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마시다 conjugation (masida, to drink)

To say to drink politely in the present tense, use 마셔요 (mah-syuh-yoh) · masyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 마시다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.

Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.

Conjugation table

pron. = pronunciation guide  · RR = Revised Romanization

TenseCasual (반말)Polite (요)Formal (합니다)
Present
마셔
mah-syuh
masyeo
마셔요
mah-syuh-yoh
masyeoyo
마십니다
mah-sheem-nee-dah
masimnida
Past
마셨어
mah-syuh-ssuh
masyeosseo
마셨어요
mah-syuh-ssuh-yoh
masyeosseoyo
마셨습니다
mah-syuh-sseum-nee-dah
masyeosseumnida
Future
마실 거야
mah-sheel guh-yah
masil geoya
마실 거예요
mah-sheel guh-yae-yoh
masil geoyeyo
마실 겁니다
mah-sheel guhm-nee-dah
masil geomnida

Example sentences

How it’s used

마시다 is used for drinks of every kind; 술을 마시다 specifically means drinking alcohol. The honorific is 드시다, which covers both eating and drinking: 커피 드실래요? (“would you like some coffee?”). Casually, 한잔하다 means to have a drink together: 오늘 한잔할까?

Common mistake

Using 마시다 for soup or pills: ✗ 국을 마셔요, 약을 마셔요 → ✓ 국을 먹어요, 약을 먹어요. Korean “eats” both.

Other useful forms

Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
마시세요
mah-shee-sae-yoh
masiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
마셔요
mah-syuh-yoh
masyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
마셔요?
mah-syuh-yoh-?
masyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
마시고
mah-shee-goh
masigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
마시면
mah-shee-myuhn
masimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
마시고 있어요
mah-shee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
masigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
마시고 싶어요
mah-shee-goh shee-puh-yoh
masigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
마실 수 있어요
mah-sheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
masil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
마셔서
mah-syuh-suh
masyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
마시기
mah-shee-gee
masigi
Noun form — (음)
마심
mah-sheem
masim