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Introduction
Becky: Refusing politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invite in Korean.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'No, thank you.' in Korean.
Kyejin: [Normal] 아니에요. (anieyo.)
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'no, thank you'
Kyejin: [Normal] 아니에요 [Slow] 아니에요 (anieyo)
Becky: Listen again to the informal expression meaning 'No, thank you.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 아니에요. [Normal] 아니에요.
Becky: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'No, thank you.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 아닙니다. (animnida.)
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'no, thank you.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 아닙니다 [Slow] 아닙니다 (animnida)
Becky: Listen again to the formal expression meaning 'No, thank you.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 아닙니다. [Normal] 아닙니다.
Becky: Following is the formal way to say 'Sorry, but I already have plans.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 죄송하지만 선약이 있습니다. (joesonghajiman seonyagi isseumnida.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'm sorry but'
Kyejin: [Normal] 죄송하지만 [Slow] 죄송하지만 (joesonghajiman)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'prior engagement'
Kyejin: [Normal] 선약 [Slow] 선약 (seonyak)
Becky: Next is the subject marking particle
Kyejin: [Normal] 이 [Slow] 이 (i)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'there is’ or ‘there are '
Kyejin: [Normal] 있습니다 [Slow] 있습니다 (isseumnida)
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Sorry, but I already have plans.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 죄송하지만 선약이 있습니다. [Normal] 죄송하지만 선약이 있습니다.
Becky: Finally is an informal way to say 'Sorry, but I already have plans.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 미안하지만 선약이 있어요. (mianhajiman seonyagi isseoyo.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'm sorry but'
Kyejin: [Normal] 미안하지만 [Slow] 미안하지만(mianhajiman)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'prior engagement'
Kyejin: [Normal] 선약 [Slow] 선약 (seonyak)
Becky: Next is the subject marking particle
Kyejin: [Normal] 이 [Slow] 이 (i)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'there is or there are '
Kyejin: [Normal] 있어요 [Slow] 있어요 (isseoyo)
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Sorry, but I already have plans.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 미안하지만 선약이 있어요. [Normal] 미안하지만 선약이 있어요.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Kyejin: In Korean, indirect speech is considered more polite. And it is more appropriate to use indirect speech when speaking to someone in authority. Although 아니에요(anieyo.) literally means "It's not", this expression is often used as a polite way to refuse an invite.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!

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