Talk To Me in Korean

아니에요 [a-ni-e-yo] = to be not, it is not, you are not.

아니에요 [a-ni-e-yo] is the present tense form in the formal language of the verb
아니다(to be not). So 아니에요 [a-ni-e-yo] means “It’s not.” “I am not.” “You’re not.” “He/she is not.” and etc.

Whenver you want to say that something is NOT something, you can say a subject and 아니에요 [ a-ni-e-yo ].

NOUN + 아니에요 = TO BE NOT + NOUN

Example:
저 아니에요. [jeo a-ni-e-yo] = It’s not me
우유 아니에요. [u-yu a-ni-e-yo] = It’s not milk.
물 아니에요. [mul a-ni-e-yo] = It’s not water.

If you want to say “This is not milk.” “I am not a student.” “That’s not a park.” and etc, you can add a word at the beginning of the sentence.

milk = 우유 [u-yu]
not milk = 우유 아니에요. [u-yu a-ni-e-yo]
This is not milk. = 이거 우유 아니에요. [i-geo u-yu a-ni-e-yo]

student = 학생 [hak-saeng]
not a student = 학생 아니에요 [hak-saeng a-ni-e-yo]
I am not a student. = 저 학생 아니에요. [jeo hak-saeng a-ni-e-yo

liquor = 술 [sul]
not liquor = 술 아니에요 [sul a-ni-e-yo]
That is not liquor. = 저거 술 아니에요. [jeo-geo sul a-ni-e-yo]

cat = 고양이 [go-yang-i]
not a cat = 고양이 아니에요 [go-yang-i a-ni-e-yo]
It is not a cat. = 그거 고양이 아니에요. [geu-geo go-yang-i a-ni-e-yo]