BEG 21 | ~(으)ㄹ래요 Intention

MEANING

1. As a question: asking the listener’s intention and desire
   “Would you like to…?”
   “Do you want to…?”
2. As an answer: expressing the speaker’s intention and desire
   “I would like to…”
   “I want to…”
3. As an independent statement: insisting the speaker’s intention and desire (sounds strong)
   “I insist to…!” / “Let me…!”

TIP:

~(으)ㄹ래 as a statement sounds stronger than ~고 싶다. ~고 싶다 can be simply used in a neutral statement whereas ~(으)ㄹ래 sounds like the speaker is insisting more firmly and on the spot. For this reason, children use ~(으)ㄹ래 when they ask their parents to let them do what they want.

CONJUGATION

Look at the end of an action verb stem before the dictionary ending ~다.
Because it is asking the listener’s intention to do something, it’s not used with adjectives.

If the stem ends with:

Consonant ~을래? [polite: 을래요?]
먹다 to eat 먹을래(요)?
[ex] 친구: 뭐 먹을래? What would you like to eat?
나: 나는 비빔밥 먹을래. I want to eat bibimbap.
앉다 to sit 앉을래(요)?
[ex] 우리 여기 잠깐 앉을래? Would you like to sit here for a minute?
있다 to exist, stay 있을래(요)?
[ex] 나는 집에 있을래. 피곤해. I want to stay home. I’m tired. (sounding firm)

Vowel ~ㄹ래? [polite: ㄹ래요?]
하다 to do 할래(요)?
[ex] 내일 뭐 할래요? What would you like to do tomorrow?
가다 to go 갈래(요)?
[ex] 라면 먹고 갈래? Would you like to eat Ramyeon and go?
보다 to watch, look 볼래(요)?
[ex] 주말에 영화 볼래? Do you want to watch a movie on the weekend?

ㄹ ~래?
살다 to live 살래(요)?
[ex] 자기야, 우리 한국에서 살래? Honey, would you like to live in Korea?

ㅂ -> 우+ㄹ래?
눕다 to lie down 누울래(요)?
[ex] 많이 아파? 잠깐 누울래? Does it hurt a lot? Would you like to lie down a little?

듣다, 걷다 : ㄷ becomes ㄹ
듣다 to listen, hear 들을래(요)?
[ex] 우리 음악 들을래? Do you want to listen to music?
걷다 to walk 걸을래(요)?
[ex] 날씨가 좋네요. 걸을래요? I see the weather’s nice. Do you want to walk?