말씀해
mahl-sseum-hae
malsseumhae
말씀하다
To say to speak, to say politely in the present tense, use 말씀해요 (mahl-sseum-hae-yoh) · malsseumhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 말씀하다 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 | 말씀해요 mahl-sseum-hae-yoh malsseumhaeyo | 말씀합니다 mahl-sseum-hahm-nee-dah malsseumhamnida | |
| Past | 말씀했어 mahl-sseum-hae-ssuh malsseumhaesseo | 말씀했어요 mahl-sseum-hae-ssuh-yoh malsseumhaesseoyo | 말씀했습니다 mahl-sseum-hae-sseum-nee-dah malsseumhaesseumnida |
| Future | 말씀할 거야 mahl-sseum-hahl guh-yah malsseumhal geoya | 말씀할 거예요 mahl-sseum-hahl guh-yae-yoh malsseumhal geoyeyo | 말씀할 겁니다 mahl-sseum-hahl guhm-nee-dah malsseumhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
말씀하세요
mahl-sseum-hah-sae-yoh
malsseumhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
말씀해요
mahl-sseum-hae-yoh
malsseumhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
말씀해요?
mahl-sseum-hae-yoh-?
malsseumhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
말씀하고
mahl-sseum-hah-goh
malsseumhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
말씀하면
mahl-sseum-hah-myuhn
malsseumhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
말씀하고 있어요
mahl-sseum-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
malsseumhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
말씀하고 싶어요
mahl-sseum-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
malsseumhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
말씀할 수 있어요
mahl-sseum-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
malsseumhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
말씀해서
mahl-sseum-hae-suh
malsseumhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
말씀하기
mahl-sseum-hah-gee
malsseumhagi
Noun form — (음)
말씀함
mahl-sseum-hahm
malsseumham