chat — to talk in a friendly and informal way
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to talk in a friendly and informal way
Pronunciation (IPA): /tʃæt/
Korean meaning: 친근하고 격식 없이 이야기하다, 수다떨다
Korean pronunciation: 챗 (강세: 챗)
Example Sentences
- My grandmother loves to chat with the mailman every morning.
- We chatted so long that my phone battery died twice!
- The teacher caught us chatting during the exam.
chat
VERB//tʃæt//
to talk in a friendly and informal way
The friends sat together and chatted for hours at the café.
Coworkers chatted during their lunch break. (TALK + CASUAL = CHAT → chat means talking casually and comfortably)
They chatted, laughed, and took photographs together.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
중세 영어 'chateren'에서 유래되었으며, 원래는 새들이 지저귀는 소리를 흉내낸 의성어였습니다. 마치 참새들이 끊임없이 지저귀듯 사람들이 쉬지 않고 이야기하는 모습에서 '수다떨다'는 의미가 생겼어요.
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📝Examples
“My grandmother loves to chat with the mailman every morning.”
“We chatted so long that my phone battery died twice!”
“The teacher caught us chatting during the exam.”
“My cat seems to chat back when I talk to her.”
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