Lesson 17

Question 1

Can (do something)

Answer 1

Use -(으)ㄹ 수 있다

• Verb stems ending in a vowel are followed by -ㄹ 수 있다 , and verb stems ending with a consonant are followed by -을 수 있다.

Question 2

Cannot (do something)

Answer 2

Use -(으)ㄹ 수 없다

Another way to say -(으)ㄹ 수 없다 is by using the word 못 before a verb.

Question 3

To drive

Can you drive?

Answer 3

운전하다

운전 할 수 있어요?

Question 4

Japanese

Can you speak Japanese? (lit. “Can you do Japanese?”)

Answer 4

일본어

일본어 할 수 있어요?

Question 5

Can you read this?

Answer 5

이거 읽을 수 있어요?

Question 6

I cannot read it

Answer 6

못 읽어요

Question 7

I cannot meet you now

Answer 7

지금 못 만나요

Question 8

To play an instrument (Guitar)

can you play the guitar?

Answer 8

치다 (기타)

기타 칠 수 있어요?

Question 9

Soon

No, but I am going to learn soon. How about you, Kyung-hwa?

Answer 9

곧

아니요. 그런데 곧 배울 거예요. 경화 씨는요?

Question 10

To learn

I am going to learn too

Answer 10

배우다

저도 배울 거예요