Unit 12
Talking about Weekend Plans

Lesson
To say you aren't able to do an action, put 못 [mot] before the verb.
- 영화를 봐요. [yeong-hwa-reul bwa-yo] I watch a movie. → 영화를 못 봐요. [yeong-hwa-reul mot bwa-yo] I can't watch movies.
- 아침을 먹어요. [a-chim-eul meo-geo-yo] I eat breakfast. → 아침을 못 먹어요. [a-chim-eul mot meo-geo-yo] I can't eat breakfast.
우유를 못 마셔요. [u-yu-reul mot ma-syeo-yo]
I can't drink milk.
- 우유 [u-yu] means "milk"
- 못 [mot] means "can't"
- 마셔요 [ma-syeo-yo] means "I drink."
중국어를 못 해요. [jung-gu-geo-reul mot hae-yo]
I can't speak Chinese.
- 중국어 [jung-gu-geo] means "Chinese"
- 못 [mot] means "can't"
- 해요 [hae-yo] means "I do it."
- In English we say that we 'speak' a language, but in Korean we just 'do' a language.
Conversation
- A: 뭐를 못 먹어요?
What can't you eat? - B: 고기를 못 먹어요. [go-gi-reul mot meo-geo-yo]
I can't eat meat. - A: 뭐를 못 해요?
What can't you do? - B: 수영을 못 해요. [su-yeong-eul mot hae-yo]
I can't swim. - A: 저도요.
Me too.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 고기 [go-gi] | meat |
| 채소 [chae-so] | vegetable |
| 과일 [gwa-il] | fruit |
| 생선 [saeng-seon] | fish |
| 날것 [nal-geot] | uncooked food |
| 유제품 [yu-je-pum] | dairy product |
| 탄산 [tan-san] | soda |
| 술 [sul] | alcohol |
