verb

말하다

Meanings

1

to speak

천천히 말해 주세요.

Please speak slowly.

2

to say

말하다는 "to say"라는 뜻도 있어요.

말하다 can also mean "to say".

Verb conjugations

말하

Dictionary form

말하다

Base form you look up in a dictionary

Verb stem

말하

Remove 다 before adding most endings

Polite present

말해요

Everyday polite speech

Polite past

말했어요

Polite form for completed actions

Polite future

말할 거예요

Polite form for will or going to

Plain present

말한다

Written/plain present form

Negative polite

말 안 해요

Everyday polite negative form

Note

주세요 makes a polite request.