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잘살다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Associate 잘 (jal) with “well” and 살다 (salda) with “to live.” Together, they literally mean “live well.”
• Remember that the adverb 잘 modifies the verb 살다, so you’re describing the manner in which one lives.

Explanations:
• 잘살다 means “to live well” or “to have a good life.”
• It conveys both a physical and emotional quality of living in good conditions or in a fulfilling manner.
• The word is built from 잘 (well) and 살다 (to live), making it easier to deconstruct and memorize.

Synonyms/Similar Expressions:
• 행복하게 살다 (haengbokhage salda) – “to live happily”
• 잘 지내다 (jal jinaeda) – “to get along well” or “to live well” (more commonly used for day-to-day living)
• 기분 좋게 살다 (gibun johge salda) – “to live with a good mood”

Conjugations of 살다 (with 잘 preceding) – based on the infinitive 살다 (salda):
Present Tense:
• Informal low: 잘 살아 (jal sara)
• Informal polite: 잘 살아요 (jal sarayo)
• Formal polite: 잘 삽니다 (jal samnida)

Past Tense:
• Informal low: 잘 살았다 (jal salatda)
• Informal polite: 잘 살았어요 (jal salasseoyo)
• Formal polite: 잘 살았습니다 (jal salasseumnida)

Future Tense:
• Informal low: 잘 살 것이다 (jal sal geosida) or 잘 살 거야 (jal sal geoya)
• Informal polite: 잘 살 거예요 (jal sal geoyeyo)
• Formal polite: 잘 살 것입니다 (jal sal geosimnida)

Sentence Examples:
1. 나는 앞으로도 건강하게 잘 살아야겠어.
(Romanized: Naneun apeurodo geonganghage jal salayagesseo.)
Translation: I must continue to live well and healthily in the future.

2. 그는 지금까지 정말 잘 살았다고 생각해요.
(Romanized: Geuneun jigeumkkaji jeongmal jal salatdago saenggakaeyo.)
Translation: I think he has truly lived well up to now.

3. 우리 모두 행복하게 잘 살기를 바랍니다.
(Romanized: Uri modu haengbokhage jal salgireul baramnida.)
Translation: I hope we all live well and happily.

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