Lesson-5-用韩语拒绝

Welcome to the first lesson in the Advanced Situational Expressions series. Throughout this series, we will take a look at some common situations and some of the advanced expressions you can use in each of them. In this lesson, we will introduce various expressions you can use when you want to refuse or say no to something (you may think of 싫어요, which is a basic way to say no, but that is more for children).

1.
괜찮아요. = It is okay (even if you do not offer it to me).
괜찮습니다. (same as above but more formal)
저는 괜찮습니다. = I am good. / I am okay. / I am fine without it.
* This is typically used in really formal situations or to people much older than you.

2.
아니에요. = No (you do not have to). / No (I do not need it).
아닙니다. (same as above but more formal)
You can also say, “아니에요. 괜찮아요.”
* You can use, “아니에요” or “아닙니다” to refuse something or to say, “I am flattered” to a comment.

3.
됐어요. = Do not worry about it. / I do not need that. / I am all set even without it.
됐습니다. (same as above but more formal)
* “됐어요” or “됐습니다” is a little more harsh than the expressions above. So, if you say this, it will sound like you are upset.

4.
생각이 없어요. = I am not hungry. / I am fine. / No thanks. (when offered food)
생각이 없습니다. (same as above but more formal)
* You can use this also if you have said no and they keep offering.

5.
안 그러셔도 괜찮아요. = You do not have to do that. / Please do not bother doing that.
안 그러셔도 괜찮습니다. (same as above but more formal)

6.
곤란해요. = It is difficult and embarrassing. / I cannot do it.
곤란합니다. (same as above but more formal)
지금은 좀 곤란합니다. = I cannot do it now.
이러시면 곤란합니다. = You should not do this. / You are making things difficult for me by doing this.
* Most of the time when you use this phrase, 지금은 is added.

7.
안 돼요. = No, I cannot. / No, you cannot. / It does not work. / It is not allowed.
안 됩니다. (same as above but more formal)
이러시면 안 됩니다. = You should not do this. / You can not do this.
안 될 것 같습니다. = I think this will be a problem. / I think you should not do it.

8.
이러지 마세요. = Do not do this.
* Typically you use this when you are really upset.

9.
어려울 것 같습니다. = I do not think I can do it. / I think it will be difficult. / I think it will be impossible.
* If someone says this, take it as a “no”.