What does 할 줄 몰라요 mean?
할 줄 몰라요 means "I cannot do it." in Korean.
How it works here
‘V-(으)ㄹ 줄 모르다’ means not knowing how to do something. Here, ‘몰라요’ clearly indicates a lack of ability.
Key expression
V-(으)ㄹ 줄 모르다
An expression showing that someone cannot do something because they lack the method or skill.
Attached to a verb, it means ‘not know how to do something’. ‘모르다’ here is closer to ‘cannot’ than to simply ‘not know’.
When it's used
Used to say that one does not know how to do something or lacks the skill to do it.
The line
한국말 할 줄 몰라요 한국어로...
I don't know how to speak Korean, in Korean...
Said when talking about a skill one is just learning or admitting that one cannot do something.
Scene from “ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) 'EN-O'CLOCK' EP.1” · Channel: ENHYPEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
저는 그 프로그램 설치할 줄 몰라요.
I don't know how to install that program.
아직 자전거 균형 잡을 줄 몰랐어요.
I still didn't know how to balance on a bicycle.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
할 줄 몰라요
한국말 할 줄 몰라요 한국어로...
I don't know how to speak Korean, in Korean...
- Being too shy to speak to someone you have just met.
- Saying that you cannot play a new game because you do not know how to operate it.
- Saying that you can immediately use a new machine without instructions.
Show the answer
Saying that you cannot play a new game because you do not know how to operate it.
An expression showing that someone cannot do something because they lack the method or skill. Attached to a verb, it means ‘not know how to do something’. ‘모르다’ here is closer to ‘cannot’ than to simply ‘not know’.
Other words in this line
- 한국말
- Korean language
- 하다
- To do
- 모르다
- Not to know
- 한국어
- Korean language
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- No.763다녀오느라— Because I went and came back.
- No.766케이스— A cover or container used to protect or hold something.
- No.762써지네요— It is being written or appearing in writing.
- No.767이거 뭐야— Something nearby or just noticed.
- No.761올 거야— Expecting that someone will come soon.
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