How do you pronounce 맛있어요?

Say it as 마시써요. Say it as one smooth word, ma-si-sseo-yo, and stress the tense 'ss'.

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맛있어요

masisseoyo

Said as 마시써요

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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.

ㅁ“m”consonant

ㅏ“a”vowel

ㅅ“s (moves to next syllable)”end consonant

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맛“ma”block

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 마시써요.

Looks like맛있but say마싣

The final ㅅ of 맛 slides into the empty ㅇ slot of 있, so it sounds like 마시.

Looks like있어but say이써

The final ㅆ of 있 moves onto 어, giving a strong 써 sound.

Tip: Say it as one smooth word, ma-si-sseo-yo, and stress the tense 'ss'.