Easy Korean Level 10 - Unit 20: Advanced Situational Expressions (Expressing Indifference)

In this lesson, we will look at how to express indifference—when you don't care, it doesn't matter to you, or you want someone to mind their own business.

1. "It doesn't matter." / "Whatever."

When someone asks you a question and you don't have a preference. - 아무거나 상관없어요. (Anything is fine / It doesn't matter.) - 어떻게 되든 상관없어요. (I don't care how it turns out.) - 아무렇게나 하세요. (Do it however you want.)

2. "I don't care." / "It's none of my business."

When you want to distance yourself from a situation. - 제가 알 바 아니에요. (It's not something for me to know -> It's none of my business.) - 저랑 상관없는 일이에요. (It's a matter that has nothing to do with me.) - 관심 없어요. (I have no interest.)

3. "Mind your own business."

If someone is being nosy or interfering in your life. - 신경 끄세요. (Turn off your attention. -> Mind your own business.) - 알아서 할게요. (I'll take care of it myself.) - 참견하지 마세요. (Don't interfere/meddle.)

4. "So what?"

A slightly aggressive way to show you are indifferent to what they just said. - 그래서 뭐 어쩌라고요? (So what do you want me to do about it?) - 어쩌라는 건지 모르겠네요. (I don't know what you want me to do.)

Example Dialogue

A: 너 자꾸 그렇게 늦게 일어나면 지각한다. 어제도 늦게 잤지? (If you keep waking up late like that, you'll be late for work. You slept late yesterday too, right?) B: 내 일이니까 신경 꺼. 내가 알아서 할게. (It's my business so mind your own business. I'll take care of it.) A: 나는 널 걱정해서 하는 말인데 왜 그래? (I'm saying this because I'm worried about you, why are you being like this?) B: 상관하지 마. (Don't concern yourself / Mind your business.)