요리해
yoh-ree-hae
yorihae
요리하다
To say to cook politely in the present tense, use 요리해요 (yoh-ree-hae-yoh) · yorihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 요리하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 요리해요 yoh-ree-hae-yoh yorihaeyo | 요리합니다 yoh-ree-hahm-nee-dah yorihamnida | |
| Past | 요리했어 yoh-ree-hae-ssuh yorihaesseo | 요리했어요 yoh-ree-hae-ssuh-yoh yorihaesseoyo | 요리했습니다 yoh-ree-hae-sseum-nee-dah yorihaesseumnida |
| Future | 요리할 거야 yoh-ree-hahl guh-yah yorihal geoya | 요리할 거예요 yoh-ree-hahl guh-yae-yoh yorihal geoyeyo | 요리할 겁니다 yoh-ree-hahl guhm-nee-dah yorihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
요리하세요
yoh-ree-hah-sae-yoh
yorihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
요리해요
yoh-ree-hae-yoh
yorihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
요리해요?
yoh-ree-hae-yoh-?
yorihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
요리하고
yoh-ree-hah-goh
yorihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
요리하면
yoh-ree-hah-myuhn
yorihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
요리하고 있어요
yoh-ree-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yorihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
요리하고 싶어요
yoh-ree-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yorihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
요리할 수 있어요
yoh-ree-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yorihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
요리해서
yoh-ree-hae-suh
yorihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
요리하기
yoh-ree-hah-gee
yorihagi
Noun form — (음)
요리함
yoh-ree-hahm
yoriham