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Want To? I’ll Do It -(으)ㄹ래요

You are arranging a meal with friends. First ask what someone wants to do; then volunteer for a job yourself. -(으)ㄹ래요? invites a choice, while -(으)ㄹ게요 makes a commitment the listener can use.

Ask for a Choice

Use -ㄹ래요 after a vowel or ㄹ and -을래요 after another consonant: 갈래요, 만들래요, 먹을래요. In a question it asks about the listener’s wishes; in a statement it expresses the speaker’s choice.

geumyoire gachi jeonyeok meogeullaeyo?

Would you like to have dinner together on Friday?

jeoneun bibimbabeul meogeullaeyo.

I’ll have bibimbap.

Volunteer in Response

Use the same stem split for -ㄹ게요/-을게요: 제가 예약할게요. This is a first-person promise, offer, or decision made with the listener in mind. -(으)ㄹ 거예요 can simply state a plan; -ㄹ게요 makes it relevant to this conversation.

jega sikdangeul yeyakhalgeyo.

I’ll book the restaurant.

geureom jeoneun eumnyosureul gajyeoolgeyo.

Then I’ll bring the drinks.

Hint · 힌트

갈게요 is spelled with ㄱ even though the ending sounds like 께요. These are conversational endings: the examples offer polite and casual versions because a formal ending would change the expression being taught.

Vocabulary

Korean	English
금요일 geumyoil	Friday
예약하다 yeyakhada	to book
식당 sikdang	restaurant
음료수 eumnyosu	drinks
가져오다 gajyeooda	to bring
그럼 geureom	then
모임 moim	gathering
약속 yaksok	appointment or promise
초대하다 chodaehada	to invite
파티 pati	party
친구 chingu	friend
만나다 mannada	to meet
같이 gachi	together
토요일 toyoil	Saturday
일요일 iryoil	Sunday
저녁 jeonyeok	dinner
준비하다 junbihada	to prepare
케이크 keikeu	cake
선물 seonmul	present
연락하다 yeollakhada	to contact

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