To not say/tell (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷

안 말해요 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of 안 as “not” and 말해요 as the polite form of “to say/tell” derived from 말하다.
• Remember that many Korean negative sentences use 안 before the verb.

Explanations:
• 안 말해요 means “don’t say/tell” in a polite style.
• It’s a contracted form of 말하지 않아요, where 말하다 is “to say/tell” and 않아요 means “don’t.”

Other Words with the Same Meaning:
• 말하지 않아요 – a more formal full negative form.
• 말을 안 해요 – another variation emphasizing “말” (speech).

Conjugations of 말하다:
• Base (Infinitive): 말하다 (malhada) – “to say/tell”
• Present Affirmative: 말해요 (malhaeyo) – “say/tell” (polite)
• Present Negative: 안 말해요 or 말하지 않아요 (an malhaeyo / malhaji anayo) – “don’t say/tell”
• Past Affirmative: 말했어요 (malhaesseoyo) – “said/told” (polite)
• Past Negative: 안 말했어요 or 말하지 않았어요 (an malhaesseoyo / malhaji anasseoyo) – “didn’t say/tell”
• Future Affirmative: 말할 거예요 (malhal geoyeyo) – “will say/tell” (polite)
• Future Negative: 말하지 않을 거예요 (malhaji aneul geoyeyo) – “won’t say/tell”
• Imperative Affirmative: 말하세요 (malhaseyo) – “please say/tell”
• Imperative Negative: 말하지 마세요 (malhaji maseyo) – “don’t say/tell”

Examples of Sentences:
1. 저는 그 비밀을 안 말해요.
(Jeoneun geu bimireul an malhaeyo.)
“I don’t tell (or reveal) that secret.”

2. 그는 아무 말도 안 말해요.
(Geuneun amu maldo an malhaeyo.)
“He doesn’t say anything.”

3. 친구에게 거짓말하지 마세요.
(Chinguege geojitmalhaji maseyo.)
“Don’t tell a lie to your friend.”

4. 어제 저는 중요한 것을 말하지 않았어요.
(Eoje jeoneun jungyohan geoseul malhaji anasseoyo.)
“Yesterday, I didn’t say something important.”

These details will help reinforce understanding and recall of the phrase 안 말해요 and its related forms.

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