Lesson 25
Welcome to another lesson in the Advanced Situational Expressions series. Throughout this series, we will take a look at 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 defend, deny, or negate something.
1. 그렇지 않아요.
= That is not true.
= That is not how it is.
= It is not like that.
2. 그게 아니고요.
= That is not true.
= That is not how it is.
= No, I am not talking about that.
= That is not the issue here.
* Sometimes in casual speech, people might say, “그게 아니구요” That is fine while speaking, but when writing, you should write, “아니고요.”
3. 그건 아닌 것 같아요.
= I do not think that is how it is.
= I do not think it is true.
= I do not think that is the case.
* You can also say, “그건 아닌 것 같은데요.”
4. 아니요, 제 말은 그게 아니고요.
= No, that is not what I am saying.
= No, that is not what I mean.
5. 절대 그럴 리가 없어요.
= That is impossible.
= That cannot be true.
6. 말도 안 돼요.
= It does not even make sense.
= That is not even possible.
* This one is often used when you are shocked or surprised.
7. 그런 뜻으로 한 말이 아니에요.
= I did not mean what I said.
= What I said does not mean that.
8. 뭔가 잘못 알고 계신 것 같아요.
= I think you are mistaken about something.
9. 분명 뭔가 오해가 있는 것 같아요.
= I am sure there is a misunderstanding.
= There must be a misunderstanding.
10. 꼭 그런 건 아니고요.
= It is not exactly like that.
11. 그렇다고 보기는 힘들죠.
= It is hard to say that is the case.
= You cannot really say it is.
12. 아직 확실히 정해진 건 아니에요.
= It is not decided for sure yet.
= It is not final yet.