee-dah japdamhamnida | |
| Past | 잡담했어 chahp-dahm-hae-ssuh japdamhaesseo | 잡담했어요 chahp-dahm-hae-ssuh-yoh japdamhaesseoyo | 잡담했습니다 chahp-dahm-hae-sseum-nee-dah japdamhaesseumnida |
| Future | 잡담할 거야 chahp-dahm-hahl guh-yah japdamhal geoya | 잡담할 거예요 chahp-dahm-hahl guh-yae-yoh japdamhal geoyeyo | 잡담할 겁니다 chahp-dahm-hahl guhm-nee-dah japdamhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잡담하세요
chahp-dahm-hah-sae-yoh
japdamhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잡담해요
chahp-dahm-hae-yoh
japdamhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
잡담해요?
chahp-dahm-hae-yoh-?
japdamhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잡담하고
chahp-dahm-hah-goh
japdamhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
잡담하면
chahp-dahm-hah-myuhn
japdamhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잡담하고 있어요
chahp-dahm-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
japdamhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잡담하고 싶어요
chahp-dahm-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
japdamhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잡담할 수 있어요
chahp-dahm-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
japdamhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잡담해서
chahp-dahm-hae-suh
japdamhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
잡담하기
chahp-dahm-hah-gee
japdamhagi
Noun form — (음)
잡담함
chahp-dahm-hahm
japdamham