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Use this pattern to describe how good or bad someone is at doing something, or how skillful something/someone is. The particle が marks what you're describing as skilled or unskilled.
姉は料理が上手です。
My older sister is good at cooking.
私の兄は運動が得意です。
My older brother is good at sports.
田中さんは歌が下手です。
Ms. Tanaka is not good at singing.
あの子は絵を描くことが上手です。
That child is good at drawing pictures.
彼は英語が得意ですが、数学が下手です。
He is good at English but not good at mathematics.
私は泳ぐことが上手です。
I am good at swimming.
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