Nouns:
교수 = professor
주인 = master/owner/proprietor
잘못 = mistake/fault
기온 = temperature
거울 = mirror
가루 = powder
근육 – muscle
어둠 = darkness
기본= basic/basics
사고 = accident
교통 = traffic
Verbs:
잘하다 = to do something well
못하다 = to do something poorly
수영(하다) = swimming/to swim
대우하다 = to treat somebody
퇴직하다 = retire
접수하다 = to receive (application)
씹다 = chew
통역하다 = interpret
번역하다 = translate
젓다 = stir
늘리다 = to gain/improve*
빠지다 = to fall into*
사랑에 빠지다 = to fall in love
빠져나오다 = to escape/come out of*
빠져나가다 = to escape/get out of*
죽다 = die (교통사고로 죽는다)
Passive Verbs:
늘다 = to have gained/improved*
Adjectives:
둥글다 = round/spherical
헷갈리다 = confusing
어둡다 (어두운) = dark
Adverbs and Other Words:
잘 = well (adverb)
못 = poorly
님 = adds respect to person’s position
또는 = or*
~세 = years old (18세 = 18 years old)
꼭 = surely/definitely
물론 = of course
그 동안 = during that time/meanwhile
이상 = more than*
Words With *
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Introduction
Until now, you have not learned how to say “I am good at something/I do something well” or “I am bad at something/I do something poorly.” In this lesson, you will learn about the words 잘하다 (to do something well) and 못하다 (to do something poorly). 못하다 is very hard to understand perfectly, so I will ease you in by introducing you to 잘하다 first.
잘하다: To do something well
The main meaning of 잘하다 is “to do something well.” To use 잘하다, simply place a noun in a sentence with 잘하다 as the verb.
This is easy to do with 하다 verbs (for example, 수영하다 and 공부하다) because to make a noun all you need to do is remove 하다 from those words. You don’t yet know how to make non-하다 verbs into nouns (you will learn that in Lesson 26
