얘기해
yae-gee-hae
yaegihae
얘기하다
To say contraction of 이야기하다 (to talk) politely in the present tense, use 얘기해요 (yae-gee-hae-yoh) · yaegihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 얘기하다 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 | 얘기해요 yae-gee-hae-yoh yaegihaeyo | 얘기합니다 yae-gee-hahm-nee-dah yaegihamnida | |
| Past | 얘기했어 yae-gee-hae-ssuh yaegihaesseo | 얘기했어요 yae-gee-hae-ssuh-yoh yaegihaesseoyo | 얘기했습니다 yae-gee-hae-sseum-nee-dah yaegihaesseumnida |
| Future | 얘기할 거야 yae-gee-hahl guh-yah yaegihal geoya | 얘기할 거예요 yae-gee-hahl guh-yae-yoh yaegihal geoyeyo | 얘기할 겁니다 yae-gee-hahl guhm-nee-dah yaegihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
얘기하세요
yae-gee-hah-sae-yoh
yaegihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얘기해요
yae-gee-hae-yoh
yaegihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
얘기해요?
yae-gee-hae-yoh-?
yaegihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
얘기하고
yae-gee-hah-goh
yaegihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
얘기하면
yae-gee-hah-myuhn
yaegihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
얘기하고 있어요
yae-gee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yaegihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
얘기하고 싶어요
yae-gee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yaegihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
얘기할 수 있어요
yae-gee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yaegihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
얘기해서
yae-gee-hae-suh
yaegihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
얘기하기
yae-gee-hah-gee
yaegihagi
Noun form — (음)
얘기함
yae-gee-hahm
yaegiham