jabi-을래 / -ㄹ래
-을래: Will You? / I Will — Close Intention
Marks the speaker's intention, or asks the listener's — casual to polite-해요, close relationships.
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Stem ends in a consonant (not ㄹ) | -을래 | 먹다 → 먹을래 / 앉다 → 앉을래 |
| Stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ | -ㄹ래 | 하다 → 할래 / 살다 → 살래 |
| Polite 해요 | -을래요 / -ㄹ래요 | 할래요? / 볼래요? |
-을래 is the ending for I’m going to… / will you…? when the relationship is close enough for that blunt will-check.
오늘 저녁에 뭐 할래요? is movie-and-plans Korean: what do you intend to do this evening?
Forms
| Stem | Shape |
|---|---|
| Consonant (not ㄹ) | -을래(요) — 먹을래, 먹을래요 |
| Vowel or ㄹ | -ㄹ래(요) — 할래, 할래요, 살래 |
영화 볼래요? Want to / shall we watch a movie?
나는 집에서 쉴래. I’ll rest at home. (casual)
커피 마실래요? Would you like coffee? / Will you have coffee?Intention, not the same as desire
| Pattern | Job |
|---|---|
| -고 싶다 -고 싶다 | want to (inner desire) |
| -으려고 / -려고 -으려고 | intending to / in order to (connective) |
| -을래 | ending: my will, or asking yours |
You can want a film (-고 싶다) without locking a plan; 볼래요? moves toward a choice. You can mark aim mid-sentence with 보려고 (-으려고 / -려고) and still finish with a different ending.
Not every “shall we”
| Ending | Lean |
|---|---|
| -을까 -을까 | soft suggestion / wondering |
| -읍시다 -읍시다 | let’s (proposal) |
| -을래 | will / preference check |
*갈까요? and 갈래요? can both arrange an outing; the second presses intention harder and sits closer socially.
Not a promise-for-you
-을게 / -ㄹ게 (주문할게요) undertakes something toward the listener. -을래 is not that service promise; it is will on either side of the conversation.
Register
우리말샘 marks -을래 / -ㄹ래 for 해라 contexts. Classroom 할래요? adds 해요체 politeness — still warmer and more direct than formal planning language. With seniors or distant adults, soften or switch patterns.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
In the Sejong course this appears in 오늘 저녁에 뭐 할래요? — Sejong Korean 2, Unit 8, on the theme of 영화. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. In 오늘 저녁에 뭐 할래요?, what is being asked?
2. How does -을래 differ from -고 싶다?
3. Best contrast with -으려고?
Common questions
Is plain -을래 okay with strangers?
Dictionary places it in 해라-style speech. With people you are not close to, prefer -을래요 or a softer suggestion like [[g:eulkka]] / [[g:eupsida]].
Vs -을게?
[[g:eulge]] promises the listener what *you* will do for them (*제가 할게요*). -을래 is your will or their will — including *할래?* as a check.
Vs -을까요?
[[g:eulkka]] often floats a joint suggestion or wonder. -을래 is more about intention/preference on the table.
Vs -겠-?
[[g:get]] covers judgement and some offers in a different voice. -을래 stays in the intention/will lane for close talk.