이야기하고

talk, speak, have a conversation

→ 이야기하다
이야기 story, tale + 하 do; be + 고 And
verb Rare #29,321
talk, speak, have a conversation This is the connective form of 이야기하다, used before another verb or phrase; it often means “talk and …” or “while talking.”
KO: 친구와 이야기하고 싶어요.
EN: I want to talk with a friend.
Conjugation of 이야기하다
Indicative
이야기하고

이야기하고 있을 시간이 없어요!

There's no time to talk!

— 컴 앤 씨 (1985)

저에 대해 이야기하고 있었나요?

Were you talking about me?

누구 랑 이야기하고 있었어?

Who were you talking to?

— 조조 래빗 (2019)