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TOPIK 2verb

맛보다

matboda [맏뽀다]

맛봐요 · 맛봤어요 · 맛볼 거예요 · 맛보세요

to taste, to try (food)

Example

소금을 넣기 전에 국을 맛보세요.

Taste the soup before you add salt.

Word parts

맛 'taste' + 보다 'to see, to try': literally 'see the taste'.

Good to know

Pronounced [맏뽀다]; -아/어 보다 after any verb means 'try': 먹어 보세요.