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TOPIK 2noun

말씀

malsseum

말씀이 · 말씀을

words, remarks (honorific or humble)

Example

수업 시간에는 선생님 말씀을 잘 들으세요.

Listen carefully to what the teacher says during class.

Word parts

Honorific and humble form of 말 'words'.

Good to know

말씀하시다 honors the speaker; 말씀드리다 humbly describes yourself speaking to someone senior.