How to know when I should add 안 in a sentence?
I'm currently on Rosetta Stone to learn Korean and I'm on Level 1, Lesson 2, in the Grammar section.
At first, 안 was used in this sentence,
남 자아이가 운전을 (안) 해 요.*
*Placed in parentheses to point it out.
Opposed to this sentence,
남자가 운 전 을 해요.
At first, I thought that the difference was that the first sentence was for a child sitting, and the second sentence was for an adult sitting, but then it was used for a group of adults standing together.
사람들이 수영을 (안) 해요. *
Yet, there was an image of a group of adults swimming, which didn't use the term.
It began to confuse me on when I should add the term in a sentence. Can you inform me on how I'm suppose to use the term and when I should add it?
Please and thank you in advanced.

Question

How to know when I should add 안 in a sentence?
I'm currently on Rosetta Stone to learn Korean and I'm on Level 1, Lesson 2, in the Grammar section. 
At first, 안 was used in this sentence, 
남 자아이가  운전을  (안)  해 요.* 
*Placed in parentheses to point it out.
Opposed to this sentence,
남자가 운 전 을 해요.
At first, I thought that the difference was that the first sentence was for a child sitting, and the second sentence was for an adult sitting, but then it was used for a group of adults standing together.
사람들이  수영을 (안)  해요. *
Yet, there was an image of a group of adults swimming, which didn't use the term.
It began to confuse me on when I should add the term in a sentence. Can you inform me on how I'm suppose to use the term and when I should add it? 
Please and thank you in advanced.

Answer

First of all, throw that rosetta stone thing out of the window. I've listened to it. It sucks. In most of their lessons they teach you the most polite and formal way of speaking. It's not how everyday conversation takes place...

Second, go to talktomeninkorean.com and start there. It's 100 times better than rosetta stone.

Third. 안 negates the verb it is added in front of. It doesn't mean sit. To sit = 앉다.

남자아이가 운전을 안 해요 = the boy is not driving 
남자가 운전을 해요 = the man is driving

사람들이 = people
수영 해요= swim/swimming
수영 안 해요 = Not swim/swimming

Maybe that picture make sense now =P

Answer

In this sentence,  안 = Do not

Also 안 is used for inside.

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