Korean word

맛있겠다

Pronunciation

Romanizationmasitkkettta

Meaning

  • adjectivelooks delicious

Example

와, 그거 맛있겠다.wa keu geo ma sit kket tta

Wow, that looks delicious.

Illustration for 맛있겠다 (looks delicious)

More examples

사진만 봐도 맛있겠다.sa jin man pwa do ma sit kket tta

Even from a photo, it looks delicious.

Core concept

The sight or smell of food creates an immediate impression that it will be delicious.

Common phrases

  • 사진만 봐도 맛있겠다sa jin man pwa do ma sit kket tta

    looks delicious from the photo alone

  • 이 정도면 맛있겠다i cheong do myeon ma sit kket tta

    looks delicious at this level

Similar words

맛있다masittta: Food tastes good and gives pleasure when eaten.
맛있었겠다masisseotkkettta: Food is imagined to have tasted delicious at an earlier time.
맛있겠어요masitkkesseoyo: A polite, gentle way to say that a dish looks delicious.

Definition in Korean

지금 보이는 음식이나 냄새를 근거로 그 음식이 먹음직스럽다고 짐작하거나 그럴 것이라고 말할 때 쓰는 표현chi geum po i neun eum si gi na naem sae reul keun geo ro keu eum si gi meo geum jik sseu reop tta go chim ja ka geo na keu reol kkeo si ra go mal hal ttae sseu neun pyo hyeon

Word origin

It joins the meaning delicious to an ending that marks an inference, so the speaker is judging from the food's appearance or smell rather than reporting a taste.

Usage tips

  • It is a natural food reaction in conversation and can show pleasant surprise or mild envy when someone else has an appealing dish.

Opposites

Related words

  • 맛있게masitkkedeliciouslyadverb
  • 맛있음masisseumdeliciousnessnoun

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