Korean grammar · Level 2 · 2급
V-(으)ㄹ래요?
Do you want to…?
-(으)ㄹ래요? asks what someone would like to do, among friends and colleagues. As a statement it gives your own choice: 저는 비빔밥 먹을래요. It is about wanting, not promising — for a promise, use -(으)ㄹ게요. To someone older, add -(으)시-: 드실래요?
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ends in a vowel | -ㄹ래요 | 가다 → 갈래요? · 마시다 → 마실래요? |
| ends in a consonant | -을래요 | 먹다 → 먹을래요? · 앉다 → 앉을래요? |
| to someone older | -(으)실래요? | 가실래요? · 드실래요? |
Examples
같이 연습할래요?
Do you want to practise together?
커피 마실래요?
Would you like a coffee?
저는 비빔밥 먹을래요.
I'll have bibimbap.
Practise it in context · Level 2, Unit 6
Hello, may I speak to Ms Kim?
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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