Usages of jalmos
친구가 내 이름을 잘못 읽어서 다시 말했어요.chinguga nae ireumeul jalmos ilgeoseo dasi malhaesseoyo.
My friend misread my name, so I said it again.
제가 잘못 읽었어요.jega jalmos ilgeosseoyo.
I read it wrong.
내가 메시지를 잘못 보내 버려서 그녀가 화났어.naega mesijireul jalmos bonae beoryeoseo geunyeoga hwanasseo.
I sent the wrong message, and she got angry.
연필로 잘못 쓴 건 지우개로 지우고 메모지는 가방에 넣어.yeonpillo jalmos sseun geon jiugaero jiugo memojineun gabange neoheo.
Erase what you wrote wrong in pencil with the eraser, and put the note paper in your bag.
잘못 쓴 이름을 지우고 다시 적어요.jalmos sseun ireumeul jiugo dasi jeogeoyo.
I erase the name I wrote wrong and write it again.
출구를 잘못 찾아서 개찰구 밖으로 바로 못 나갔어.chulgureul jalmos chajaseo gaechalgu bakkeuro baro mos nagasseo.
I looked for the wrong exit, so I couldn’t get out past the ticket gate right away.
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