연설

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 演說.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nsʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonseol
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnsŏl
Yale Romanization?yēnsel

Noun

연설 • (yeonseol) (hanja 演說)

  1. speech; address; oration
    의장의 연설은 어땠어요? ―저는 아주 감동했어요.
    uijang'ui yeonseoreun eottaesseoyo? ―jeoneun aju gamdonghaesseoyo.
    What do you think of the chairman's speech? ― I was quite impressed.

References

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