말이 · 말을 · honorific: 말씀
words, speech; language
Example
그 사람 말이 맞아요.
What that person said is right.
Word parts
말하다 = to speak. Say it longer for 'words'.
Good to know
Homonym: 말 also means 'horse'. For elders' words use 말씀: 선생님 말씀.
Related words
말이 · 말을 (usually after a time word: 이번 달 말)
end (of a period)
Example
이번 달 말에 친구들과 여행을 가요.
I'm going on a trip with friends at the end of this month.
Word parts
말 end
Homonym warning: other 말 words mean 'speech' and 'horse'.
Good to know
It follows a time word: 이번 달 말, 학기 말; compounds include 주말, 월말, 연말.
말이 · 말을
horse
Example
지난여름에 제주도에서 처음으로 말을 탔어요.
Last summer I rode a horse for the first time on Jeju Island.
Word parts
Homonym: 말 also means 'words, speech'; context tells you which.
Good to know
Older speakers say speech 말 with a long vowel and horse 말 short; most young speakers no longer distinguish them.
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