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LEVEL 1 LESSON 2
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After listening to this lesson, when you are asked a YES/NO question, you will be able to answer
that question with either YES or NO in Korean.
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In Korean, Yes is [ne] and No is [aniyo] in [ jondaetmal], polite language.
. [ne] = Yes.
. [aniyo] = No.
But in Korean, when people say , it is not the same as saying Yes. in English. The same
goes for too. This is because the Korean expresses your agreement to what the
other person said. And expresses your disagreement or denial to what the other
person said.
For example,
someone asks you You dont like coffee? ( ? [keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?] in Korean) and if
your answer is No, I dont like coffee. you have to say .
Strange?
So it is more accurate to put it this way.
. [ne] = Thats right. / I agree. / Sounds good. / What you said is correct.
. [aniyo] = Thats not right. / I dont agree. / What you said is not correct.
Therefore, when you ask You dont like coffee? in Korean, if the person answering doesnt like
coffee, he/she will say No. in English but in Korean. And if the person DOES like coffee,
he/she will say Yes. but in Korean.
? [keo-pi jo-a-hae-yo?] = Do you like coffee?
. . [ne. jo-a-hae-yo] = Yes, I like coffee.
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? [keo-pi jo-a-hae-yo?] = Do you like coffee?
. . [aniyo. an jo-a-hae-yo] = No, I dont like coffee.
? [keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?] = You dont like coffee?
. . [aniyo. jo-a-hae-yo] = Yes, I like coffee.
? [keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?] = You dont like coffee?
. . [ne. an jo-a-hae-yo] = No, I dont like coffee.
You dont have to worry about the other parts of the sample sentences above. Just remember
that the Korean system for saying YES and NO is different from the English system.
is more than just YES or THATS RIGHT.
While [ne] is used to express Yes or Thats right, it is also used as a conversation filler.
If you listen to two Korean people talking with each other, you will hear them saying quite
often, even when it is not intended to mean Yes.
So two people can have a conversation like this. Imagine it is all in Korean.
A: You know what, I bought this book yesterday,
B: . [ne]
A: and I really like it.
B: .
A: But its a bit too expensive.
B: .
A: Do you know how much it was?
B: How much was it?
A: It was 100 dollars!
B: ? [ne?]
A: So I paid the money with my credit card.
B: ...
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A: But I still like it a lot because its a book by Kyeong-eun Choi, one of the teachers at Talk-
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B: ...
So, as you can see from the dialog above, [ne] is a multi-player. It can be:
Yes. / Thats right
but also,
I see. / I got it. / Im here! (when someone calls you) / I understand. / Ah-ha. / etc...
.
Because [ne] and [aniyo] are focused more on your agreement and disagreement
rather than whether something is true or not, and ALSO because can mean I see. or Ah-ha.
as well, Korean people often add this expression, [ma-ja-yo] after [ne].
, . [ne, ma-ja-yo] = Yes, thats right.
This is in order to express more strongly and clearly that you are saying Youre right. rather than
sounding like you are just passively listening, while nodding.
again.
is amazing. It can be many things already, but it can also be What did you say?
Suppose someone said something to you but you couldnt hear the person well or you werent
paying much attention. Then you can say ? [ne?] to mean Pardon me? Im sorry? What
did you say? I didnt hear you well. You can also use ? to show your surprise.
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A: I bought a present for you.
B: ? [ne?]
A: I said I bought a present for you?
B: ?
A: Forget it.
B: ?

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