목이 아파서 말하지 못해요 = I have a sore throat, so I can’t speak. 제가 오늘은 학교에 가지 못해요 = I can’t go to school today. 저는 감기에 결려서 집 밖에 나가지 못해요 = Since I caught cold, I can’t go out of my house. 이 옷은 작아서 입지 못해 = This shirt is too tight for me so,I can’t wear this 바빠서 전화를 받지 못했어 = I was busy, so I couldn’t answer the phone.
~을/를 잘 하다 – to do well, to be good at ~을/를 못 하다 – to be bad at
노래를 잘 하다 = to be good at singing, to sing well. 요리를 못 하다 = to be poor at cooking, to cook poorly.
못 하다 = can’t do 잘 못 하다 = can’t do well
수영을 잘 하다 = to be good at swimming 수영을 못 하다 = to be poor at swimming OR unable to swim. 수영을 잘 못 하다 = to not be good at swimming.
잘 달리다 = to run well, to be good at running 잘 쓰다 = to write well, to be good at writing. (sometimes this is not clear, so add a noun to the phrase.) 다리기를 잘 하다 = to do running well. 글씨를 잘 쓰다 = (writing/letters) well (to write/use)
저는 노래를 잘 못 해요 = I can’t sing well. 제 친구는 수영을 잘 해요 = 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? 너 요리 잘해? = are you good at cooking? 나는 노래를 못해요 = I am bad at singing.