How to Say “The air conditioner won’t turn on” in Korean

에어컨이 안 켜져요

eeokeoni an kyeojyeoyo

Situation: Travel, lodging & emergenciesLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

The air conditioner won’t turn on.

안 placed before a verb makes it negative. 켜지다 means “to turn on” (by itself). Handy for reporting a broken facility to hotel staff.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 8 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [에어커니 안 켜져요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
에어컨이
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	eo
컨	ㅋ+ㅓ+ㄴ	[커] keo
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[니] ni
안	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ	an
켜져요
켜	ㅋ+ㅕ	kyeo
져	ㅈ+ㅕ	jyeo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 컨이 → [커니]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
안	adverb	not (negation)	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “에어컨이 안 켜져요” mean?

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Answer: The air conditioner won’t turn on

Question 2 How do you say “The air conditioner won’t turn on” in Korean?

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Answer: 에어컨이 안 켜져요 eeokeoni an kyeojyeoyo

Question 3 How is “에어컨이 안 켜져요” pronounced?

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Answer: [에어커니 안 켜져요]

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