대화

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 대화하다

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 對話, from 對 (“answering”) + 話 (“speaking”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

대화 • (daehwa) (hanja 對話)

  1. dialogue, conversation
    자, 먼저 대화를 들어볼까요?
    Ja, meonjeo daehwa-reul deureobolkkayo?
    OK, shall we listen to the dialogue first?
    어색한 대화를 나누었다.
    Eosaekhan daehwareul nanueotda.
    We had an awkward conversation.

Derived terms

  • 대화방 (對話房, daehwabang, “chat room”)
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