How to Say “It’s delicious” in Korean: 맛있어요 (masisseoyo)

맛있어요

masisseoyo

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

Meaning

It’s delicious.

Telling the staff this while eating makes them happy. Add 정말 (“really”) for emphasis.

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

Syllables: 4 · Words: 1

Said aloud, it sounds like [마시써요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
맛	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㅅ	[마] ma
있	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㅆ	[시] si
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 맛있어 → [마시써]

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.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
맛있다	adjective	delicious	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “맛있어요” mean?

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Answer: It’s delicious

Question 2 How do you say “It’s delicious” in Korean?

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Answer: 맛있어요 masisseoyo

Question 3 How is “맛있어요” pronounced?

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Answer: [마시써요]

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