Lesson 7
7. 잘 먹겠습니다. Thank you for the meal. (formal)
잘 먹겠습니다 literally means “I will eat well”. 잘 means “well”, 먹다 is to eat and -겠습니다 is used when you express one’s intention to do something. In more casual Korean, you can say 잘 먹을게.
You can say this to someone who prepared the food or someone who treats you to the food before you start eating but even if no one is treating anyone, you can still say this before a group of people start eating together.
Then, how do you respond to this? If you’re the person who prepared the food or treated people the food, you can say 맛있게 드세요. meaning “Enjoy your meal.” or 많이 드세요. meaning “Help yourself.”
Sample Conversation
A: 잘 먹겠습니다! = Thank you for the meal!
B: 맛있게 드세요. = Enjoy your meal.