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Taste

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1. 👅

   맛

   mas

   taste, flavor

   noun

   • 이 음식은 맛이 좋아요.

     This food tastes good.

   • 무슨 맛이에요?

     What does it taste like?

2. 🍬

   달콤하다

   dal-kom-ha-da

   to be sweet

   adjective

   • 초콜릿은 달콤해요.

     Chocolate is sweet.

   • 이 과자 정말 달콤하네요!

     This cookie is really sweet!

3. 🍋

   신맛

   sin-mas

   sour taste, sourness

   noun

   • 레몬은 신맛이 있어요.

     Lemon has a sour taste.

   • 요거트는 약간 신맛이 나요.

     Yogurt has a slightly sour taste.

4. 🌶️

   맵다

   maepda

   spicy

   adjective

   • 이 음식은 매워요.

     This food is spicy.

   • 고추는 정말 매워요.

     Chili peppers are really spicy.

5. 🧂

   짭짜름하다

   jjab-jja-reum-ha-da

   salty

   adjective

   • 이 반찬은 짭짜름해요.

     This side dish is salty-sweet.

   • 너무 짭짜름하지 않아요.

     It's not too salty-sweet.

6. ☕

   쓴맛

   seun-mas

   bitter taste, bitterness

   noun

   • 커피는 쓴맛이 있어요.

     Coffee has a bitter taste.

   • 약은 쓴맛이 나요.

     Medicine tastes bitter.

7. 😋

   맛있다

   ma-sit-da

   to be delicious

   verb

   • 이 밥은 맛있어요.

     This rice is delicious.

   • 맛있게 드세요.

     Please enjoy your meal (lit. eat deliciously).

8. 😕

   맛없다

   mas-eop-da

   tasteless, not delicious

   adjective

   • 이 음식은 맛없어요.

     This food has no taste / tastes bad.

   • 너무 맛없지 않아요?

     Doesn't it taste not good / bland?