너무 맛있어요
The English phrase "so yummy" is expressed in Korean as 너무 맛있어요.
The phrase 너무 맛있어요 translates to "it's so delicious". Other ways to express various levels of deliciousness include 정말 맛있다 (really delicious), 아주 맛있다 (very delicious) and 대단히 맛있다 (exceptionally delicious).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 너무 맛있어요 is composed of 너무 (so/too) and 맛있어요 (is delicious/tasty).
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the level of formality by altering the ending: dropping the 요 from 너무 맛있어요 to create 너무 맛있어 makes the phrase informal, which is used with friends or people younger than you. Changing the ending to 습니다 to make 너무 맛있습니다 makes the phrase highly formal.
Did you know?
- If you are eating something that is 'so yummy' it is almost overwhelming, you might use the word 감동적이다 (to be moving/touching). This suggests the food was so delicious it actually moved your emotions.
- The word 맛 (taste) inside 맛있어요 is actually a noun that can be used on its own. When combined with the verb 있다 (to exist/to have), the phrase literally translates to 'taste exists'.
- The word 너무 originally meant 'too much' in a negative sense, implying an excess that was problematic. In recent decades, however, Korean speakers have widely begun using it as a positive intensifier, much like the English 'so'.
Examples in context
- 이 떡볶이 너무 맛있어요!i tteokbokki neomu masisseoyo!This tteokbokki is so yummy!
- 이 카페 케이크는 정말 너무 맛있어요.i kape keikeuneun jeongmal neomu masisseoyo.The cake at this cafe is really so yummy.
Example conversation
Jihoon and Subin are eating lunch at a restaurant.
- 지훈 Ji-hun수빈 씨, 이 파스타 먹어 봐요.Subin ssi, i pasuta meogeo bwayo.Subin, try this pasta.
- 수빈 Su-bin와, 진짜 너무 맛있어요!wa, jinja neomu masisseoyo!Wow, it is really so yummy!
- 지훈 Ji-hun그쵸? 저도 정말 좋아해요.geuchyo? jeodo jeongmal joahaeyo.Right? I like it a lot too.
- 수빈 Su-bin지훈 씨 덕분에 맛있는 점심이에요.Jihoon ssi deokbun-e masinneun jeomsimieyo.Thanks to you, Jihoon, this is a delicious lunch.
