How to Say ‘To try eating (it)’ in Japanese
食べてみる
tabe te miru
[tah-beh teh mee-roo]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜てみる] means “try doing.” It’s like a gentle experiment: [食べてみる？] = “Wanna try it?”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Sharing bites is common with close friends/couples, but on early dates some people prefer separate portions—asking [食べてみる？] is a polite check-in.
Phrase Breakdown
食べ
tabe
[tah-beh]
eat (stem of 食べる)
Stem used before て in the pattern 食べてみる (“try eating”).
気になるなら、食べてみる？
If you’re curious, want to try eating it?
て
te
[teh]
-te form (linking)
Links “eat” to “try”: 食べてみる = “try eating (it).”
一口だけ食べてみる。
I’ll try just one bite.
みる
miru
[mee-roo]
to try (doing); to see (dictionary form 見る)
In 〜てみる, みる means “try (and see what happens),” not literally “look.”
新しい店、今度行ってみる。食べてみるのも楽しみ。
I’ll try going to that new place next time. I’m also looking forward to trying the food.
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