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마시다 conjugation

to drink · masida · sounds like [마시다]

Short answer: “To drink” in Korean is 마시다 (masida). Polite present: 마셔요 (masyeoyo); past: 마셨어요 (masyeosseoyo); future: 마실 거예요. It is regular.

Respect form: 드시다 — “to drink” said about someone you respect

마시다 in sentences

All forms of 마시다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요마셔요[마셔요]masyeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다마십니다[마심니다]masimnida
casual-아/어마셔[마셔]masyeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다마신다[마신다]masinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?마십니까?[마심니까]masimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요마시고 있어요[마시고 이써요]masigo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요마셨어요[마셔써요]masyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다마셨습니다[마셛씀니다]masyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어마셨어[마셔써]masyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다마셨다[마셛따]masyeotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요마실 거예요[마실 꺼예요]masil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다마실 겁니다[마실 껌니다]masil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야마실 거야[마실 꺼야]masil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다마시겠습니다[마시겓씀니다]masigetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 마셔요[안 마셔요]an masyeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 마셨어요[안 마셔써요]an masyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요마시지 않아요[마시지 아나요]masiji anayo
cannot못 …못 마셔요[몬 마셔요]mot masyeoyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요마시세요[마시세요]masiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요마시셨어요[마시셔써요]masisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다마시십니다[마시심니다]masisimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요마시세요[마시세요]masiseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요마셔 주세요[마셔 주세요]masyeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요마시지 마세요[마시지 마세요]masiji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다마십시다[마십씨다]masipsida
let’s … (casual)-자마시자[마시자]masija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라마셔라[마셔라]masyeora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고마시고[마시고]masigo
… so / and then-아/어서마셔서[마셔서]masyeoseo
if …-(으)면마시면[마시면]masimyeon
… but-지만마시지만[마시지만]masijiman
because …-(으)니까마시니까[마시니까]masinikka
… and / but (background)-는데마시는데[마시는데]masineunde
even if …-아/어도마셔도[마셔도]masyeodo
while …-(으)면서마시면서[마시면서]masimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고마시려고[마시려고]masiryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러마시러[마시러]masireo
before …-기 전에마시기 전에[마시기 저네]masigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에마신 후에[마신 후에]masin hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는마시는[마시는]masineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ마신[마신]masin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ마실[마실]masil
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요마시고 싶어요[마시고 시퍼요]masigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요마실 수 있어요[마실 쑤 이써요]masil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요마실 수 없어요[마실 쑤 업써요]masil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요마셔야 해요[마셔야 해요]masyeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요마셔도 돼요[마셔도 돼요]masyeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요마시면 안 돼요[마시면 안 돼요]masimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기마시기[마시기]masigi

How 마시다 changes

마시 ends in a vowel, so 마시 + 아/어 becomes 마셔 → 마셔요, 마셨어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 마시면, 마실. 마시다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “drink” in Korean?

“To drink” is 마시다 (masida), pronounced [마시다]. In a sentence: 물을 많이 마셔요. — I drink a lot of water.

What is the past tense of 마시다?

마셨어요 (masyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 마시다 (“to drink”). Formal: 마셨습니다; casual: 마셨어.

How do you say 마시다 politely?

Everyday polite: 마셔요 (masyeoyo). Formal: 마십니다. Casual, with close friends: 마셔.

How do you say “I want to drink” in Korean?

마시고 싶어요 (masigo sipeoyo), pronounced [마시고 시퍼요].

Is 마시다 irregular?

No. 마시 ends in a vowel, so 마시 + 아/어 becomes 마셔 → 마셔요, 마셨어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 마시면, 마실. 마시다 is regular.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check