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What This Korean Practice Is About
This Korean practice focuses on using the Korean adjective 맛있어요 (ma-si-sseo-yo), meaning “delicious,” in a variety of basic sentences. The goal is to help you become comfortable with expressing your opinions about food and drink in Korean. 맛있어요 is a polite form, if you’re speaking casually, with friends or close people, you can drop the polite ending -요 and say 맛있어 (ma-si-sseo).
Breakdown of 맛있어요:
- 맛 (mat) = taste
- 있어요 (i-sseo-yo) = “there is” or “it exists.”
Together, they literally mean “there is taste,” which translates to “it’s delicious.”
Korean Adjective Practice: 맛있어요
Below are basic sentences using the adjective 맛있어요 (ma-si-sseo-yo) to express that something is delicious or tasty. The sentences follow two structures:
Noun + 맛있어요
This sentence structure includes a noun followed by the verb “맛있어요,” indicating that the noun is delicious or tastes good.
Example:
고구마 = Sweet Potato
고구마 맛있어요 (goguma masisseoyo) = The sweet potato is delicious.
Demonstrative Pronoun + Noun + 맛있어요
This sentence structure includes a demonstrative pronoun (이 for “this” or 저 for “that”) before the noun, followed by “맛있어요.”
Example 1:
피자 = Pizza
이 피자 맛있어요 (i pija masisseoyo) = This pizza is delicious.
Example 2:
피자 = Pizza
저 피자 맛있어요 (jeo pija masisseoyo) = That pizza is delicious.
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스시 = Sushi
이 스시 맛있어요!
(i seu-si ma-si-sseo-yo) = This sushi is delicious!
*이 (i) means “this.”
라면 = Ramen
저 라면 맛있어요?
(jeo ra-myeon ma-si-sseo-yo?) = Is that ramen tasty?
(jeo ra-myeon ma-si-sseo-yo?) = That ramen is tasty.
*저 (jeo) means “that.”
고구마 = Sweet Potato
고구마 맛있어요.
(go-gu-ma ma-si-sseo-yo) = The sweet potato is tasty.
치킨 = Chicken
이 치킨 맛있어요.
(i chi-kin ma-si-sseo-yo) = This chicken tastes good.
*이 (i) means “this.”
파스타 = Pasta
파스타 맛있어요.
(pa-seu-ta ma-si-sseo-yo) = The pasta is delicious.
피자 = Pizza
이 피자 맛있어요.
(i pi-ja ma-si-sseo-yo) = This pizza is delicious.
*이 (i) means “this.”
떡볶이 = Tteokbokki
떡볶이 맛있어요.
(tteok-bok-ki ma-si-sseo-yo) = The tteokbokki is tasty.
커피 = Coffee
커피 맛있어요.
(keo-pi ma-si-sseo-yo) = The coffee is delicious!
아이스크림 = Ice Cream
아이스크림 맛있어요!
(a-i-seu-keu-rim ma-si-sseo-yo!) = The ice cream is delicious.
샐러드 = Salad
샐러드 맛있어요.
(sael-leo-deu ma-si-sseo-yo) = The salad tastes great.
