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물을 마셔요
I drink water / I am drinking water
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물 means water and 마시다 means “to drink.” 물을 마셔요 is the standard polite sentence “I am drinking water.”
The object particle 을 follows 물 because it ends in a consonant. It marks the thing being drunk.
Use the same structure with coffee, tea, or juice: 커피를 마셔요, 차를 마셔요, 주스를 마셔요.
Examples
저는 아침에 물을 마셔요.
Jeoneun achime mureul masyeoyo.
I drink water in the morning.
커피를 안 마셔요.
Keopireul an masyeoyo.
I do not drink coffee.
Mini dialogue
A: 뭐 마셔요?
A: What are you drinking?
B: 물을 마셔요.
B: I am drinking water.
Common mistakes
- 마셔요 comes from 마시다; do not use 먹어요 for ordinary drinking.
- Use 을 after a consonant-final noun such as 물, and 를 after a vowel-final noun such as 커피.
How to practice
- Works for habits and actions happening now.
- 물 좀 주세요 is the natural request for water at a restaurant.
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Which sentence means “I drink tea”?
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