Talk to Me in Korean - Level 1 - Lesson 2 - Polite Korean yes/no

Sep 28, 2026

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Korean communication guide for Level 1 Lesson 2, centered on polite/formal Korean greetings and key yes/no responses. Covers how to use 안녕하세요 and 감사/감사합니다 in everyday dialogue, explains the Korean system where agreement and disagreement markers differ from English “yes/no.” Provides practical sample question-and-answer patterns, including responses to “Do you like coffee?” using ne and aniyo, and shows how follow-up fillers such as ne, ma-ja-yo, and ne? function in real conversations.

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Pages78

Reading Time3 h 17 min

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Level 1 Lesson 2

Greeting and polite expressions

Using YES/NO: ne and aniyo

Agreement/disagreement vs English

TALK TO ME IN KOREAN ·LEVEL1· fronnstat srbenLen fdna afConanurioru favan 안녕하세요. = Hello. / Hi. / How are you? / Good afternoon. / Good evening. / etc.. 앎녘+핥세요 = 안녕하세요. 안녕 = well-being, peace, health하세요 = you do, do you?, please do 안녕하세요 is the most common way of greeting someonein Korean, and 안녕하세요 is in존댓말 [jondaetmal], polite/formal language. When someone greets you with 안녕하세요, youCan simply greet the person back with 안녕하세요. Sample Conversation A: 안녕하세요. [annyeong-haseyo] = Hello. B: 안녕하세요. [annyeong-haseyo] = Hi. 감사합니다. = Thank you. +LC= L 감사 = appreciation, thankfulness, gratitude합니다 = I do, I am doing 감사합니다 is the most commonly used formal way of saying "Thank you." 감사 means "grati-tude" and 합니다 means "I do" or"I am doing" in 존댓말, polite/formal language, so together itmeans "Thank you." You can use this expression, 감사합니다, whenever you want to say "Thankyou."in English. After listening to this lesson,when you are asked a YES/NO question,you will be able to answerthat question with either YES or NO in Korean. /OL豆 In Korean,"Yes"is [ne]and“No”is OL [aniyo]in否 [jondaetmal,polite language. L|.[ne]=Yes.OL豆.[aniyo]=No. But in Korean,when people say“L”,it is not the same as saying"Yes."in English.The samegoes for"OL"too.This is because the Korean“”expresses your"agreement"to what theother person said.And“ ”expresses your"disagreement"or "denial"to what the otherperson said. For example, someone asks you“You don't like coffee?”( 否 ?[keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?in Korean)and ifyour answer is "No,I don't like coffee."you have to say“|.” Strange? So it is more accurate to put it this way. L.[ne]=That’s right./I agree./Sounds good./What you said is correct.OL .[aniyo]=That's not right./I don't agree./What you said is not correct. Therefore,when you ask "You don't like coffee?"in Korean,if the person answering doesn't likecoffee,he/she will say"No."in English but“L”in Korean.And if the person DOES like coffee,he/she will say"Yes."but“L”in Korean. 否 ?[keo-pi jo-a-hae-yo?]=Do you like coffee? L.否豆.[ne.jo-a-hae-yo]=Yes,I like coffee. TALKThis PDF is to be used along with the MP3 audio lesson available at TalkToMelnKorean.com.inKOREANPlease feel free to share TalkToMelnKorean's free Korean lessons and PDF files with anybody whois studying Korean.If you have any questions or feedback,visit TalkToMelnKorean.com. ?[keo-pi jo-a-hae-yo?]=Do you like coffee? OL.趾 .[aniyo.an jo-a-hae-yo]=No,I don't like coffee. 趾 ?[keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?]=You don't like coffee? OL. .[aniyo.jo-a-hae-yo]=Yes,I like coffee. 趾否?[keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?]=You don't like coffee? . 否 .[ne.an jo-a-hae-yo]=No,I don't like coffee. You don't have to worry about the other parts of the sample sentences above.Just rememberthat the Korean system for saying YES and NO is different from the English system. is more than just YES or THAT'S RIGHT. While L [ne]is used to express "Yes"or"That's 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 L quiteoften,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 it's 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:|… TALKTOMEThis PDF is to be used along with the MP3 audio lesson available at TalkToMelnKorean.com.inKOREANPlease feel free to share TalkToMelnKorean's free Korean lessons and PDF files with anybody whois studying Korean.If you have any questions or feedback,visit TalkToMelnKorean.com. A:But I still like it a lot because it's a book by Kyeong-eun Choi,one of the teachers at Talk-ToMeInKorean.com B: … So,as you can see from the dialog above,

FAQs

How do you say “hello/hi” in polite Korean?

Use 안녕하세요 [annyeong-haseyo]. It is the most common polite way to greet someone, and you can respond with 안녕하세요 as well.

What is the difference between Korean responses like “ne” and English “Yes”?

In Korean, L (ne) expresses agreement or understanding rather than literal truth like English “Yes.” Similarly, OL (aniyo) expresses disagreement or denial.

How do you respond to “Do you like coffee?” in Korean?

If you like coffee, say L followed by the polite form. If you don’t, use OL (aniyo) with the polite form, following the provided sample structure.

Sep 28, 2026

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