To not listen/hear (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷

안 들어요 info.

Tips to remember:
• "안" means “not,” and "들어요" comes from the verb 듣다 ("to listen/hear"). When you combine them, you get the polite negation “안 들어요” (“don’t listen”).
• Imagine saying “I won’t listen” by simply adding “안” before the verb. This visual can help you remember the structure.

Explanation:
• "안 들어요" is the present polite negative form of 듣다. In this form, "안" negates the verb "들어요."
• It is used to politely state that someone does not listen or hear.

Other words/phrases with a similar meaning:
• 듣지 않아요 – another negative form of 듣다.
• 경청하지 않아요 – means “don’t pay attention” (a more formal phrase for not listening).
• 무시해요 – means “ignore,” which in some contexts can have a similar meaning if someone is not listening intentionally.

Conjugations of 듣다 (infinitive meaning “to listen”/“to hear”):

Present Tense:
• Affirmative: 들어요 (deureoyo)
• Negative: 안 들어요 (an deureoyo) or 듣지 않아요 (deutji anayo)

Past Tense:
• Affirmative: 들었어요 (deureosseoyo)
• Negative: 안 들었어요 (an deureosseoyo) or 듣지 않았어요 (deutji anasseoyo)

Future Tense:
• Affirmative: 들을 거예요 (deureul geoyeyo)
• Negative: 안 들을 거예요 (an deureul geoyeyo) or 듣지 않을 거예요 (deutji aneul geoyeyo)

Sentence Examples:
• 엄마 말은 안 들어요.
 Romanized: Eomma mareun an deureoyo.
 Meaning: I don’t listen to my mom.
• 그 이야기는 안 들어요.
 Romanized: Geu iyagineun an deureoyo.
 Meaning: I don’t listen to that story.
• 학생들이 선생님 말씀을 안 들어요.
 Romanized: Haksaengdeuri seonsaengnim malsseumeul an deureoyo.
 Meaning: The students don’t listen to the teacher.

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