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-ㄹ/을 거예요 — will / going to in Korean

Handy Korean for -ㄹ/을 거예요 — will / going to ✨ 🔴 내일 [naeil] - tomorrow

Words in this chart

KoreanRomanizationEnglish
내일naeiltomorrow
만날 거예요mannal geoyeyowill meet
-ㄹ/을 거예요 — will / going to in Korean — Korean vocab chart
-ㄹ/을 거예요 — will / going to

How these words work together

-ㄹ/을 거예요 is a Korean grammar pattern used to express future actions or intentions, similar to 'will' or 'going to' in English. You add -ㄹ 거예요 after a verb stem ending in a vowel, and -을 거예요 after a verb stem ending in a consonant. This pattern is commonly used in everyday conversation to talk about plans or predictions.

Example sentences

  1. 내일 만날 거예요.

    I will meet (you) tomorrow.

  2. 내일 영화를 볼 거예요.

    I am going to watch a movie tomorrow.

  3. 친구와 내일 만날 거예요.

    I will meet my friend tomorrow.

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