잘못

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Possibly from 잘 (jal, “well”) +‎ 못 (mot, “not”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɭmo̞t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [잘몯]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jalmot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jalmos
McCune–Reischauer?	chalmot
Yale Romanization?	cal.mos

Noun

잘못 • (jalmot)

1. mistake
2. wrong

Derived terms

• 잘못되다 (jalmotdoeda, “to go awry”)
• 잘못하다 (jalmothada, “to err”)
• 잘잘못 (jaljalmot, “right and wrong”)

Adverb

잘못 • (jalmot)

1. erroneously

   죄송합니다만, 전화 잘못 거셨네요. — 아… 5558986(오오오에 팔구팔육) 맞나요? — 아니요. 여기는 5558689(오오오에 팔육팔구)입니다. — 아 죄송합니다. — 괜찮아요.

   joesonghamnidaman, jeonhwa jalmot geosyeonneyo. - a… 555-8986(ooo'e palguparyuk) mannayo? - aniyo. yeogineun 555-8689(ooo'e paryukpalgu)imnida. - a joesonghamnida. - gwaenchanayo.

   I am sorry. You have the wrong number. — Oh. Is this 555-8986? — No. This is 555-8689. — Oh. Excuse me! — Okay. Bye.

   Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)