📘 How to Use ~대요 – Quoting Someone in Korean Want to say “She said it’s delicious,” “He said he’s busy,” or “They said they’ll come tomorrow” in Korean? Then you should learn how to use ~대요 , one of the most common and useful grammar patterns in Korean for quoting what someone else said . This structure is perfect for sharing what you heard from others in a conversational and casual tone. 📌 What Does ~대요 Mean? ~대요 is a contraction of ~다고 해요 and is used to quote someone else’s statement (indirect speech). It means: ✔️ “They say that...” ✔️ “I heard that...” ✔️ “He/she said...” Structure: Descriptive verb + 대요 Action verb (present) + ㄴ/는대요 Past tense + 았/었대요 Noun + (이)래요 📘 Example Sentences 맛있대요 – They said it’s delicious ma-sit-dae-yo 지금 간대요 – He said he’s going now ji-geum gan-dae-yo 바빴대요 – I heard he was busy ba-ppat-dae-yo 학생이래요 – They said (he) is a student hak-saeng-i-rae-yo 📊 Grammar Table – ~대요 Summary ...