✅ Beginner 28: Making Plans and Future Tense in Korean – Let’s Go, I Will Call You!

📘Beginner 28: Making Plans and Future Tense in Korean – Let’s Go, I Will Call You!

Welcome to Day 28! 🗓️ In today’s lesson, we’ll focus on how to make plans and express future intentions in Korean. You’ll learn how to use expressions like “Let’s go,” “Shall we eat?”, and “I’ll call you” — all in natural, conversational Korean.

These are essential expressions that you’ll use often when making appointments, meeting friends, or promising to do something. Let’s go! 같이 가요!

📌 Common Future Expressions in Korean

English Korean Romanization
Let’s go같이 가요ga-chi ga-yo
Shall we eat?같이 먹을까요?ga-chi meok-eul-kka-yo?
I’ll call you전화할게요jeon-hwa-hal-ge-yo
I’ll meet you만날게요man-nal-ge-yo
I’ll go갈게요gal-ge-yo
I’ll help you도와줄게요do-wa-jul-ge-yo

📘 Grammar Focus: ~ㄹ게요 / ~을게요

~ㄹ게요 / ~을게요 is used to express a strong intention or promise to do something. It often responds to a situation or request.

  • 갈게요 – I’ll go
  • 할게요 – I’ll do it
  • 읽을게요 – I’ll read it (읽다 ends in consonant → 을게요)

💡 Use ㄹ게요 if the verb stem ends in a vowel, 을게요 if it ends in a consonant.


📘 Grammar Focus: ~ㄹ까요 / ~을까요

~ㄹ까요 / ~을까요 is used to make polite suggestions or ask "Shall we...?"

  • 같이 갈까요? – Shall we go together?
  • 뭐 먹을까요? – What shall we eat?
  • 영화 볼까요? – Shall we watch a movie?

💬 Real-Life Dialogue – Making Plans

👧 수지: 주말에 뭐 할까요? (ju-mal-e mwo hal-kka-yo?) – What shall we do on the weekend?
👦 준호: 영화 볼까요? – Shall we watch a movie?
👧 수지: 좋아요! 몇 시에 만날까요? – Sounds good! What time shall we meet?
👦 준호: 오후 두 시에 만날게요 – I’ll meet you at 2 p.m.


📘 Vocabulary: Making Plans

  • 약속 – appointment / promise
  • 시간 – time
  • 장소 – place
  • 만나다 – to meet
  • 전화하다 – to call
  • 보다 – to see / watch

Example:
내일 시간 있어요? – Do you have time tomorrow?
시간이 없어요. 다음에 만날게요 – I don’t have time. Let’s meet next time.

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🧪 Mini Quiz – Future Talk

  1. Translate: “I’ll help you.”
    a) 도와줘요
    b) 도와줄까요?
    c) 도와줄게요
    Click to Show Answer

    ✅ c) 도와줄게요

  2. What does “같이 먹을까요?” mean?
    a) Let’s go together
    b) Shall we eat together?
    c) I ate together
    Click to Show Answer

    ✅ b) Shall we eat together?

  3. How do you say “I’ll call you” in Korean?
    a) 전화해요
    b) 전화할게요
    c) 전화했어요
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    ✅ b) 전화할게요


✅ Conclusion

📞 Well done! You now know how to make polite suggestions and express your future intentions in Korean.

  • ✔️ Use ~ㄹ게요 / ~을게요 to say “I will...” with sincerity
  • ✔️ Use ~ㄹ까요? / ~을까요? to suggest and plan with others
  • ✔️ Practice with friends and build confidence in real conversations!


📘 Coming Up Next

Tomorrow: Day 29: Feelings and Emotions in Korean – I’m Happy, I’m Tired!
You’ll learn how to express emotions and talk about how you feel in Korean!

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