Lesson 15
In Lesson 11 of this level, you were already introduced to some expressions relating to 아무, which included: 아무나 (anybody), 아무거나 (anything), 아무 데나 (anywhere), 아무도 (nobody), 아무것도 (nothing), and 아무 데도(nowhere). Building upon that knowledge, you will now learn a few more expressions which are related to 아무 in this lesson.
- 아무 때나
= just anytime; anytime
= 아무 (any) + 때 (moment, time) + -나
Ex)
아무 때나 한국어 공부할 수 있어요. = You can study Korean anytime.
- 아무 말도 / 아무 이야기도
= no word; no mention
= 아무 (any) + 말/이야기 (language/word) + -도 (even/also)
Ex)
아무 말도 하지 마세요. = Please do not say a word.
- 아무렇지도 않다
= to be alright; to be okay; to be unaffected by
= 아무 (any) + 그렇다 (to be so) + -지 않다 (to be not)
* This expression only works in a negative format.
Ex)
저는 아무렇지도 않아요. = I am okay.
- 아무한테도
= to nobody
= 아무 (anybody) + -한테 (to) + -도 (even/also)
Ex)
아무한테도 주지 말고 혼자 먹어요.
= Do not share this with anyone, and (only) eat it alone.
- 아무렇게나
= just in any way; however you like it
* Here, 아무렇게 is like an adverb, but it does not work independently. It ONLY works in this format.
Ex)
아무렇게나 하지 마세요.
= Please do not just do it any way you want.
- 아무(런) + noun + -도 + (없어요)
= there is no + noun (of any kind)
Ex)
아무(런) 소식도 없어요.
= There is no news (from them).
* If you are talking about news that you see on TV or in newspapers, it is 뉴스 in Korean. The news that you hear from your friends or family is 소식.
* Fixed expression
아무것도 아니에요. = It is nothing.