yummy vs yucky

Hey everyone, I haven't posted an opposites lesson in awhile and I thought of a good pair people should know.

YUMMY vs YUCKY

Both of these are KID's English. Children use them when talking about food, when adult's use them it sounds kind of cute so men tend not to use these words so much (unless they are talking to kids).

Yummy means delicious, the food or drink tastes great. In Japanese, you'd say おいしい.

This cake is delicious~!

This cake is yummy!

このケーキはおいしいよ！

These sentences all have the same meaning but yummy sounds cuter more childish.

Yucky means something tastes bad or is digusting/gross. It is usually used to talk about food/drinks but can also be used to talk about things. It's almost never used by adults... In Japanese, when talking about food you'd say まずい. Adults might use the interjection "Yuck!" which is where yucky comes from (add y to make a noun an adjective).

A: Try this milk...

B: YUCK! Why did you ask me to drink that? It's gone bad!

A: I just wanted to double check.

B: I could have smelled it! I didn't have to drink it. Gross.

A: Sorry.

Here's an example using yucky:

Mother: Eat your natto.

Kid: Natto's yucky! No!

Mother: It's healthy, just try some...

Kid: Yuck~! No more it's yucky >_<

Have a good week,

Phil

It was delicious~!

Yesterday, I had a fantastic meal and it gave me the idea for this lesson. Everyone knows the word delicious but did you know it has many synonyms? Synonyms are word with the same or similar meanings. They're a great way of building up your vocabulary!


It was yummy.


This is usually used by kids and young people, it sounds a bit childish.


It was tasty.


This also sounds young but not as childish as yummy. It is a bit weaker sounding than delicious.


It was scrumptious.


This sounds a bit casual and a little old fashioned, I rarely hear scrumptious used these days.


It was delicious.


This is the standard way we say something tastes good, in Japanese you say oishii.


It was mouthwatering.


This is casual and to me it sounds stronger than delicious. It was so good that it made your mouth water~!


It was delectable.


This is a really formal way of saying something is delicious.


It was palatable.


This is another formal word but it sounds kind of weak, like someone is forcing themselves to say it tasted nice.


Have a great day,


Phil