beginner
Says what you want to do, or asks what the other person wants: 뭐 먹을래요? (mwo meogeullaeyo), "what do you want to eat?".
Checked against the official learner dictionary from the National Institute of Korean Language
- After a vowel: ㄹ래요, as in 갈래요 gallaeyo. After ㄹ: just 래요, as in 만들래요 mandeullaeyo. After other consonants: 을래요, as in 먹을래요 meogeullaeyo.
- A statement says what you want. A question asks what the listener wants.
Build it
When to use it
Asking what someone wants
Offers and choices.
Choosing
Saying what you'll have.
Inviting
Asking if they want to join.
Watch out
It's spelled 래 rae, not 레 re.
After ㄹ, add just 래요: 만들래요 mandeullaeyo.
In context
9 examples- 1
뭐 먹을래요?
Mwo meogeullaeyo?
What do you want to eat?
- 2
저는 커피 마실래요.
Jeoneun keopi masillaeyo.
I'll have coffee.
- 3
주말에 같이 놀래요?
Jumare gachi nollaeyo?
Want to hang out this weekend?
- 4
피곤해서 오늘은 집에 있을래요.
Pigonhaeseo oneureun jibe isseullaeyo.
I'm tired, so I'll stay home today.
- 5
창문 좀 열래요?
Changmun jom yeollaeyo?
Could you open the window?
- 6
이거 한번 입어 볼래요?
Igeo hanbeon ibeo bollaeyo?
Do you want to try this on?
- 7
저는 이걸로 할래요.
Jeoneun igeollo hallaeyo.
I'll go with this one.
- 8
같이 산책할래요?
Gachi sanchaekallaeyo?
Do you want to go for a walk together?
- 9
여기 앉을래요?
Yeogi anjeullaeyo?
Do you want to sit here?
Practice
8 questions먹다 + (으)ㄹ래요
(으)ㄹ래요 or (으)ㄹ까요?
Both can invite someone, but they ask different things. (으)ㄹ래요? asks what the other person wants, while (으)ㄹ까요? puts forward a suggestion and asks what they think:
- 커피 마실래요? keopi masillaeyo "Do you want some coffee?" Their choice.
- 커피 마실까요? keopi masilkkayo "Shall we have some coffee?" Your suggestion.
With someone senior
(으)ㄹ래요 is friendly, so with a teacher or a boss add the honorific (으)시: 드실래요? deusillaeyo, 앉으실래요? anjeusillaeyo. For more formal situations, 드시겠어요? deusigesseoyo is safer still.
With friends, drop the 요: 갈래? gallae, "Wanna go?"
Look it up in the dictionary
The entry for 으ㄹ래요 in two trusted Korean dictionaries.