“Please eat plenty” in Korean: 많이 드세요 (mani deuseyo)

많이 드세요

mani deuseyo

Situation: Dining out & orderingLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Please eat plenty.

드세요 is the honorific of 먹다. A host says it to guests, who usually reply 잘 먹겠습니다.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 5 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [마니 드세요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
많이
많	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄶ	[마] ma
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[니] ni
드세요
드	ㄷ+ㅡ	deu
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Silent ㅎ: a final ㅎ (including the ㅎ inside ㄶ and ㅀ) is not pronounced before a vowel. 많이 → [마니]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

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Question 1 What does “많이 드세요” mean?

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Answer: Please eat plenty

Question 2 How do you say “Please eat plenty” in Korean?

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Answer: 많이 드세요 mani deuseyo

Question 3 How is “많이 드세요” pronounced?

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Answer: [마니 드세요]

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