대화하다

Korean

Etymology

대화(對話) (daehwa, “conversation”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)βwa̠ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)βwa̠ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)화하다/데(ː)화하다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daehwahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daehwahada
McCune–Reischauer?taehwahada
Yale Romanization?tāyhwahata

Verb

대화하다 • (daehwahada) (infinitive 대화해 or 대화하여, sequential 대화하니)

  1. (intransitive) to converse; to make conversation
    철수와 영희는 밤새도록 대화하고 있었다.
    Cheolsu-wa Yeonghui-neun bamsaedorok daehwahago isseotda.
    Cheol-Soo and Young-Hui were making conversation all night long.

Conjugation

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