대화

Korean

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)

대화

1. dialogue, conversation

   자, 먼저 대화를 들어볼까요?

   Ja, meonjeo daehwa-reul deureobolkkayo?

   OK, shall we listen to the dialogue first?