To ask ‘Can you do this?’, I would like to recommend use ‘잘 못 해(jal mot hae)?’ because it’s less direct than 못 해(mot hae)?

Thanks.

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

When you combine 못 해 with the particle -지 such as 헤어지지 못해 (cannot say goodbye), 못해 should be written without word-spacing. But in general cases, and there is no the particle 지 in front of 못 해, you should make the word-space between them.

For example, 잘 못 해 doesn’t have the particle 지 in front of 못 해, so you should make the word-spacing, while you don’t have to make it for the phrases like 잊지 못해.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

Can you write 못 해 together? Like 못해?
I’m listening to a lot of korean songs and when I read the lyrics it’s always 못해

and in the PDF it’s standing that 잘 못 해 is the more common way of saying it because it’s less direct, so which one should I use when I’m in Korea?

Kamsahamnida

Your sentences are good. But let me help you by correcting little mistakes.

To mean ‘My friends like my America foods best’, you can say ‘제 친구들은 제 미국요리를 제일 좋아합니다.’ / ‘ I like my Chinese foods’ can be ‘저는 제 중국요리를 좋아해요.’

To say ‘MY’ politely, you can use the Korean word ‘제’.

Thank you for sharing your story in Korean. When you need practice, feel free to write here and let us have chances to help you.

Thank you. 감사합니다.

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

육개장!
Definitely my favorite Korean food.

I’m Jaehwi from Koreanclass101.com

미국과 중국, 멕시코 요리 잘 하신다구요? 어떤 음식 가장 잘 하세요?^^

그리고 만약 배운다면 어떤 한국 음식 배우고 싶으세요?

Wow, that’s great that you cook American, Chinese and Mexican foods. May I ask you which one is your best?

If you got a chance to learn how to cook Korean foods, which one would you like to learn first?

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

I can do a little italian, mexican, greek, western, and i’m working on some french desserts. One day i hope to learn korean cuisine.

Here is my explanation for you.
“my mistake”/”I am sorry” translates as 잘못했습니다, which comes from the original verb - 잘못하다 “to do wrong/to make a mistake”
잘못하다 - 잘못했다 - 잘못했습니다 “made a mistake”

“I can’t do it (well) / I am bad at it” translates as 잘 못해요, which comes from 못하다 “can’t do” + 잘 “well” = 잘 못하다 “can’t do it well”.

yes, the sound is the same. 잘못하다 (no space at all) “to do wrong” = 잘 못하다 (spacing between 잘 and 못하다) “can’t do it well”.
Meaning differs from one another.

Hope my explanation helps you understand,
cheers,
Tim

Seon Hyeon-u ssi, maybe you could use the word “observant” instead of “obsevative” next ime.

Thanks again for sharing.