마셔봤어

What does 마셔봤어 mean?

마셔봤어 means "Have you had the experience of trying to drink it?" in Korean.

How it works here

‘-아/어 보다’ attached to ‘마시다’ asks whether the person has personally tried drinking it.

When it's used

Used to ask casually whether someone has personally tried food, a drink, or an object.

The line

야 우지야 너 마셔봤어?

Hey, Wooji, have you tried drinking it?

Casually checking whether a friend has actually tried a food or used an item.

Scene from “[GOING SEVENTEEN 2020] EP.45 TTT #2 (Hyperrealism Ver.)” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube

More examples

1. 그 빵은 아직 안 먹어 봤어요.

   I haven’t tried that bread yet.

2. 이 앱은 써 봤는데 생각보다 편하더라.

   I’ve used this app, and it’s more convenient than I expected.

Quick check

When would you use this expression?

마셔봤어

야 우지야 너 마셔봤어?

Hey, Wooji, have you tried drinking it?

• Pressuring a friend to buy and bring the item immediately.
• Casually checking whether a friend has actually tried a food or used an item.
• Saying that someone has repeated the same task many times and become familiar with it.

Other words in this line

너

You

마시다

To drink

Same expression in other scenes

• 풀어보자 — Let’s try solving it
• 올라가 볼까요 — Shall we try going up?
• 앉아보세요 — Please try sitting down
• 안 마셔봤다 — Have never tried drinking
• 만들어봐 — To actually make it and try it out
• 기다려 봐 — Try waiting
• 해봐 — Try it once.
• 가봤어요 — Went there and actually tried it.