Lesson 30 · Choosing What You Want: -(으)ㄹ래요
Hyeju’s Beginner Korean · Lesson 30 · Grammar
Choosing What You Want: -(으)ㄹ래요
Learn Choosing What You Want: -(으)ㄹ래요 with form rules, natural examples, common mistakes, romanization, and six practice questions with answers.
Introduction / Review
At a café or when choosing an activity with a friend, -(으)ㄹ래요 expresses your choice or willingness. In a question, it asks what the listener wants to do. It sounds personal and conversational.
N = noun; V = action verb; A = descriptive verb. Romanization is a reading aid.
Today’s Grammar / Explanation
- Vowel + ㄹ래요: 가다 → 갈래요; 마시다 → 마실래요. Consonant + 을래요: 먹다 → 먹을래요.
- Keep final ㄹ: 만들다 → 만들래요; 놀다 → 놀래요 (from 놀다, “play/hang out,” in this pattern). 듣다 → 들을래요.
- Statements normally express the speaker’s intention; questions ask the listener’s intention. Add 안 for a negative choice: 안 갈래요.
Examples
저는 비빔밥을 먹을래요.
jeoneun bibimbabeul meogeullaeyo
I’ll have bibimbap.
저는 차를 마실래요.
jeoneun chareul masillaeyo
I’ll have tea.
같이 영화를 볼래요?
gachi yeonghwareul bollaeyo
Would you like to watch a movie together?
저는 집에서 쉴래요.
jeoneun jibeseo swillaeyo
I want to rest at home.
저는 버스로 갈래요.
jeoneun beoseuro gallaeyo
I’ll go by bus.
네, 같이 갈래요.
ne, gachi gallaeyo
Yes, I’d like to go together.
Compare with similar grammar
LESSON 28
-고 싶어요
시원한 커피 마시고 싶어요.A wish. -(으)ㄹ래요 is a decision you’re making: “I’ll have…”.
Review Lesson 28 →LESSON 24
-(으)ㄹ까요?
점심에 뭐 먹을까요?-(으)ㄹ까요? asks for an opinion or makes a suggestion. -(으)ㄹ래요? asks what the listener wants.
Review Lesson 24 →LESSON 31
-(으)ㄹ게요
그건 제가 할게요.-(으)ㄹ게요 is a promise made with the listener in mind. -(으)ㄹ래요 simply states what you want.
Look ahead: Lesson 31 →LESSON 26
-(으)ㄹ 거예요
내일은 비가 올 거예요.Plans and predictions — including things nobody chooses, like the weather.
Review Lesson 26 →| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -(으)ㄹ래요 | I’ll have / I’ll do… (my choice) | 저는 비빔밥 먹을래요 |
| -(으)ㄹ래요? | Do you want to…? | 같이 갈래요? |
| -(으)ㄹ까요? | Shall we…? (asking an opinion) | 같이 갈까요? |
| -(으)ㄹ게요 | I’ll… (promise to you) | 제가 갈게요 |
Common mistakes
-고 싶어요 describes a desire; -(으)ㄹ래요 often presents a choice now. A refusal such as 안 할래요 can sound firm. Avoid using a direct -(으)ㄹ래요? question as your default invitation to a senior or customer.
마시 ends in a vowel → ㄹ래요: 마실래요.
찍 ends in a consonant → 을래요.
Stems ending in ㄹ just add 래요: 놀래요.
-(으)ㄹ래요 is only for a person’s will. For the weather or predictions, use -(으)ㄹ 거예요.
Mini practice · six questions
All sentences below are new. Try each one before opening the answer.
- Fill in the blankA: 뭐 마실래요? B: 저는 녹차 ______. (마시다)
Check answer
저는 녹차 마실래요.
Your choice → 마실래요.
- Fill in the blank주말에 같이 영화 ______? (보다)
Check answer
주말에 같이 영화 볼래요?
Asking what the listener wants → 볼래요?
- Choose the better form좀 피곤해요. 오늘은 그냥 집에 (있을래요 / 있을까요).
Check answer
있을래요
You’re stating your own choice, not asking for an opinion.
- Choose the correct form내일은 날씨가 (추울래요 / 추울 거예요).
Check answer
추울 거예요
Weather isn’t a choice, so use -(으)ㄹ 거예요.
- Find and fix the mistake이 빵 하나 먹어 볼을래요.
Check answer
이 빵 하나 먹어 볼래요.
보 ends in a vowel → 볼래요.
- Say it in KoreanI’ll have the same thing, too.
Check answer
저도 같은 걸로 할래요.
N(으)로 하다 = to choose/order N. 할래요 states your choice.
Today’s Key Point
Use -(으)ㄹ래요 for a personal choice; ask about the listener’s wish; consider its casual, sometimes firm tone.
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