N을/를 잘하다
to be good at …
Says that someone does something well. The object takes 을/를 and 잘하다 follows. It is the usual way to talk about skills, languages and things you are good at.
접속 conjugation
- Noun with a final consonant ＋ 을: 한국말을 잘해요
- Noun without a final consonant ＋ 를: 요리를 잘해요
- The negative is 못하다: 운전을 못해요 (I can't drive)
예문
EXAMPLES
김 대리는 정리를 잘해서 자료를 금방 찾아요.
Assistant Manager Kim is good at organising things, so files turn up right away.from 2026.09.25 Fri the examples
기획팀입니다. 그쪽 김 대리가 문서 작업을 잘해서 형식은 맡기셔도 됩니다.
The planning team. Assistant Manager Kim there is good with documents, so you can leave the format to him.from 2026.09.25 Fri the business dialogue
저 직원이 영어를 잘해서 물어보면 금방 알려 줘요.
That member of staff speaks good English — ask and he'll tell you right away.from 2026.09.26 Sat the examples
저는 길 찾기를 잘 못해서 늘 지도를 켜 둬요.
I'm bad at finding my way, so I always keep the map open.from 2026.09.26 Sat the examples
역 뒤쪽 코너에 중국집이 하나 있어요. 그 집 사장님이 만두를 잘하십니다.
There's a Chinese place on the corner behind the station. The owner makes very good dumplings.from 2026.09.26 Sat from.旅遊對話
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