LV2: Lessons 17-18

Question 1

-(으)ㄹ 수 있다

Answer 1

can (do something)

note: “수” means “idea” or “way” for solving a problem, so “-(으)ㄹ 수 있다” literally translates as “to have a way/idea (for doing something)”

Question 2

볼 수 있다

Answer 2

can see

Question 3

먹을 수 있다

Answer 3

can eat

Question 4

방법

Answer 4

method

Question 5

-(으)ㄹ 수 없다

Answer 5

cannot (do something)

Question 6

잘 수 없다

Answer 6

can’t sleep

Question 7

잘 수 있다

Answer 7

can sleep

Question 8

잡을 수 없다

Answer 8

can’t catch

Question 9

못

Answer 9

cannot, to be unable to

note: another way to express “cannot” is to use 못 BEFORE a verb

-(으)ㄹ 수 없다 is not always used in spoken Korean

e.g. “갈 수 없다” and “못 가다” have the same meaning of “cannot go”

Question 10

못 하다

Answer 10

can’t do it

Question 11

운전 할 수 있어요?

Answer 11

Can you drive?

(literally, “can you do driving?”)

Question 12

일본어 할 수 있어요?

Answer 12

Can you speak Japanese?

Question 13

이거 읽을 수 있어요?

Answer 13

Can you read this?

Question 14

못 읽어요.

Answer 14

I can’t read (it).

Question 15

지금 못 만나요.

Answer 15

I cannot meet you now.

Question 16

기타 칠 수 있어요?

Answer 16

Can you play guitar?

Question 17

아니요. 그런데 곧 배울 거예요.

Answer 17

No but I am going to learn soon.

Question 18

수영할 수 있어요?

Answer 18

Can you swim?

Question 19

-을/를 잘하다

Answer 19

to do (something) well,
to be good at (something)

Question 20

-을/를 못하다

Answer 20

to do (something) poorly,
to be bad at (something)

note: saying “못 하다” (i.e. with a space or pause between 못 and 하다) changes the meaning to “unable to do (something)” or “cannot do (something)”

Question 21

노래를 잘하다

Answer 21

to be good at singing, to sing well

Question 22

요리를 못하다

Answer 22

to be bad at cooking, to cook poorly

Question 23

-을/를 잘 못하다

Answer 23

cannot do (something) well,
unable to do (something) well,
to be poor at (something)

note: many Korean speakers add 잘 in front of 못하다 to make the meaning softer and more polite

-be sure to insert a pause between “잘” and “못” to give meaning “to be poor at (something); if this pause is removed, it changes the meaning to “잘못 하다”, or “to do (something) in the wrong way”; additional removing pauses between all words, “잘못하다”, means “to make a mistake”

Question 24

요리를 잘 못하다.

Answer 24

I cannot cook well, I’m not good at cooking

Question 25

수영을 잘하다

Answer 25

to be good at swimming

Question 26

수영을 못하다

Answer 26

to be bad at swimming

Question 27

잘못 하다

Answer 27

to do (something) in the wrong way

Question 28

잘못하다

Answer 28

to make a mistake, to do (something) wrong

Question 29

잘 달리다

Answer 29

to run well, to be good at running

Question 30

잘 쓰다

Answer 30

to write well, to be good at writing

Question 31

글

Answer 31

written text, a piece of writing, a composition

Question 32

글을 잘 쓰다

Answer 32

to be a good writer

Question 33

글씨

Answer 33

handwriting, letters

Question 34

글씨를 잘 쓰다

Answer 34

to be good at handwriting, to have good penmanship

Question 35

달리기를 잘하다

Answer 35

to be good at running

note: in this instance, the verb “달리다” was changed to it’s noun form and followed by 잘하다

Question 36

저는 노래를 잘 못해요.

Answer 36

I’m not good at singing, I cannot sing well

Question 37

제 친구는 수영을 잘해요.

Answer 37

My friend is good at swimming.

Question 38

저는 퍼즐을 잘 풀어요.

Answer 38

I’m good at solving puzzles.

Question 39

저는 글씨를 잘 못 써요.

Answer 39

My handwriting is not good.

Question 40

저는 글을 잘 못 써요.

Answer 40

I am not good at writing.

Question 41

매운 거 잘 먹어요?

Answer 41

Are you good at eating spicy food?