Difference between speech and description in Korean

연설·묘사

speech

연설speech

연설 means a speech that someone gives in front of other people. It is often used for talks by leaders, teachers, or students at school or public events. You can hear it in the news, at ceremonies, and in meetings.

How to say speech
description

묘사description

묘사 means a description of a person, thing, place, or scene. You use it when you tell what something looks like, sounds like, or feels like in words. In Korean, people also say 묘사하다 to mean “describe.”

How to say description

The difference

묘사 is explaining what something is like in words. 연설 is a full spoken talk, often at a school or public event.