saeneun chareul mos masyeoyo.

Word
새는 차를 못 마셔요.saeneun chareul mos masyeoyo.
Meaning
Birds don't drink tea.
Part of speech
Pronunciation
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Note

Sae-neun cha-reul mot mash(y)eoyo.

Why 'mot' ? Wouldn't that translate to 'Birds CAN'T drink tea ? Indeed, it would. But that is actually the hidden meaning of the statement. I don't want to say that there was beer and tea and for some reasons the birdies preferred the beer and neglected my Earl Grey... In Korean it feels better to use 'mot' here.

Let's give you another example of a mistake English speakers are bound to do.

If someone said something and you didn't hear it well... If you say: 'Sorry, I DIDN'T hear you' (in Korean of course) - it would sound very impolite. It would give the impression you never wanted to listen anyway. Whereas 'I COULDN'T hear you.' would convey the message, that there was so much noise or the speaker's voice was too soft... but you really wanted to hear the message.

Anyway I'll teach you that sentence later in Korean. As for now just listen well :D

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