못 / 못하다 - Usually we say that with adverb(제대로, 잘, 똑바로) and verb(하다, 부르다, 서다, 뛰다...). 제대로 못하다. 잘 못 부르다. 잘 못 뛰다. 잘 서지 못하다. Some people say it with adjectives but at that time 안/않다/ is correct. 안 예쁜 (예쁘지 못한 (x)), 안 좋은 (= 좋지 못한 = 좋지 않은)... What about it's counter part 을/ㄹ 수(가) 없다? 을/ㄹ 수(가) 있다. 이대로 죽을 수 없다. <-> 죽을 수 있다. - I've been listening to that 소녀시대 song "소원을 말해봐" and I was wondering what exactly '말해봐' meant? I know that 말하다 means to say, to speak, to talk; but what does the 봐 part mean? Can someone please explain that to me? 봐 is containing meaning "to me" or "in front of my sight". 말해봐 is " (just) say to me" or " say (right now)" - Lastly, what does 면 come after in a sentence? 면 is "if" or "only". 뛰어봐, 할 수 있다면. = Run right now, if you can. 가라, 그래야 한다면. = Go, if you should have to.