mianhaeyo = sorry

A Meteor dents a suit of Armor and knocks out a Nail; then the meteor hangs its head under a golden Halo and offers a Yo-Yo: Sorry.

A small meteor with an apologetic face, a halo above it, offers a yo-yo to a dented suit of armor.

How to remember 미안해요

Each sound in mianhaeyo has a picture. Put them together and you get the scene above.

미
mi → Meteor

안
a → Armor

n → Nail

해
hae → Halo

요
yo → Yo-yo

In a sentence

미안해요, 몰라요.

Mianhaeyo, mollayo.

Sorry, I don't know.

Also in lesson 20

알아요 arayo · know

몰라요 mollayo · don't know

누구 nugu · who

정말 jeongmal · really

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