말솜씨

Korean

Etymology

말 (mal, “words”) + 솜씨 (somssi, “skill; dexterity”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭs͈o̞mɕ͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [말(ː)쏨씨]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	malsomssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	malsomssi
McCune–Reischauer?	malssomssi
Yale Romanization?	mālqsomssi

Noun

말솜씨 • (malsomssi)

1. one's way of speaking; eloquence

   말솜씨가 좋네요.

   malsomssiga jonneyo.

   You have a way with words.