When to use it
Saying 맛있어요 to the cook or restaurant owner is a real compliment. To ask "is it good?", raise your voice at the end: 맛있어요?
Letter by letter: 맛있어요
Korean is written in syllable blocks. Here is what each block of 맛있어요 is made of.
| Block | Letters | Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| 맛 | ㅁ + ㅏ + ㅅ | ㅁ m, ㅏ a, ㅅ t (at the end) |
| 있 | ㅇ + ㅣ + ㅆ | ㅇ silent, ㅣ i, ㅆ t (at the end) |
| 어 | ㅇ + ㅓ | ㅇ silent, ㅓ eo |
| 요 | ㅇ + ㅛ | ㅇ silent, ㅛ yo |
Written 맛있어요, but said [마시써요]: linking (final moves to the next vowel); linking (final moves to the next vowel). The romanizer explains these sound rules for any word.
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How to type it
On a standard Korean keyboard (2-set), press these keys in order:
AㅁKㅏTㅅDㅇLㅣShift+TㅆDㅇJㅓDㅇYㅛ
Practice with the online Korean keyboard, or learn the layout in the typing test.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "Delicious" in Korean?
The everyday polite way is 맛있어요 (masisseoyo). The formal version is 맛있습니다. With close friends, say 맛있어.
How do you pronounce 맛있어요?
It sounds like "masisseoyo", because of Korean sound changes it is said as [마시써요]. Press the speaker button on this page to hear it.
Romanization: Revised Romanization of Korean, with sound changes. Audio: a recorded native-sounding Korean voice.
Last checked: 2026-10-20