Week 7
Korean 4 class
The endings –(으)ㄹ래요
And –(으)ㄹ게요
The - ending “intention”
The - ending indicates the speaker’s intention or immediate desire, and it
corresponds to “will” or “intend to” in English. The ending is used only with the
verbs not with the adjectives, and it is normally used in colloquial settings.
The –(으)ㄹ래요 ending is a three-form ending: -을래요 is used after a stem that
ends in a consonant, as in 먹을래요.
-ㄹ래요 is used after a stem that ends in a vowel, as in 갈래요; -래요 is used for a
ㄹ-irregular, as in 만들래요
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The - ending is only used for the first person and the second person
subjects. Consider the following conversation:
A: 뭐 시킬래요? “What will (you) order?”
B: 스테이크 먹을래요. “(I) will (intend to) eat steak.”
01 The endings –(으)ㄹ래요
And –(으)ㄹ게요
As seen above, the - ending is used in the second person ques- tion (for
the first sentence) and the first-person statement (in the second
sentence). Here are some more examples:
A: 뭐 마실래요? “What will (you) drink?”
B: 커피 주세요. “Coffee please.”
A: 어디로 갈래요? “Where will (you) go?”
B: 도서관에 갈래요. “(I) will go to the library.”
01 The endings –(으)ㄹ래요
And –(으)ㄹ게요
The - ending cannot be used for the third person subject, since one cannot speak
for the third person’s intention. Consequently, a sentence like is ungrammatical in
Korean.
01 The endings –(으)ㄹ래요
And –(으)ㄹ게요
-(으)ㄹ래요 vs. –고 싶어요/싶어해요
The difference between –(으)ㄹ래요 and –고 싶어요 / -고 싶어해요 is that while the
former expresses an intention, the latter expresses a wish or hope. For instance,
consider the following sentences:
오늘 스시를 먹을래요 “(I) will (intend) to eat Sushi today”
오늘 스시를 먹고 싶어요 “(I) want to eat Sushi today”
한국을 여행 할래요“(I) will (intend) to travel Korea”
한국을 여행 하고 싶어요“(I) want to travel Korea”
런던에 갈래요 “(I) will (intend) to go to London”
런던에 가고 싶어요 “(I) want to go to London”
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-(으)ㄹ래요 vs. –고 싶어요/싶어해요
As seen above, the sentences with the –고 싶어요 ending simply indicate the
speaker’s wish. However, the sentences with the –(으)ㄹ래요 ending indicate that the
speaker has already made up his/her mind and will do so.”
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-(으)ㄹ래요 vs. –(으)ㄹ 거예요
In the previous unit, the –(으)ㄹ 거예요 ending that expresses the probable future as
well as the first-person speaker’s intention was introduced. –(으)ㄹ 거예요 and –
(으)ㄹ래요 can both be used to indicate the intention of the first-person speaker, as
shown below:
도서관에서 만날 거예요 “(I) will meet (them) at the library”
도서관에서 만날래요 “(I) will meet (them) at the library”
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The meanings of both sentences are similar, and they can be used interchangeably.
However, note that the usage of –(으)ㄹ 거예요 is much wider than that of –
(으)ㄹ래요, in that –(으)ㄹ 거예요 can be used for the third person subject as well.
When the speaker is not the first or second person, -(으)ㄹ 거예요 indicates the
speaker’s conjecture.
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The (으)ㄹ게요 ending “Willingness”
The –(으)ㄹ게요 ending indicates the speaker’s promise or willingness to do
something for the listener’s interest. The ending is used only for first person subject
and only with the verbs not with the adjectives. Consider the following sentences:
A: 몇 시에 도서관에 올 거예요? “What time will (you) come to the library?”
B: 오전 9시까지 갈게요. “(I) will (promise to) go (there) by 9 a.m.”
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Notice that speaker A asks what time B will come to the library. Speaker B’s reply
with (으)ㄹ게요 conveys a sense of promise or reassuring of “arriving at the library by
9 a.m.” for speaker A’s sake.
The –(으)ㄹ게요 ending is a three-form ending: -을게요 is used after a stem that
ends in a consonant, as in 먹을게요; -ㄹ게요 is used after a stem that ends in a vowel,
as in 갈게요; -게요 is used for ㄹ-irregular verbs, as in 살게요 or 만들게요.
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The –(으)래요 ending and the –(으)ㄹ게요 ending seem to resemble each other since
they can both be translated as “will” in English. However, there are two clear
differences.
First, while –(으)ㄹ래요 can be used for a second person in questions, -(으)ㄹ게요
cannot. This is because the –(으)ㄹ게요 ending is used only for the first -person
subject.
The (으)ㄹ게요 ending “Willingness”04
The second difference is that while –(으)ㄹ래요 indicates the speaker’s intention,
-(으)ㄹ게요 carries the speaker’s sense of promise. Here are some examples for
comparison.
열심히 공부 할래요 “(I) will (intend to) study hard”
열심히 공부 할게요 “(I) will (promise to) study hard”
몇 시에 집에 갈래요? “What time will (you intend to) go home?”
몇 시에 집에 갈게요? (X)
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As –(으)ㄹ게요 conveys a sense of promise, it is often used when the speaker
volunteers to do something. For instance, consider the following sentences.
공항에 제가 갈래요 “I will (intend to) go to the airport”
공항에 제가 갈게요 “I will (volunteer/promise to) go to the airport”
저녁은 제가 살래요 “As for dinner, I will (intend to) buy (it)”
저녁은 제가 살게요 “As for dinner, I will (volunteer/promise to) buy (it)”
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194 Unit 24: The endings - and older
sister
to close
library
money
to help
to meet
to make
to eat
door
water
USA
to believe
vacation
night
to see
to sing/to call out
kitchen
to mail out
to make friends
to buy
to live
color
Key vocabulary for Unit 24 exercises
to go
to choose
to study
to wait
vase
to pay
song
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to mail out
to make friends
to buy
to live
color
hand
to order
to wash
father
morning
to open
movie
a.m.
p.m.
story
Japan
to get up
to sleep
to make a phone call
to give
to enjoy
house
car
window
friend
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