이야기

Korean

Alternative forms

• 얘기 (yaegi) (contraction)

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

• 이야기하다 (iyagihada)
• 이야기되다 (iyagidoeda)
• 이야기꾼 (iyagikkun)