Lesson 26 · Future Plans: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
Hyeju’s Beginner Korean Grammar Class · Lesson 26
Future Plans: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
Describe future plans with -(으)ㄹ 거예요, distinguish plans from predictions, and practice forms, spacing, and natural sentences.
Introduction & Review
Say what you plan to do this weekend or during vacation. -(으)ㄹ 거예요 is a common conversational form for future plans and predictions. Today, start with your own intentional plans.
N = noun; V = action verb; A = descriptive verb. Romanization is a reading aid.
Today’s Grammar / Explanation
Vowel-final stem + ㄹ 거예요: 가다 → 갈 거예요; 공부하다 → 공부할 거예요. Consonant + 을 거예요: 먹다 → 먹을 거예요.
Final ㄹ stays: 살다 → 살 거예요; 만들다 → 만들 거예요. Irregulars include 듣다 → 들을 거예요 and 걷다 → 걸을 거예요.
Keep spaces: 갈 거예요. The written form is 거예요, not 거에요 or 꺼예요, even though pronunciation may sound stronger.
Examples
Compare with similar grammar
LESSON 27
-겠-
하늘을 보니까 비가 오겠어요.-겠- also looks ahead, but often as a guess from what you see right now, or as a firm intention in formal speech.
Look ahead: Lesson 27 →LESSON 33
-(으)려고 해요
내년에 한국에 가려고 해요.An intention you’re planning or thinking about. -(으)ㄹ 거예요 states the plan more definitely.
Look ahead: Lesson 33 →LESSON 31
-(으)ㄹ게요
도착하면 제가 연락할게요.A promise to the listener. -(으)ㄹ 거예요 just states a plan or a prediction.
Look ahead: Lesson 31 →| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -(으)ㄹ 거예요 | will (plan, prediction) | 내일 갈 거예요 |
| -(으)려고 해요 | intend to, plan to | 내일 가려고 해요 |
| -(으)ㄹ게요 | I’ll… (promise to you) | 제가 갈게요 |
| -(으)ㄹ 것 같아요 | I think it will… | 비가 올 것 같아요 |
Mini Dialogue
A: 주말에 뭐 할 거예요?
jumare mwo hal geoyeyo · What are you going to do this weekend?
B: 친구를 만날 거예요.
chingureul mannal geoyeyo · I’m going to meet a friend.
A: 같이 영화를 볼 거예요?
gachi yeonghwareul bol geoyeyo · Are you going to watch a movie together?
B: 네, 같이 볼 거예요.
ne, gachi bol geoyeyo · Yes, we are.
Common mistakes
내일 비가 올 거예요 predicts rain; it does not give the rain an intention. For your own plan, a future time word plus a voluntary verb is a clear starting point. In a question, 뭐 할 거예요? asks about someone’s plan.
만나 ends in a vowel → ㄹ 거예요: 만날 거예요.
읽 ends in a consonant → 을 거예요.
Stems ending in ㄹ just add 거예요: 만들 거예요.
거 is a separate word, so put a space: 갈 거예요.
Mini practice · six questions
All sentences below are new. Try each one before opening the answer.
- Fill in the blank이번 주말에는 집에서 ______. (쉬다)
Check answer
이번 주말에는 집에서 쉴 거예요.
쉬 + ㄹ 거예요 → 쉴 거예요.
- Fill in the blank내년에 한국어 시험을 ______. (보다)
Check answer
내년에 한국어 시험을 볼 거예요.
시험을 보다 = to take an exam. 보 + ㄹ 거예요 → 볼 거예요.
- Choose the better formA: 누가 발표할 거예요? B: 제가 (할게요 / 할래요?).
Check answer
할게요
B volunteers in reply, so the promise form -(으)ㄹ게요 sounds natural.
- Choose the correct form하늘이 어두워요. 곧 비가 (올 거예요 / 올게요).
Check answer
올 거예요
-(으)ㄹ게요 is only for your own promises. For a prediction, use -(으)ㄹ 거예요.
- Find and fix the mistake다음 달에 이사하을 거예요.
Check answer
다음 달에 이사할 거예요.
하 ends in a vowel → 할 거예요.
- Say it in KoreanI’m going to learn to drive this year.
Check answer
올해 운전을 배울 거예요.
배우 + ㄹ 거예요 → 배울 거예요.
Today’s Key Point
-(으)ㄹ 거예요 expresses a plan or a prediction.
Keep final ㄹ: 만들 거예요.
Write a space before 거예요.
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