곧잘

Korean

Etymology

곧 (got) +‎ 잘 (jal).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [곧짤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gotjal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	godjal
McCune–Reischauer?	kotchal
Yale Romanization?	kotcal

Adverb

곧잘 • (gotjal)

1. quite well

   딸아이는 기타를 곧잘 친다.

   Ttarai-neun gita-reul gotjal chinda.

   My daughter plays the guitar fairly well.

2. often; easily

   그는 곧잘 화를 낸다.

   Geu-neun gotjal hwa-reul naenda.

   He is easily offended