말하다
ma-ra-da
Korean 'malhada': carrying what is inside across to someone
The picture Something penned up inside rises to the mouth, goes out, and crosses over to the person in front of you. malhada is the inside going out; deutda is the outside coming in.
Where the picture shows up in 말하다
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Sending out a thought
제 생각을 말해도 될까요?
je saeng-ga-geul ma-rae-do doel-kka-yo
May I say what I think?
A sentence floating in your head drops to your mouth and goes out
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Reporting a fact
의사 선생님께 아픈 곳을 말하세요.
ui-sa seon-saeng-nim-kke a-peun go-seul ma-ra-se-yo
Tell the doctor where it hurts.
One finger points at the belly while the mouth pushes out the same thing
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Speaking in a language
천천히 한국말로 말해 주세요.
cheon-cheon-hi han-gung-mal-lo ma-rae ju-se-yo
Please speak slowly, in Korean.
Several language cards lie on a table; you pick one and open your mouth
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Handing over a request
필요한 게 있으면 저한테 말해요.
pi-ryo-han ge i-sseu-myeon jeo-han-te ma-rae-yo
If you need anything, tell me.
An empty hand held out, with a few words tossed along with it
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Words crossing from mouth to mouth
다들 그 가게가 싸다고 말해요.
da-deul geu ga-ge-ga ssa-da-go ma-rae-yo
Everyone says that shop is cheap.
What left one mouth crosses many mouths and spreads through the neighborhood
All of it in one picture
malhada is the picture of sending what is inside across to someone. A sentence dropping from your head to your mouth is saying what you think; pointing at the sore spot while pushing the same thing out in words is describing a symptom. Picking one language off the table and opening your mouth is speaking in it, holding out an empty hand with a few words is asking for something, and one mouthful crossing many mouths is what people say.