말하다 conjugation

The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they.

How 말하다 conjugates

1. Find the stem. Take 다 off 말하다 and you are left with 말하.
2. Apply the 하다 pattern. 하 becomes 해 before an ending. That gives 말해요.
3. Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 말했어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.

Using 말하다

말 (words) + 하다 (to do). 천천히 말해 주세요 = please speak slowly.

• 천천히 말해 주세요.

  Please speak slowly.

• 한국어로 말해요.

  I speak in Korean.

More 하다 verbs

• 하다to do
• 좋아하다to like
• 공부하다to study
• 일하다to work
• 시작하다to start
• 요리하다to cook

Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.