Korean Grammar 18-19-20 Flashcards
to be good at
~을/를 잘하다 = to be good at ~ (lit. to do ~ well)
to be poor at
~을/를 못하다 = to be poor at ~ (lit. to do ~ poorly)
singing; song
노래 [no-rae] = singing; song
to be good at singing; to sing well
노래를 잘하다 [no-rae-reul ja-ra-da] = to be good at singing; to sing well
cooking; dish
요리 [yo-ri] = cooking; dish
to be poor at cooking; to cook poorly
요리를 못하다 [yo-ri-reul mo-ta-da] = to be poor at cooking; to cook poorly
“to be poor at cooking” OR “cannot cook”
요리를 못하다 = “to be poor at cooking” OR “cannot cook”
“to be poor at cooking”
요리를 잘 못하다 = “to be poor at cooking”
swimming
수영 [su-yeong] = swimming
to be good at swimming
수영을 잘하다 [su-yeong-eul ja-ra-da]
= to be good at swimming
to be bad at swimming
cannot swim
수영을 못하다 [su-yeong-eul mo-ta-da]
= to be bad at swimming
= cannot swim
to be bad at swimming
수영을 잘 못하다 [su-yeong-eul jal mo-ta-da]
= to be bad at swimming
to run well; to be good at running
잘 달리다 = to run well; to be good at running
to write well; to be good at writing
잘 쓰다 = to write well; to be good at writing
= You are a good writer. You are very good at writing things
잘 쓰다 –> 글을 잘 쓰다 (= You are a good writer. You are very good at writing things.)
a piece of writing
글 is a noun for “a piece of writing” or “a composition”, it’s basically written text.
You are good at writing by hand.
잘 쓰다 –> 글씨를 잘 쓰다 (= You are good at writing by hand.)
“writing” or “letters”
Here, the word 글씨, meaning “writing” or “letters”, was used to make the meaning of “writing”
more clear and prevent people from thinking that it might mean “to use”.
You are good at running.
잘 달리다 –> 달리기를 잘하다 (= You are good at running.)
[lit. “to do running well”]
Here, 달리다 was changed to its noun form, 달리기, and was followed by 잘하다.
I can’t sing well. / I’m not good at singing.
저는 노래를 잘 못해요. [jeo-neun no-rae-reul jal mo-tae-yo.]
= I can’t sing well. / I’m not good at singing.
