이야기

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhaebo (譯語類解補 / 역어유해보), 1775, as Early Modern Korean 니야기 (Yale: niyaki).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ija̠ɡi]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [이야기]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iyagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iyagi
McCune–Reischauer?iyagi
Yale Romanization?iyaki

Noun

이야기 • (iyagi)

  1. talk
    난 네가 무슨 이야기를 하는지 모르겠어.
    Nan ne-ga museun iyagi-reul haneunji moreugesseo.
    I don't know what you're talking about.
    제 이야길 한다고 생각했어요.
    Je iyagil handago saenggakhaesseoyo.
    I thought you were talking about me.
  2. story; anecdote
    이야기를 들려주다 ― iyagi-reul deullyeojuda ― to tell a story

Derived terms
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