맛있는 음식
masinneun eumsik
The English phrase "yummy food" is translated into Korean as 맛있는 음식 (masinneun eumsik).
맛있는 음식 refers to food that tastes very good. If you wish to express the complete sentence "The food is yummy" rather than just the phrase, you can say 맛있어요. To describe a specific sensation such as having a nutty flavor, the word 고소하다 is used.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective 맛있는, meaning "tasty" or "delicious" and the noun 음식, meaning "food".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
You can use the formal form 맛있는 음식입니다 to say "It is delicious food." For more casual speech, you can use the informal form 맛있어 to mean "It's delicious." Additionally, the contraction 맛난 can be used instead of 맛있는 to sound slightly more casual or colloquial in speech.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word 맛있는 is the adjective form of the verb 맛있다, which means "to be tasty", modified to function as an adjective describing a noun.
How do you pronounce it?
masinneun eumsik
Did you know?
- When Koreans talk about 맛있는 음식, they may describe the 'hand-taste' (손맛) of the cook. This implies that the person's unique touch or skill is what makes the food yummy.
- While 맛있는 음식 means 'yummy food', Koreans use a completely different word 꿀맛 (honey taste) to describe something exceptionally delicious.
- In Korean, the concept of 'tastiness' is often expressed by the verb 맛있다, which is literally 'taste exists'.
Examples in context
- 맛있는 음식을 먹고 싶어요.masitneun eumsigeul meokgo sipeoyo.I want to eat yummy food.
- 여기 맛있는 음식이 정말 많아요.yeogi masitneun eumsigi jeongmal manayo.There is a lot of yummy food here.
- 엄마는 항상 맛있는 음식을 해주세요.eommaneun hangsang masitneun eumsigeul haejuseyo.Mom always makes yummy food for me.
Example conversation
Subin and Hyunwoo are deciding where to go for lunch.
- 수빈 Su-bin현우 씨, 점심에 맛있는 음식 먹으러 갈까요?hyeonwoo ssi, jeomsime masitneun eumsik meogeureo galkkayo?Hyunwoo, shall we go eat some yummy food for lunch?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo좋아요. 뭐 먹고 싶어요?joayo. mwo meokgo sipeoyo?Sounds good. What do you want to eat?
- 수빈 Su-bin저는 파스타가 먹고 싶어요.jeoneun paseutaga meokgo sipeoyo.I want to eat pasta.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo그럼 근처에 있는 파스타집에 가요.geureom geuncheoe inneun paseutajibe gayo.Then let's go to the pasta restaurant nearby.
