Lesson 2: Yes, No, What?

Question 1

네

Answer 1

Yes.

Question 2

Yes.

Answer 2

네.

Question 3

아니요.

Answer 3

No.

Question 4

No.

Answer 4

안이요.

Question 5

커피

Answer 5

Coffee

Question 6

Coffee

Answer 6

커피

Question 7

네, 맞아요.

Answer 7

Yes, that’s right.

Question 8

Yes, that’s right.

Answer 8

네, 맞아요.

Question 9

커피 좋아해요?

Answer 9

Do you like coffee?

Question 10

Do you like coffee?

Answer 10

커피 좋아해요?

Question 11

네. 커피 좋아해요.

Answer 11

Yes, I like coffee.

Question 12

Yes, I like coffee.

Answer 12

네. 커피 좋아해요.

Question 13

아니요. 커피 안 좋아해요.

Answer 13

No, I don’t like coffee.

Question 14

No, I don’t like coffee.

Answer 14

아니요. 커피 안 좋아해요.

Question 15

커피 안 좋아해요?

Answer 15

You don’t like coffee?

Question 16

You don’t like coffee?

Answer 16

커피 안 좋아해요?

Question 17

블랙커피 좋아해요?

Answer 17

Do you like black coffee?

Question 18

Do you like black coffee?

Answer 18

블랙커피 좋아해요?

Question 19

How do you say “yes” in polite/formal Korean?

Answer 19

네.

Question 20

How do you say “no” in polite/formal Korean?

Answer 20

아니요.

Question 21

What is the difference between the Korean “yes” and “no” and the English “yes” and “no’”?

a. The Korean “yes” and “no” are stronger than the English “yes” and “no”.
b. The Korean “yes” and “no” express your agreement or disagreement to what the other person said, rather than expressing whether the fact itself is true or not.
c. In Korean, “no” does not exist. There is only “yes”.

Answer 21

b. The Korean “yes” and “no” express your agreement or disagreement to what the other person said, rather than expressing whether the fact itself is true or not.

Question 22

How do you say “that’s right” in polite/formal Korean?

Answer 22

맞아요.

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. 네. = Yes.
b. 네. = l see.
c. 네? = Pardon me?
d. 네? = What? (showing one’s surprise)
e. 네. = Thanks.

Answer 23

e. 네. = Thanks.

Question 24

네?

Answer 24

What did you say?

Question 25

What did you say?

Answer 25

네?

Question 26

맞아요.

Answer 26

That’s right.

Question 27

That’s right.

Answer 27

맞아요.

Question 28

The word _____ is a very versatile word and can mean many things, such as “I see”, “Ah-ha”, “I got it”, “I understand”… etc.

Answer 28

네

Question 29

By saying _____, you are expressing your disagreement or denial to what the other person said.

Answer 29

아니요

Question 30

To clearly express that you are listening and not just nodding and passively listening, you would say _____.

Answer 30

네

Question 31

Both 네 and 아니요 are in _____, or polite/formal language.

Answer 31

존댓말