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KOREAN VERB

마시다

to drink

  • #25 most used
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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI drink
NegativeI don’t drink

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI drank
NegativeI didn’t drink

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will drink
NegativeI won’t drink

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI drink (respectfully)
PastI drank (respectfully)
FutureI will drink (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) drinking, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) drinking, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I drink
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I drink
  5. But (-지만) I drink, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please drink
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please drink (formal)
  3. Plain command drink! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t drink

How to use 마시다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 아침마다 커피를 한 잔 마셔요.

    I drink a cup of coffee every morning.

  2. Past

    어제 친구들하고 맥주를 마셨어요.

    Yesterday I drank beer with friends.

  3. Future

    운동 후에 물을 많이 마실 거예요.

    After exercise I'll drink a lot of water.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 아침마다 녹차를 드세요.

    Grandpa drinks green tea every morning.

  5. Connectives

    커피를 마시면 잠이 안 와요.

    If I drink coffee, I can't sleep.

  6. Requests and commands

    이 차를 천천히 드세요.

    Drink this tea slowly.

Good to know

  • 마시다 is also for tea and soup from a cup; for an elder, say 드시다.

Where you hear 마시다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 저는 커피를 마셔요. I drink coffee.
  • 어제 차를 마셨어요. I drank tea yesterday.
  • 내일 같이 커피 마실 거예요. We're going to drink coffee together tomorrow.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 저는 커피를 마셔요. I drink coffee.
  • 어제 차를 마셨어요. I drank tea yesterday.
  • 내일 같이 커피 마실 거예요. We're going to drink coffee together tomorrow.
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Rice cakes by the river

Beginner Level 1 · 물도 마셔. 많이 매워.

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The first snow

Beginner Level 2 · 같이 커피 마셔요.

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Back on his feet

Beginner Level 2 · 마시지 마세요. · 찬물 마시지 마세요.

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Basketball

Beginner Level 3 · 커피 마실래요?

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The last train

Beginner Level 3 · 추우니까 커피 마실까요?

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The family toast

Intermediate Level 2 · 마시고 설거지해.

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The clinic

Advanced Level 2 · 커피는요? 하루에 세 잔 마셔요. · 커피 마시지 말고 물을 드세요.

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The bathhouse

Fluency Level 1 · 바나나우유는 법이야, 형. 안 마시면 안 돼.

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The club

Fluency Level 2 · 사십 년 우체부였어요. 커피 마시러 와요.

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