Say Yes in Korean: 13+ Phrases You Should Know By Now

So, let me tell you up front. “Ne” means “Yes” in Korean. If that's the only word you need to know, now you're done. But, if ... Skiptocontent Disclosure:ThissitehasaffiliatelinkstolanguageproductsincludingthoseonAmazon.AsanAmazonAssociate,weearnfromqualifyingpurchasesatnocosttoyou.Thankyou. Disclosure:Thissitecontainsaffiliatelinkstolanguagelearningproducts.Wereceiveacommissionforpurchasesmadeviatheselinks,atnocosttoyou.Thankyou. Yes,you’reheretolearnKorean. So,letmetellyouupfront.“Ne”means“Yes”inKorean.Ifthat’stheonlywordyouneedtoknow,nowyou’redone. But,ifyouwanttolearnmore,keeponreading.ThisquickKoreanlessonwillgiveyouallofthewaysofsayingyesandagreeinginKorean. SayYesinKorean:13+PhrasesYouShouldKnow Now,asyoureadthese,besuretolistentothisfreeaudiolessontoo.Why? YougettohearREALKoreanpronunciation.So,presstheplaybuttonnow. https://www.linguajunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/3MK_S1L2_071315_kclass101.mp3 LessonbyKoreanClass101–aKoreanLearningProgram ClickheretogetMOREeasyKoreanAudioLessons 1.  Yes. 네(Pronunciation:Ne) ThisistheeasiestwaytosayyesinKorean.Justuseitformalsituationssuchasbetweenateacherandastudent,businesspartners,orstrangers.“Ne”isapolitewaytosayyes,soyoucan’tgowrongwiththisone.(Unlessyouaretalkingtoyourclosefriendsorsomeoneyoungerthanyou.Then,you’rewrong!) Example: “샌드위치드실래요?”“네,주세요.” “Wouldyoulikeasandwich?”“Yes,please.” Anyway,let’smoveontomorewaystosayyesinKorean. 2.  Yeah. 예(Ye) ItsoundsliketheEnglishword“yeah.”So,youwillrememberthisKoreanwordforsure.Itisalsoapolitewaytosayyes.“네”and“예”areinterchangeableinmostcases.Theonlydifferenceisthat“예”soundsalittlebitmorepolitethan“네”.So,youwouldusuallyuse“예”witholderpeoplewhoyouwanttobeverypoliterespectful,insituationslikeyouaremeetingyoursignificantother’sparentsforthefirsttime. Example: “김치좋아하세요?”“예,좋아합니다.”  “Doyoulikekimchi?”“Yes,Ido.” 3.  Mhm. 응/어(Eung/Eo) 응and어areinformalwaystosayyesinKorean.Completelyinterchangeable.Youneedtobecarefulwiththeseexpressions,however,becausetheyareinformalversions.Besurethatyoudonotusethemwithpeoplewhoareolderthanyouorsomeoneyoudon’tknow.Otherwise,theymightfeeloffendedandaskyoutospeakpolitely! Example:“치킨맛있어?”“응(어).”      “Isthechickentasty?”“Mhm” 4.  OK. 알겠습니다 (Algesseubnida) 알겠어요(Algesseoyo) 알겠어 (Algesseo) Whoa,threedifferentwaystosayokayinKorean?Don’tbeoverwhelmed. Allyouneedtodoistochooseapolitenesslevel.Ifyouwantthemostformalandpoliteversion,gowiththefirstone,“Algesseubnida.”Ifyouwanttouseasomewhatformalatastandardpolitelevel,choosethesecondone,“Algesseoyo.”Ifyouwanttobeinformal,usethethirdone,“Algesseo”.Youcanusethesewhenyouareconsentingoragreeing.Theexampleyouseebelowisinthepoliteversion. Example: “일곱시에만나요.”“알겠어요.그때봐요.” “Let’smeetat7o’clock.”“OK,seeyouthen.” NowyouknowhowtosayokayinKorean. Onwards. 5. That’scorrect.That’sright. 맞습니다 (Masseubnida) 맞아요 (Majayo) 맞아 (Maja) Whyarethese3ways?ThesameastheaboveIt dependsonthepolitenesslevel.Thefirstoneisthemostpoliteandthelastoneistheleastpolite(informal).Youcanusethemwhensomeoneisexpressinganopinionandyouwanttoexpressyourapprovaloragreement.Also,youcansimplyconfirmsomefactiscorrect. Example: “여기가서울역인것같아요.”“맞아요.” “IthinkthisisSeoulstation”“You’reright.” 6. Itisso.Yes,itis. 그렇습니다(Geureosseubnida) 그래요 (Geuraeyo) 그래 (Geurae) TheseKoreanphrasesareusedtoassuresomethingistrue.Unlikethephrasesinnumber5,youdon’tusethemwhenyouagreewithanopinion.Yousaytheseafterasimpleyes,forexample,“예,그렇습니다”,“네,그래요”,or“응(어),그래”.Funfact:thelastone,“응,그래.”oftenusedsarcasticallyamongyoungpeople,likeyouwouldsay“YEAH,SURE…”inEnglish. Example:“내일은토요일이에요.”“그래요?”“네,그래요.”     “TomorrowisSaturday.”“Isthatso?”“Yes,itis.” 7. Ofcourse. 당연합니다 (Dangyeonhabnida) 당연하죠(Dangyeonhajyo) 당연하지(Dangyeonhaji) Youcanusethesephraseswhenyouwanttoansweraquestionwithasimple“Ofcourse.”Ifyouneedtoclarifyafteryousayofcourse,forexample,“Ofcourse,IknowwhatK-popis.”youneedadifferentvariation(당연히)followedbythewholesentence.However,ifyoudon’twanttomesswithafullsentence,youcansimplyanswer“당연하죠.” Example: “저녁먹었어요?”“당연하죠! “Haveyouhaddinner?”“Ofcourse!” 8. Iagree. 동의합니다 (Donguihabnida) 동의해요 (Donguihaeyo) 동의해 (Donguihae) Whensomeoneexpresseshis/heropinionandyouagreewithit,saythese.Thesephraseshavealmostthesameusageof“Iagree”inEnglish.Forexample,whenyousignupforawebsite,thewebsitewillaskyoutochecknextto“Donguihabnida”tomakesurethatyouagreetothetermsandconditions. Example: “대학등록금은비쌉니다.”“동의해요.”  “Collegetuitionisexpensive.”“Iagree.” 9. Iamforit.(Yes,let’sdoit!) 찬성합니다(Chanseonghabnida) 찬성이요 (Chanseonghaeyo) 찬성 (Chanseonghae) Wanttogetsomepizza? Chanseonghaeyo!Yes! Youcanusethesewhensomeonesuggestssomethingandyouareforit.Basically,youareagreeingtodosomethingbysaying“Chanseonghaeyo”But,notethatthisisdifferentfromthephrasesinnumber8.In#8,youusethose toagreewithsomeone.Here,“Chanseonghaeyo.”isusedwhenyouwanttovoteinfavorofsomething. Example: “30분뒤에잠깐쉬죠.”“찬성이요.” “Let’shaveabreakin30minutes.”“Sure,Iamforit.” 10.  Yes.(Butno.) 아닙니다(Anibnida) 아니요(Aniyo) 아니(Ani) Yes,thesephrasesliterallymean‘no’.Yes,itisconfusing,but…staywithmehere… …‘no’cansometimesmean‘yes.’ Let’ssaysomeoneasksyouifyouareastudent,okay?Whetherthequestioniswordedinpositive(Areyouastudent?)ornegative(Aren’tyouastudent?),yousayyesifyouareastudent,right?Well… ButinKorean,ifthequestionisnegative,youranswerwillbetheoppositeofwhatyouwouldsayinEnglish.Thatsaid,sometimes“네”canmean“no”.Forexample,whensomeonesays“학생아니죠?(You’renotastudent,right)?”andyousay”네(yes)”,youmeanyouarenotastudent.Sopleasepayattentionwhetherthequestionisinpositiveornegative! Example: “그식당은일요일에안닫아요.”“아니요,닫아요.” “Therestaurantdoesn’tcloseonSundays.”“Yes,itdoes(close).” So,bynowyouknowthat“Ne”istheeasiestwaytosayyesinKorean. So,hereareafewmoreKorean“yes”phrasestohelpitsinkin. 11.Yes,I’mveryhungry. 네.배가많이고픕니다. ne.baegamanigopeumnida. 12.YesIlikeit. ne,joahaeyo. 네,좋아해요. 13.Yes,IcankindofspeakKorean. ne,eoneujeongdohalsuisseumnida. 네,어느정도할수있습니다. Now,youknowawholebunchofwaystoagreeandsayYESinKorean.  Whyisthisimportant?Well,itmeansyoucannowexpressyourselfinmanyways.Andthatmeansyou’reclosertofluency.Fluentpeopleareabletoexpressthemselvesinmanywaysandchoosethemostaccuratephrases. Wanttokeepthislesson? Printitoutandre-readiteverynowandthem! Otherlessonsyouwilllove: 12+KoreanTextBooksForBeginners&SmartLanguageLearners HowtoLearnKoreanin5Minutes(FreeStudyToolsInside) –TheMainJunkie P.S.WanttospeakKoreanwithaneasy3minutelesson? ThencheckoutKoreanClass101.com.Theyhave3-10minuteaudio/videolessonsthatgetyouspeakingandunderstandingKorean.So,ifyouwanttospeakandlearnthislanguage,pressplayonalessonandoffyougo. 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