To eat (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷

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to eat (polite)	먹어요

How to say “to eat (polite)” in Korean? “먹어요”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “먹어요” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to eat (polite) in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Notice that the stem is 먹 (meok), which sounds like “muck” without the “c” sound. Connecting that with eating might help you remember it.
• The ending 어요 (eoyo) is a common polite ending. Think of it as a friendly way to say “eat” when speaking politely.

Explanations:
• The base verb is 먹다 (meokda), meaning “to eat.”
• 먹어요 (meogeoyo) is the present polite conjugation, commonly used in everyday conversation when speaking politely.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 드세요 (deuseyo) – the honorific form of “to eat” used when showing respect to someone older or of higher status.
• 식사하다 (siksahada) – a more formal term for “to have a meal” or “to dine.”

Conjugations from the Infinitive 먹다 (meokda):

Present Tense (Polite):
• 먹어요 (meogeoyo) – “(I/you/he/she) eat(s)” in a polite form.

Past Tense (Polite):
• 먹었어요 (meogeosseoyo) – “ate” (polite)

Future Tense (Polite):
• 먹을 거예요 (meogeul geoyeyo) – “will eat” (polite)

Additional Conjugations:
• Dictionary Form: 먹다 (meokda)
• Informal Polite (banmal): 먹어 (meogeo)
• Imperative (Polite Request): 먹으세요 (meogeuseyo) – “please eat”

Examples of Sentences:
1. 저는 밥을 먹어요.
(Jeoneun babeul meogeoyo.)
“I eat rice.”

2. 친구와 함께 점심을 먹었어요.
(Chinguwah hamkke jeomsimeul meogeosseoyo.)
“I ate lunch with a friend.”

3. 내일 아침에 과일을 먹을 거예요.
(Naeil achime gwail-eul meogeul geoyeyo.)
“I will eat fruit tomorrow morning.”

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