안 V+ (으)려고 해요. Express an intention not to do something when the subject is the first person

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흐엉 씨도 이번 여행 같이 가지요?

Is Ms. Huong going on a trip together?

글쎄요. 저는 안 가려고 해요.

Well, I am not going through.

정말요? 왜요?

Really? Why?

가고 싶지만 할 일이 너무 많아요.

I want to go, but I have too much work to do.

안 V+ 으려고/려고 해요.

It is used to express an intention not to do something when the subject is in the first person. It is the short form for ‘V+ 지 않으려고 해요’.

저는 밤에 잠이 안 와서 저녁에는 커피를 안 마시려고 해요.

I can't sleep at night, so I am not going to drink coffee in the evening.

우리는 필요하지 않은 물건은 안 사려고 해요.

We are not going to buy stuff we don't need.

Related words

굽 a heel

높다 to be high

신다 to put on, to wear (It is used to put on shoes or socks.)

잠이 오다 to sleep

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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