Shall we do something? - 우리 뭐 할까?

Shall we do something? - 우리 뭐 할까?

Rules

1. For verbs without a final consonant, attach ㄹ as a final consonant and add 까. 
eg. 사다 → 살까? = Shall we buy?

2. For verbs with a final consonant, attach 을까. 
eg. 입다 입을까? = shall we wear?

Irregular 
eg. 듣다 → 들을까?

  • 하다 → 할까? = Shall we do?
  • 가다 → 갈까? = Shall we go?
  • 먹다 → 먹을까? = Shall we eat?
  • 마시다 → 마실까? = Shall we drink?
  • 보다 → 볼까? = Shall we watch?
  • 듣다 → 들을까? = Shall we listen to?
  • 놀다 → 놀까? = Shall we hang out/muck around?

Example Sentences
  • 우리 놀이공원에 갈까? = Shall we go to a theme park?
  • 우리 스타벅스에서 커피 마실까? = Shall we drink coffee at Starbucks?
  • 우리 점심 먹으러 갈까? = Shall we go have lunch together?
  • 해리포터 영화 보러 갈까? = Shall we go watch the Harry Potter movie?
  • 우리 운동하러 헬스장 갈까? = Shall we go to a gym to exercise?
Note: Attach 요 to ㄹ/을 까 to make it formal.
  • 우리 놀이공원에 갈까요? = Shall we go to a theme park?
  • 우리 스타벅스에서 커피 마실까요? = Shall we drink coffee at Starbucks?
  • 우리 점심 먹으러 갈까요? = Shall we go have lunch together?
  • 해리포터 영화 보러 갈까요? = Shall we go watch the Harry Potter movie?
  • 우리 운동하러 헬스장 갈까요? = Shall we go to a gym to exercise?

10 comments:

  1. I'm getting hung up on the pronunciation of the 'ㄹ'.

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  2. sometimes is is like an 'r' and other times 'l'... and even inaudible it seems... so confusing.

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  3. ㄹ is a sound that many Korean learners find difficult to pronounce. I recommend listening to the ㄹ sound over and over, and try to imitate it. However, you'd notice that ㄹ is neither 'r' nor 'l' sounds. It's somewhere between the two. If you're familiar with Japanese, it might be helpful to know that ㄹ is quite similar to Japanese 'r' sound.

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  4. Luke, could you clarify the difference between ~을/ㄹ 래 and ~ 을/ㄹ 까 ? From the explanations on your website, it seems they are used in the same way.

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    1. Hi ED,

      ~을/ㄹ 래 and ~을/ㄹ 까 are very similar in meaning.

      You can use either one.

      I seem to use ~을/ㄹ 래 more often actually when I'm speaking. ;-)

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    2. In retrospect, I think, ~을/ㄹ 래 is equivalent to "do you want to do something?" whereas ~을/ㄹ 까 is more equivalent to "shall we do something?"

      So, 밥먹을래? = Do you want to have a meal? / Would you like to have a meal?(it implies I'd also like to eat with you but not always, the questioner may be asking whether the other person would like to have a meal.)

      밥먹을까? = Shall we have a meal?

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  5. Hi, if the subject is the first person "I", is the meaning that "may I do something?", then when the listener agrees, he/she will reply "Verb se yo", otherwise "Verb chi ma se yo" is used to show their disagreement. For I can't type Korean, I hope that you wil understand my question and reply soon. Thanks.

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  6. yea
    ~을/ㄹ 래 and ~ 을/ㄹ 까 seems the same..
    i'm getting confused with these two

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  7. Why does 먹 become 먹으러? Thx

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