Lesson 18 Flashcards
[object] + -을/를 (object marking particle) + 잘하다 = ?
To do [object] well; to be good at [object]
[object] + -을/를 + 못하다
= to do [object] poorly; to be bad at [object]
노래
노래를 잘하다
Singing; song
To be good at singing; to sing well
요리
요리를 뭇하다
Cooking, dish
To be poor at cooking; to cook poorly
*못 하다 with a pause or space between 못 and 하다 gives the phrase the meaning of “to be unable to do (something)” or “cannot do (something)”.
요리를 못하다
요리를 잘 못하다
To be poor at cooking
To be poor at cooking
*잘 is often added in the front of 못하다 to make the meaning softer. By saying 잘 못하다, the meaning is literally “cannot do (something) well” or unable to do (something) well”
수영
수영을 잘하다
수영을 못하다
수영을 잘 못하다
Swimming
To be good at swimming
To be bad at swimming
To be bad at swimming
*pause between 잘 and 못 means to be poor at (something). No pause between them gives off impression of “to do (something) in the wrong way”. 잘못하다 with no pause means “to make a mistake”
잘 달리다
잘 쓰다
To run well, to be good at running
To write well, to be good at writing
잘 쓰다 -> 글을 달쓰다
글
To be good at writing, to be a good writer (Lit. To write well)
(Noun) written text; a piece of writing, a composition
잘 쓰다 -> 글씨를 잘 쓰다
글씨
To be good at handwriting; to have good penmanship (Lit. To write writing/letters well)
Writing; letter
*helps make it clearer and prevent people from thinking that it might mean “to use”
잘 달리다 -> 달리기를 잘하다
달리다
To be good at running (Lit. To do running well)
Changed to its noun form and followed by 잘하다
저는 노래를 잘 못해요
I can’t sing well. / I’m not good at singing
제 친구는 수영을 잘해요
My friend is good at swimming
저는 퍼즐을 잘 풀어요
I am good at solving puzzles
저는 글씨를 잘 못 써요
My handwriting is not good
저는 글을 잘 못 써요
I’m not good at writing
매운 거 잘 먹어요?
Are you good at eating spicy food?
A: 경은 씨는 요리 잘해요?
B: 아니요, 잘 못해요. 석진 씨는요?
A: 저도 잘 못해요
A: Are you a good cook, Kyeong-eun?
B: No, not really. How about you, Seokjin?
A: I am not good at it either
풀다
To solve
퍼즐
Puzzle / puzzles
