[How to say “delicious” in Korean]
You can't miss this word when you try Korean food. It's an adjective called delicious. Korean is a very delicate language, so there are various expressions for taste. Let's learn about them today.
How to say delicious in Korean
-맛있다 [ma-si-tta]
-맛있어요 [ma-si-sseo-yo]
-꿀맛 [kkul-mat]
-개꿀맛 [gae-kkul-mat]
1. Dictionary form of delicious
The dictionary form of adjective "delicious" is 맛있다. 맛있다 is a word made up of 맛 and 있다. 맛 means flavor and 있다 means to be/to exist. It’s literal meaning is ‘Flavor exists’, but it actually means ‘delicious’.
So if you want to say “It’s delicious!”, just say ‘맛있다!’ [ma-si-tta]. Or just say ‘이거 맛있다!’ [e-geo ma-si-tta]. (이거 = this) It is used when you talk to yourself.
2. Informal polite style of delicious
If you want to tell someone “it's delicious”, you should use honorifics. “맛있어요” is the expression that foreigners use the most. So practice this sentence a lot.
3. Another expression of delicious
In Korea, we call the really delicious taste 꿀맛 (honey taste). The word 꿀맛 is made up of 꿀 and 맛. 꿀 is honey. So 꿀맛 means taste of honey. For example, we can say like this. “와 이 치킨 정말 꿀맛이다.” (Wow, this fried chicken is so delicious.)
4. Korean Slang for delicious, 개꿀맛
If you want to strongly express “it’s delicious” to close friends, put the word ‘개’ before a 꿀맛. And say “개꿀맛!” [gae-kkul-mat]. Actually the prefix ‘개’ can only be used for negative words, but young people these days use it to any expression. So 개꿀맛 is often used on SNS. However, it should not be used in front of strangers or people who are not close because it is close to abusive language.
[How to say “delicious” in Korean]
You can't miss this word when you try Korean food. It's an adjective called delicious. Korean is a very delicate language, so there are various expressions for taste. Let's learn about them today.
How to say delicious in Korean
-맛있다 [ma-si-tta]
-맛있어요 [ma-si-sseo-yo]
-꿀맛 [kkul-mat]
-개꿀맛 [gae-kkul-mat]
1. Dictionary form of delicious
The dictionary form of adjective "delicious" is 맛있다. 맛있다 is a word made up of 맛 and 있다. 맛 means flavor and 있다 means to be/to exist. It’s literal meaning is ‘Flavor exists’, but it actually means ‘delicious’.
So if you want to say “It’s delicious!”, just say ‘맛있다!’ [ma-si-tta]. Or just say ‘이거 맛있다!’ [e-geo ma-si-tta]. (이거 = this) It is used when you talk to yourself.
2. Informal polite style of delicious
If you want to tell someone “it's delicious”, you should use honorifics. “맛있어요” is the expression that foreigners use the most. So practice this sentence a lot.
3. Another expression of delicious
In Korea, we call the really delicious taste 꿀맛 (honey taste). The word 꿀맛 is made up of 꿀 and 맛. 꿀 is honey. So 꿀맛 means taste of honey. For example, we can say like this. “와 이 치킨 정말 꿀맛이다.” (Wow, this fried chicken is so delicious.)
4. Korean Slang for delicious, 개꿀맛
If you want to strongly express “it’s delicious” to close friends, put the word ‘개’ before a 꿀맛. And say “개꿀맛!” [gae-kkul-mat]. Actually the prefix ‘개’ can only be used for negative words, but young people these days use it to any expression. So 개꿀맛 is often used on SNS. However, it should not be used in front of strangers or people who are not close because it is close to abusive language.