Thursday, January 14, 2016

I'll eat well / I ate well - 잘 먹겠습니다 / 잘 먹었습니다.


In Korea, people express gratitude for food in a specific way.
  • 잘(well) 먹겠습니다 (존댓말: polite)
Meaning: I will eat well.
You say this before the meal. 
반말(casual): 잘 먹을게.
  • 잘 먹었습니다 (존댓말: polite)
Meaning: I ate well.
You say this after the meal.

반말(casual): 잘 먹었어.

To say if the food was good or bad, you can say the following:
  • 맛(taste) 있어요
Meaning: It tastes good.
The literal translation would be "taste exists".
  • 맛(taste) 없어요
Meaning: It tastes bad.
The literal translation would be "taste does not exists".

One could offer to enjoy a meal in the following way:

  • 맛있게 드세요(eat).
드세요 is similar to 먹어요, however, when you offer, 드세요 is more common.




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