What does 먹어 볼래 mean?
먹어 볼래 means "do you want to try eating it?" in Korean.
How it works here
‘먹어 보다’ means to try eating, and ‘-ㄹ래’ asks about the other person’s intention.
Key expression
-아/어 보다
To try doing something
‘-아/어 보다’ means to try doing something oneself; here it combines with ‘-ㄹ래’ to ask about the other person’s willingness.
When it's used
Used to suggest casually trying food, a method, or something new.
The line
맛있어 나 먹어 볼래?
It’s delicious. Want to try some?
Someone suggests trying food or a method directly.
Scene from “비행記 in 부산 (Travel Log in Busan) #2｜[SKZ CODE] Ep.101” · Channel: Stray Kids Watch on YouTube
More examples
이 방법이 맞는지 내가 한번 해 볼게.
I’ll try it once to see whether this method works.
새 메뉴가 궁금해서 조금 먹어 봤어.
I tried some because I was curious about the new menu.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
먹어 볼래
맛있어 나 먹어 볼래?
It’s delicious. Want to try some?
- Telling everyone not to start a new plan at all.
- Suggesting that they try the food or method directly.
- Suggesting that everyone suddenly cancel an existing appointment.
Show the answer
Suggesting that they try the food or method directly.
To try doing something. ‘-아/어 보다’ means to try doing something oneself; here it combines with ‘-ㄹ래’ to ask about the other person’s willingness.
Other words in this line
- 맛있다
- Delicious
- 나
- I; me
- 먹다
- To eat
Same expression in other scenes
- 가 볼까요 — Shall we try going?
- 들어봐요 — A suggestion to try listening once
- 찍어 볼까 — Shall we try taking a picture?
- 띄워 보겠습니다 — I’ll try launching it
- 손을대 볼까요 — Try doing it
- 먹어 볼까요 — Shall we try eating it?
- 해볼까 — Shall we try it
- 해볼까요 — Shall we try doing it?
- 좀 해 봐 — Try it yourself.
- 풀어보자 — Let’s try solving it
- 올라가 볼까요 — Shall we try going up?
- 앉아보세요 — Please try sitting down
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