Korean

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Etymology

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예약(豫約) (yeyak) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)ja̠kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeyakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeyaghada
McCune–Reischauer?yeyakhada
Yale Romanization?yēyyak.hata

Verb

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예약하다 (yeyakhada) (infinitive 예약해 or 예약하여, sequential 예약하니)

  1. (transitive) to make a reservation, to book
    예약하셨나요?Yeyak-hasyeonnayo?Do you have a reservation?
    내일 호텔 하나 예약하려고 합니다.
    Naeil bam-e hotel bang hana-reul yeyak-haryeogo hamnida.
    I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night.

Conjugation

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