"I speak Korean well."

Translation: 저는 한국어를 잘합니다.

[JackChrist665402]

If I could I wouldn't be here!

[...sobia...]

Me too

[DKMark_20]

I Agree!

[sirensaige]

Practing is what makes you good at Korean

[HanKang_2003]

저도요!(me too!)

[_Giovanna_Fiore_]

저는 한국어를 잘못합니다 ㅠㅠ

[vngdhuyen]

just want to make a little correction, the antonym of 잘하다 is 못하다, not 잘못하다.

*저는 한국어를 못합니다.

[AmandaStok10]

Point is proven lol

[JVerbelF]

잘못 is even correct, in TTMIK they teach it as well.

[Gogogodzilla333]

못하다 is "cannot do."

And that's different than doing well.

However,

잘못한다 is the opposite, with the 못 cancelling out the 잘... ie: cannot do well, or doing poorly.

[LiviaCaleffi]

So instead of "I do it bad" (못하다), "I can do it, but I don't do it well" (잘못하다) I believe...

[swoomyn]

But some uses 잘못해

[ARS72_]

잘못해 literally means "cant do well" so it is still correct

[LixLex]

Yeah, that is just the present conjugation, right?

[LixLex]

Doesn't this mean more "I am good at Korean" since speak isn't actually there??

[lutfunnaha1]

Korean is a hard language...

[Arcana01]

I can speak English and Filipino and even with my fascination with the Korean Language, I am so glad I was taught English first because seriously...sometimes English likes to be an ass and ignore their own rules.

[purpleseaforever]

Ik. English is my native language but it even annoys me sometimes lol

[cccchhaarrrr]

Isn't that all languages though haha

[DaemonBeats]

As one who teaches English, it 100% is a pain. Especially the pronunciation of words, getting others to get that down is very difficult

[swoomyn]

Disagree. it's even easier than english since english isn't my first language also

[rainy3000]

English is very precise, with a word for everything. Sorry!

[Honeymochitea]

Yes, and the order is interesting, but transitioning over to Korean from English is challenging.

[IshmaelRuf]

저는 한국어를 안 잘합니다

[AK2RA]

*저는 한국어를 잘 안 합니다.

[Quinnlimm]

So the literal translation would be " I Korean well speak" ? So, adjectives come before the verb?

[AlleleGrea]

Yes. Korean follows subject-object-verb (SOV) structure rather than subject-verb-object (SVO) which is what English grammar follows. All sentences would usually end with a verb.

[JaedaMoon]

Yes English grammar does not apply to the alot of the world, which there is nothing wrong with that, its just different that's all

[Druckles]

Does word order of topic/object particles matter here?

[the_crait]

I believe in most circumstances, it does.

[speakernight]

Lol, i read that "yea, i can Korean well"

[Yoxdavox]

literally translating yes, i can Korean well.. hahaha..

[FreyanBram]

사나 얼

[Lauri_613]

Why is it 한국어를 and not 한국어로?

[Csantac]

How could you ask if someone can speak well? 잘합니까?

[korbagov]

Would it be correct if i just say "한국어를 잘합니다"

[SvedishPlumber]

Yeah, the subject can be dropped off given enough context

[oddeyed1]

not quite there yet but okay..

[Okawoa]

나는 한국어를 잘 말해요?

[SimiIe]

What does the 를 extension mean in respect to the rest of the word?

[vngdhuyen]

it indicates the direct object of the verb.

[Gogogodzilla333]

한국말 works just as well as 한국어.

[marianakim389429]

어를 CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THIS MEANS? THANKS

[Gogogodzilla333]

한국어를 = "한국" and "어" + "를".

한국 = Korea

어 = language (in this sentence)

를 = object marker (which lets the reader know that the word it's attached to is the object of the sentence)

[deactivated user]

I am Indian and in Hindi language structure of sentence is same as Korean language : S O V

[Quinnlimm]

So the literal translarion would be " I Korean well speak"? So adjectives come before the verb...

[peecdro]

yes, the order in korean is SOV (subject+object+verb), unline english, which works with SVO (subject+verb+object)! :)

[ardevwell]

ع

[Jeremiah743374]

"저는 한국어를 잘 말합니다" was also accepted.

[daniellepls]

when do you use 나는?

[PriyanshiM402186]

Why are we using 를??

[DaemonBeats]

We've got this in english as a direct translation:

I Korean를 do well

What 를/을 do is show that the verb is acting upon whatever noun it's attached to.

The noun, which in this sentence is Korean, is what's being done well, so we connect it to the verb (do well) with 를/을 to show that this noun is the one that the verb is being done to.

[gill_antam]

Why there is no "말하고있다" or "말합니다" ? ( which means speak ) which should be used in the sentence
~ I 'speak' Korean well

[Alicia230158]

i wish i could :(

[purpleseaforever]

In my dreams...

[FANTASTICFRANC0]

How can you write this sentence using "좋" instead of 잘?

[BTSArmyGirl07]

I will soon say this to everyone

[Theomjo]

me (in the future)

[Sophia875180]

what is the difference between 잘합니다 and 말합니다

[Suhyeon365]

Me too

[Cupcake554090]

Well someone please tell me what is the difference between 한국어로 and 한국어를..?

[vivalaVtae]

Is 잘 the one that means "well" and then connected the 함 from 말하다???