No in Korean 🇰🇷

아니요 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 아니요 breaks into two parts: 아니 (no) and 요 (a polite ending). Remembering that 요 always adds politeness can help remind you that you're saying a respectful “no.”
• Associate the sound "aniyo" with a gentle, formal refusal—almost like a “no thank you” in English.

Explanations:
• 아니요 is used as the polite/formal way to say “no” in Korean.
• It is commonly used in responses to yes/no questions to decline politely.
• The 요 ending makes it appropriate for conversations with strangers, elders, or in formal settings.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
• 아니 – a more casual version of “no.”
• 아닙니다 – another formal, slightly more formal negation often used in formal writing or very polite speech.

Alternate Meanings / Slang:
• In casual conversation, 그냥 아니 (“just no”) can be used among friends.
• Sometimes shortening to 아니 is common in informal contexts, but there isn’t a widely recognized slang that diverges significantly from the literal “no.”

Examples of Sentences:
• "Do you want some coffee?"
  Korean: 커피 드실래요?
  Response: 아니요, 고맙습니다.
  Romanized: Keopi deusillaeyo? → Aniyo, gomapseumnida.
• "Is this the right way?"
  Korean: 이 길이 맞아요?
  Response: 아니요, 다른 길이에요.
  Romanized: I gili majayo? → Aniyo, dareun gilieyo.

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