말씀드려
mahl-sseum-deu-ryuh
malsseumdeuryeo
regular
말씀드리다
To say to speak (talking about oneself) politely in the present tense, use 말씀드려요 (mahl-sseum-deu-ryuh-yoh) · malsseumdeuryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 말씀드리다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 말씀드려요 mahl-sseum-deu-ryuh-yoh malsseumdeuryeoyo | 말씀드립니다 mahl-sseum-deu-reem-nee-dah malsseumdeurimnida | |
| Past | 말씀드렸어 mahl-sseum-deu-ryuh-ssuh malsseumdeuryeosseo | 말씀드렸어요 mahl-sseum-deu-ryuh-ssuh-yoh malsseumdeuryeosseoyo | 말씀드렸습니다 mahl-sseum-deu-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah malsseumdeuryeosseumnida |
| Future | 말씀드릴 거야 mahl-sseum-deu-reel guh-yah malsseumdeuril geoya | 말씀드릴 거예요 mahl-sseum-deu-reel guh-yae-yoh malsseumdeuril geoyeyo | 말씀드릴 겁니다 mahl-sseum-deu-reel guhm-nee-dah malsseumdeuril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
말씀드리세요
mahl-sseum-deu-ree-sae-yoh
malsseumdeuriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
말씀드려요
mahl-sseum-deu-ryuh-yoh
malsseumdeuryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
말씀드려요?
mahl-sseum-deu-ryuh-yoh-?
malsseumdeuryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
말씀드리고
mahl-sseum-deu-ree-goh
malsseumdeurigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
말씀드리면
mahl-sseum-deu-ree-myuhn
malsseumdeurimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
말씀드리고 있어요
mahl-sseum-deu-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
malsseumdeurigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
말씀드리고 싶어요
mahl-sseum-deu-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
malsseumdeurigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
말씀드릴 수 있어요
mahl-sseum-deu-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
malsseumdeuril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
말씀드려서
mahl-sseum-deu-ryuh-suh
malsseumdeuryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
말씀드리기
mahl-sseum-deu-ree-gee
malsseumdeurigi
Noun form — (음)
말씀드림
mahl-sseum-deu-reem
malsseumdeurim