Nodding. Koreans often acknowledge what they hear by saying “yes” or nodding. This, however, does not necessarily signal agreement with your opinions!
응 (Eung)/ 어 (Eo)
This is the informal way of saying yes in Korean. Remember that you can just use the informal way when talking with your close friends and someone the same age or younger than you. The females use 응 (Eung), and 어 (eo) is usually used by males.
네 (nay) = formal, but common way to say yes. 예 (yay) = synonym of 네. Practically the same word.
응 (eung) / 어 (eo)
The standard informal word for “yes” is 응 (eung), but males often say 어 (eo) instead.
So you might hear often that Koreans say 'yes' when they're supposed to say no, because of what the word '응/네 (eung/nae)” contains underneath. They're just AGREEING to what you question.
Nodding. Koreans often acknowledge what they hear by saying “yes” or nodding. This, however, does not necessarily signal agreement with your opinions!
Actually, there are no F or V sounds in Korean. In fact, there's no difference between P and F or B and V. Therefore, the P and F sounds are both pronounced as ㅍ[pieup] and B and V as ㅂ[bieup].
No - 아니요 [aniyo]
Whether it's to show disagreement or to answer a question, another extremely important expression to know is 'no' which in Korean is 아니요 [aniyo].
The standard version for “delicious” in Korean is 맛있어요 (masisseoyo). You can use this expression when talking to people who are older or not particularly close to you.
The FSI puts Korean as a Category V language. Which means, it's one of the hardest languages to master. They estimate 2200 hours of study before you can reach fluency in Korean. Or 88 weeks of extremely intense study.
neh. Yes. ah-nee-oh. No.
Hello: 안녕하세요 (an-nyeong-ha-se-yo) Please (for requests): 주세요 (ju-se-yo) Thank you: 감사합니다 (gam-sa-ham-ni-da) / 고마워요 (go-ma-wo-yo) You're welcome: 천만에요 (cheon-man-e-yo)
How to Say “No” Politely in Korean. The most common word you'll hear and see written in Korean that means “no” is 아니요 (a-ni-yo). You can say 아니요 any time you're disagreeing with somebody. You can usually use it the same way you'd use the word “no” in English (although we'll go over one situation when you can't, later).
주세요 – … ju-se-yo – Please (Please give me…) Slap this word on the end of just about any verb stem to make a polite request.
From Korean 여보 (yeobo, “darling, sweetheart”).
Jia you can be used as a cheer, or a form of encouragement: “Go! Go! Go!”
알았어 (araso) is just like "do you understand?" and 알았지 (arachi) is like "you understand, right?" or something similar.
진짜 • (jinjja) really; actually.
#1 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo) - “Goodbye” in Korean when someone is leaving.
가세요 (gaseyo)
Another common way of saying “goodbye” in Korean is to simply say 가세요 (gaseyo). Often older people use this word when saying “goodbye” to younger people. It is a polite way of saying “go.”
In Korean, the “l” and “r” sounds come from the same underlying consonant ㄹ. If you put your tongue in between making an “l” and making an “r,” you're almost there.
A common struggle that Koreans have with pronunciation is with the L and R sounds. This is because they use ㄹ, which is somewhere between L and R. When writing down English words using Korean characters, this letter is used for both L and R, making Koreans accustomed to using this sound to replace both letters.
Sounds such as /f/, /v/, “th” (voiceless, as in “bath”), “th” (voiced, as in “bathe”), /z/, “sh”, “ch”, “zh” (as in “measure” or “vision”), “j” and “r” don't exist in Korean. /b, d/ and /g/ are often unvoiced. Korean consonants are distinguished by the degree of tensity and aspiration.