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What This Korean Practice Is About
In this Korean practice, you will focus on using the Korean adjective 맛없어요 (ma-deop-seo-yo), which means “not delicious,” “doesn’t taste good,” or “tasteless.” The goal of this practice is to help you get familiar with how to describe various foods and drinks in Korean, specifically when something doesn’t taste good.
For Example:
Here’s the breakdown of the sentence 피자가 맛없어요 (The pizza is not tasty.)
피자 (pi-ja) = Pizza
Subject of the sentence.
가 (ga) = Subject marker
This particle indicates that 피자 (pizza) is the subject of the sentence.
맛없어요 (ma-deop-seo-yo) = Not tasty
Conveys that the taste is not good.
*맛 없어요 is pronounced as (ma-deop-seo-yo) because the final consonant ㅅ sound in 맛 changes to a (d) sound before the vowel 어 in 없어요. This is due to a phonetic rule in Korean called consonant assimilation.
Korean Adjective Practice: 맛없어요
Each practice sentence below follows a simple pattern. The sentence structure used is Noun + 가/이 + 맛없어요, where the noun refers to the food or drink being described. By repeating these sentences with different nouns, you can easily learn how to talk about food and drinks in Korean in a natural and practical way.
Noun (the subject, in this case, the food or drink) + 가/이 (the subject marker) + 맛없어요 (the adjective).
LET’S GET STARTED!
피자 = Pizza
피자가 맛없어요.
(pi-ja-ga ma-deop-seo-yo) The pizza is not tasty.
스파게티 = Spaghetti
스파게티가 맛없어요.
(seu-pa-ge-ti-ga ma-deop-seo-yo) The spaghetti doesn’t taste good.
샐러드 = Salad
샐러드가 맛없어요.
(sael-leo-deu-ga ma-deop-seo-yo) The salad is not delicious.
콜라 = Cola
콜라가 맛없어요.
(kol-la-ga ma-deop-seo-yo) The cola tastes awful.
햄버거 = Hamburger
햄버거가 맛없어요.
(haem-beo-geo-ga ma-deop-seo-yo) The hamburger is not tasty.
치킨 = Chicken
치킨이 맛없어요.
(chi-kin-i ma-deop-seo-yo) The chicken doesn’t taste good.
스테이크 = Steak
스테이크가 맛없어요.
(seu-te-i-keu-ga ma-deop-seo-yo) The steak is not delicious.
초콜릿 = Chocolate
초콜릿이 맛없어요.
(cho-kol-lit-i ma-deop-seo-yo) The chocolate tastes awful.
파스타 = Pasta
파스타가 맛없어요.
(pa-seu-ta-ga ma-deop-seo-yo) The pasta doesn’t taste good.
오렌지 주스 = Orange juice
오렌지 주스가 맛없어요.
(o-ren-ji ju-seu-ga ma-deop-seo-yo) The orange juice is tasteless.
