What does 上手い (umai | うまい) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

彼は話が上手い。
kare wa hanashi ga umai.
He is a good speaker.

トムは運転が上手い。
tomu wa unten ga umai.
Tom is good at driving. | Tom is a good driver.

彼は資金集めが上手い。
kare wa shikin atsume ga umai.
He's good at fund raising.

トムは泳ぐのが上手い。
tomu wa oyogu no ga umai.
Tom is good at swimming. | Tom is a good swimmer. | Tom swims well.

彼はテニスがとても上手い。
kare wa tenisu ga totemo umai.
He is a good tennis player.

トムはフランス語が上手い。
tomu wa furansugo ga umai.
Tom is good at French.

彼は運転が上手いと私は思う。
kare wa unten ga umai to watashi wa omō.
I think he is a good driver.

トムはテニスがとても上手い。
tomu wa tenisu ga totemo umai.
Tom is a very good tennis player.

テッドは時計の修理が上手い。
teddo wa tokei no shūri ga umai.
Ted is handy at repairing watches. | Ted is good at repairing watches. | Ted is good at fixing watches.

彼がゴルフが上手いのは本当だ。
kare ga gorufu ga umai no wa hontō da.
It is true that he is good at playing golf.

その客室乗務員はお世辞が上手い。
sono kyakushitsu jōmu in wa o seji ga umai.
The cabin attendant is good at flattery.

彼女はテニスは上手いが、水泳は下手だ。
kanojo wa tenisu wa umai ga, suiei wa heta da.
She's very good at tennis, but she's not much of a swimmer.

彼女はいつも水泳が上手い事を自慢する。
kanojo wa itsumo suiei ga umai koto o jiman suru.
She always boasts of being a good swimmer.

彼は、上手いよ！シングルプレーヤーだ。
kare wa, umai yo! shinguru purēyā da.
He's good. His handicap is in the single digits.

マジで上手いマジシャンになりたいんだよ。
maji de umai maji shan ni nari tain da yo.
I'm very serious about wanting to be a good magician.

彼は背は低いが、バスケットボールが上手い。
kare wa se wa hikui ga, basukettobōru ga umai.
He is short, but good at basketball.

彼は彼女のアイルランドなまりを真似るのが上手い。
kare wa kanojo no airurando namari o maneru no ga umai.
He is good at imitating her Irish accent.

上手い外交官は、人に秘密を漏らさせる手をいつも使う人である。
umai gaikō kan wa, hito ni himitsu o morasa seru te o itsumo tsukau hito de aru.
A good diplomat is a person who practices the technique of letting someone else let the cat out of the bag.

大会で優勝したからって天狗になるな。お前と同じくらいに上手いやつなんて、世の中にはごろごろいるんだぞ。
taikai de yūshō shi ta kara tte tengu ni naru na. omae to onaji kurai ni umai yatsu nante, yononaka ni wa gorogoro irun da zo.
Don't get such a big head just because you won the tournament. There's many others in the world who are just as good as you.

	The Japanese word
	上手い
	is pronounced
	umai \| うまい
	means
	skilful, good

	Examples:
	彼は話が上手い。 kare wa hanashi ga umai. He is a good speaker.
	トムは運転が上手い。 tomu wa unten ga umai. Tom is good at driving. \| Tom is a good driver.
	彼は資金集めが上手い。 kare wa shikin atsume ga umai. He's good at fund raising.
	トムは泳ぐのが上手い。 tomu wa oyogu no ga umai. Tom is good at swimming. \| Tom is a good swimmer. \| Tom swims well.
	彼はテニスがとても上手い。 kare wa tenisu ga totemo umai. He is a good tennis player.
	トムはフランス語が上手い。 tomu wa furansugo ga umai. Tom is good at French.
	彼は運転が上手いと私は思う。 kare wa unten ga umai to watashi wa omō. I think he is a good driver.
	トムはテニスがとても上手い。 tomu wa tenisu ga totemo umai. Tom is a very good tennis player.
	テッドは時計の修理が上手い。 teddo wa tokei no shūri ga umai. Ted is handy at repairing watches. \| Ted is good at repairing watches. \| Ted is good at fixing watches.
	彼がゴルフが上手いのは本当だ。 kare ga gorufu ga umai no wa hontō da. It is true that he is good at playing golf.
	その客室乗務員はお世辞が上手い。 sono kyakushitsu jōmu in wa o seji ga umai. The cabin attendant is good at flattery.
	彼女はテニスは上手いが、水泳は下手だ。 kanojo wa tenisu wa umai ga, suiei wa heta da. She's very good at tennis, but she's not much of a swimmer.
	彼女はいつも水泳が上手い事を自慢する。 kanojo wa itsumo suiei ga umai koto o jiman suru. She always boasts of being a good swimmer.
	彼は、上手いよ！シングルプレーヤーだ。 kare wa, umai yo! shinguru purēyā da. He's good. His handicap is in the single digits.
	マジで上手いマジシャンになりたいんだよ。 maji de umai maji shan ni nari tain da yo. I'm very serious about wanting to be a good magician.
	彼は背は低いが、バスケットボールが上手い。 kare wa se wa hikui ga, basukettobōru ga umai. He is short, but good at basketball.
	彼は彼女のアイルランドなまりを真似るのが上手い。 kare wa kanojo no airurando namari o maneru no ga umai. He is good at imitating her Irish accent.
	上手い外交官は、人に秘密を漏らさせる手をいつも使う人である。 umai gaikō kan wa, hito ni himitsu o morasa seru te o itsumo tsukau hito de aru. A good diplomat is a person who practices the technique of letting someone else let the cat out of the bag.
	大会で優勝したからって天狗になるな。お前と同じくらいに上手いやつなんて、世の中にはごろごろいるんだぞ。 taikai de yūshō shi ta kara tte tengu ni naru na. omae to onaji kurai ni umai yatsu nante, yononaka ni wa gorogoro irun da zo. Don't get such a big head just because you won the tournament. There's many others in the world who are just as good as you.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org