Shopping in Korea

How to have an adjective negative

Step 1: Drop the 다 [da]. 크다 [keu-da] big → 크 [keu]

Step 2: Add -지 않아요 [ji an-a-yo]. 크 [keu] → 크지 않아요 [keu-ji an-a-yo] It's not big.

아니요, 작지 않아요. [a-ni-yo, jak-ji an-a-yo]
No, it's not small.

• 아니요 [a-ni-yo] means "no"
• 작지 않아요 [jak-ji an-a-yo] means "It's not small."
• Literally means "no, it's not small"

예쁘지 않아요. [ye-ppeu-ji an-a-yo]
It's not pretty.

• Step 1: 예쁘다 [ye-ppeu-da] pretty → 예쁘 [ye-ppeu]
• Step 2: 예쁘 [ye-ppeu] → 예쁘지 않아요 [ye-ppeu-ji an-a-yo]

• A: 가방이 커요?
  Is the bag big?
• B: 아니요, 크지 않아요. [a-ni-yo, keu-ji an-a-yo]
  No, it's not big.
• A: 그럼..가방이 비싸요?
  Then.. is the bag expensive?
• B: 아니요, 비싸지 않아요. [a-ni-yo, bi-ssa-ji an-a-yo]
  No, it's not expensive.
• A: 좋네요! 그거 사세요~
  That sounds good! Buy that!
• B: 예쁘지 않아요. [ye-ppeu-ji an-a-yo]
  It's not pretty.