Verb -을 줄 알다(모르다)/ ㄹ줄 알다(모르다) Dudan: Do you know how to make Jobchae? Yuna: Yes. I do. Do you know how to swim? Dduan: No, I do not know how to swim. Second grammar for today is ‘-을 줄 알다/모르다(know how to do something/ do not know how to do something).’ ‘-을 줄 알다/모르다’ is used when you know or don’t know how to do something. “Do you know how to make Jobchae?” means, ‘Do you know the recipe to cook Jobcahe?’ So the answer ‘네, 만들 줄 알아요(Yes. I know how to make it)’ means he/she knows how to make Jobchae. If he/she doesn’t know how to make it, the answer will be ‘아니요, 만들 줄 몰라요(No, I don’t know how to make it).’ Can you swim? This means, ‘Do you know how to swim?’ The answer can be ‘할 줄 알아요(Yes I do) or 할 줄 몰라요(No I can’t swim)’ If the verbs with final consonant at stems, ‘-을 줄 알다(모르다),’ ㄹ 줄 알다(모르다) is for the verbs without final consonant at stems. For example, Does ‘먹다(eat)’ have a final consonant? Yes, it has. So ‘ 먹을 줄 알아요’ is correct. You can make an example like ‘이 음식을 먹을 줄 알아요(Can you eat this food)?’ You can ask like this. Does ‘운전하다(drive)’ have a final consonant? No, it doesn’t. So ‘운전할 줄 알아요’ is correct. For example, if you ask, ‘Bingbing, Do you know how to drive?’ ‘Yes. I do’ If she doesn’t know how to drive, you can answer, ‘아니요, 운전할 줄 몰라요(No, I don’t know how to drive)’ However, we can also ask, ‘Can you drive?’ This has a very similar meaning to ‘Do you know how to drive?’ ‘운전할 수 있어요(I can drive)’ shows ability to drive or possibility for driving. Otherwise, 운전할 줄 알아요 means the ‘way’ to drive. So I can say like this. I can drive but I am not able to drive today because I hurt my arm. You can say like this. Shall we try with the examples? Look at the examples. 한국어를 하다(Speak Korean). ‘한국어를 하다’ doesn’t have a final consonant. So, how can you say? Good. 한국어를 할 줄 알아요(Do you speak Korean)? 한국어를 어떻게 말하는지 알아요(Do you know how to speak Korean)? 이런 뜻이에요. 한국어를 할 수 있어요(Can you speak Korean)? What’s this mean? Yes. This is a question for asking ability to speak or possibility for speaking Korean. 할 줄 알아요(Do you know how to do)? is for how to do, the way. If you want to ask a way of doing something, you can use 할 줄 알아요? Teacher: Then, shall we try number one? Robar, please try (가). Mehail, you can go with (나). Robar: Do you know how to cook Chinese foods? Mehail: Yes, I know how to cook Chinese foods. Teacher: I know how to cook. Well done. ‘만들다(cook)’ has a final consonant ‘ㄹ.’ So you should use ‘ㄹ 줄 알다’ such as ‘가다(go), 오다(come)’ which have no final consonants. So 만들 줄 알아요? is correct. Can we try number two? Robar, you will do (가). Mehail, you will do (나). Robar: Do you know how to ski? Mehail: No. I don’t know how to ski. Teacher: Good job. Robar, do you know how to ski? Robar: No. I don’t. Teacher: 탈 줄 몰라요(I don’t know how to ski)? 탈 줄 몰라요. This will also work for your answer even better.try (나). Let’s try number three then. Robar, you can go with (가). Mehail, please try (나). Robar: Do you know how to play the piano? Mehail: Yes. I know how to play the piano. Teacher: Great. Shall we do practice number two? What are the things you know how to do among these items? Let’s make sentences and ask your friend. Robar, can you ask Mehail what languages he can speak? Robar: Mehail, what language do you know how to speak? Mehail: I know how to speak Korean. Teacher: Robar, do you know how to speak Korean, too? Robar: Yes. I know how to speak Korean, too. Teacher: Excellent. Mehail, what other languages do you know how to speak? Mehail: I know how to use English and Spanish. Teacher: Great job. Mehail knows how to speak Korean, English and Spanish. You can say like this. Well done. Then, Mehail, why don’t you ask Robar? Mehail: Robar, what sports do you know to play? Robar: I know how to swim. Teacher: Great. Mehail, do you know how to swim too? Mehail: Yes. I know how to swim. Teacher: Excellent. Robar, can you ask another question to Mehail now? Robar: Mehial, which dish do you know how to cook? Mehail: I know how to cook Chinese dishes. Teacher: Do you? 중국 요리를 만들 줄 알아요(I know how to cook Chinese). Well done. I also know how to cook Chinese food. Great job.
