“Yes” in Korean? - KoreanClass101

There are two formal ways to say “yes” in Korean. The one you might think of first is 네[ne]. But actually, the first official standard Korean word for “yes” is ... Hallo,Pooh,you'rejustintimeforalittlesmackerelofsomething LearnKoreaninthefastest,easiestandmostfunway CreateYourFreeLifetimeAccount SelectYourLevel AbsoluteBeginner Beginner Intermediate UpperIntermediate Advanced OrsignupusingFacebook ConnectwithFacebook ByclickingJoinNow,youagreetoour TermsofUse, PrivacyPolicy, andtoreceiveouremailcommunications,whichyoumayoptoutatanytime. Lessons LessonLibrary NewestLessons Favorites YourNextLesson FirstEncounters ThrowbackThursday Learnaboutgreetingsomeoneforthefirsttime Congratulations!You'vefinishedeverythingonyourpathway. Addanewpath? 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Learnhowmanywaysyoucansay"Yes" MarkComplete AlsoAppearsIn: BestofJaeforAbsoluteBeginners ConnectingwithKorean-SpeakingFamily AbsoluteBeginnerQuestionsAnsweredbyJae ThrowbackThursday GettingtoIntermediatewithVideo LessonNotes LessonTranscript Comments UnlockIn-DepthExplanations&ExclusiveTakeawayswithPrintableLessonNotes UnlockLessonNotesandTranscriptsforeverysinglelesson.SignUpforaFreeLifetimeAccountandGet7DaysofPremiumAccess. Selectyourlevel SelectYourLevel AbsoluteBeginner Beginner Intermediate UpperIntermediate Advanced JoinNow OrsignupusingFacebook ByclickingJoinNow,youagreetoour TermsofUse, PrivacyPolicy, andtoreceiveouremailcommunications,whichyoumayoptoutatanytime. AlreadyaMember? SignInHere Hieverybody!Jaehere.WelcometoAskaTeacher,whereI’llanswersomeofyourmostcommonKoreanquestions. Thequestionforthislessonis… Howmanywayscanyousay“yes”inKorean? Therearetwoformalwaystosay“yes”inKorean.Theoneyoumightthinkoffirstis네[ne].Butactually,thefirstofficialstandardKoreanwordfor“yes”is예[ye].Didyouknowthat네[ne]onlybecamestandardin1988?Nowadays,peopleuseboth. Therearealsotwoinformalwaystosayyes.Ifyou’retalkingwithclosefriends,orpeopleyoungerthanyou,youcanusethewords응[eung]and어[eo].응[eung]usuallysoundscuteand어[eo]typicallyhasamoremasculinesound. Let’sbreakitdownwithsomeexamplessoyouknowwhich“yes”touseandwhentouseit. Say,forexample,you’retalkingtoyourboss.Yourbossasksifyou'vefinishedtheprojectyou’vebeenworkingon.Toanswer“yes,”youcanuseeither예[ye]or네[ne].예[ye]isalittlemorepolite. Let’simagineanotherscenariowhereyou’retalkingtoyourfriend.Yourfriendwantstoknowifyou’regoingtocomeovertohishousetomorrow.Inthiscase,youcanuseeither응[eung]or어[eo]. Inourlastsituationlet’simagineyou’retalkingtoyourmom.Sheisaskingyouifyou’vefinishedyourhomeworkyet.Now,someKoreansspeaktotheirparentsusingpoliteKoreanandsomedon’t...sothisanswerdiffersfromfamilytofamily.Inthiscase,youcanuseanyofthewordswe'vementionedfor“yes,”dependingonthesituation. Aninterestingtipworthnotingisthatbecause예[ye]wastheoriginalwordfor“yes”inKorean,theoldergenerationtendstouseitmore.Ontheotherhand,theyoungergenerationtendstouse네[ne]...soit’sgoodtoknowboth! Howwasthislesson?Prettyinteresting,right? Doyouhaveanymorequestions?Leavetheminthecommentsbelow,andI’lltrytoanswerthem! Seeyounexttime.다음시간에만나요.(Daeum-siganemannayo.) HideAll OurteamofKoreanlanguagespecialistshavebeenreleasingnewaudioandvideolessonsweekly.That'salotofKoreanlanguagelearning!AllnewlessonsareFREEforthefirst3weeksbeforegoingintoourBasicandPremiumArchive.SignupforyourFreeLifetimeAccountandunlockourentirelessonarchivetoday! 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