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미래 계획과 의도: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

목표 (Mục Tiêu / Learning Objectives)

After this lesson, you will:

• Understand -(으)ㄹ 거예요 as a pattern for future plans and intentions
• Talk about what you plan or intend to do
• Make simple statements about future actions
• Distinguish future plans from present actions
• Use -(으)ㄹ 거예요 in simple Korean sentences

Tiếng Việt So Sánh (Vietnamese Comparison)

Vietnamese commonly uses expressions such as “sẽ”, “định”, “dự định” when talking about future actions.

For example:

• Tôi sẽ đi học ngày mai. — I will go to school tomorrow.
• Tôi định học tiếng Hàn. — I plan to study Korean.
• Tôi sẽ gặp bạn vào cuối tuần. — I will meet my friend on the weekend.

Korean commonly uses -(으)ㄹ 거예요 to express future plans, intentions, or predictions.

• 내일 학교에 갈 거예요. — I will go to school tomorrow.

• 한국어를 공부할 거예요. — I will study Korean.

• 주말에 친구를 만날 거예요. — I will meet my friend on the weekend.

The context helps determine whether the sentence means a plan/intention or a prediction.

Khái Niệm (The Concept)

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 — Future plans and intentions

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 is commonly used when the speaker talks about something that will happen in the future.

It is especially useful when talking about a plan or intention.

Verb + -(으)ㄹ 거예요

갈 거예요 = will go
먹을 거예요 = will eat
공부할 거예요 = will study

Example:

내일 공부할 거예요.
I will study tomorrow.

The speaker is talking about a future action or plan.

Talking about someone else's future action

The same pattern can also describe another person's expected future action.

민수는 내일 학교에 갈 거예요.
Minsu will go to school tomorrow.

The speaker expects or knows that Minsu will go to school.

Cấu Trúc (Structure)

Basic pattern

Verb stem + -(으)ㄹ 거예요

If the verb stem has no final consonant (받침):

가다 → 갈 거예요
보다 → 볼 거예요
공부하다 → 공부할 거예요

If the verb stem has a final consonant (받침):

먹다 → 먹을 거예요
읽다 → 읽을 거예요
앉다 → 앉을 거예요

Verbs ending in ㄹ

If the verb stem ends in ㄹ, use -ㄹ 거예요.

살다 → 살 거예요
만들다 → 만들 거예요
열다 → 열 거예요

Do not add -을 거예요 after ㄹ.

Quy Tắc (Rules)

Rule 1: No final consonant → -ㄹ 거예요

가다 → 갈 거예요.
I will go.

보다 → 볼 거예요.
I will watch.

Rule 2: Final consonant → -을 거예요

먹다 → 먹을 거예요.
I will eat.

읽다 → 읽을 거예요.
I will read.

Rule 3: Final consonant ㄹ → -ㄹ 거예요

만들다 → 만들 거예요.
I will make it.

열다 → 열 거예요.
I will open it.

예제 (Examples)

Example 1: Future plans

내일 학교에 갈 거예요.
I will go to school tomorrow.

The speaker is talking about a future plan.

주말에 친구를 만날 거예요.
I will meet my friend on the weekend.

The meeting is planned for the future.

Example 2: Studying Korean

저는 한국어를 공부할 거예요.
I will study Korean.

The speaker has a plan or intention to study Korean.

오늘 저녁에 숙제를 할 거예요.
I will do my homework this evening.

The homework is planned for later.

Example 3: Future prediction

내일 비가 올 거예요.
It will rain tomorrow.

Here, -(으)ㄹ 거예요 expresses a prediction rather than the speaker's personal plan.

아마 늦을 거예요.
It will probably be late.

The speaker predicts a future situation.

계획과 예측 비교

	계획 / 의도	예측
Basic meaning	plan / intention	prediction
Who controls the action	Usually the subject	Not necessarily the subject
Example	저는 공부할 거예요	내일 비가 올 거예요
Meaning	I plan to study	It will rain tomorrow

기억하기 (Remember)

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 → future

A useful question is:

“Is this talking about something that will happen in the future?”

• Future plan → -(으)ㄹ 거예요
• Future prediction → -(으)ㄹ 거예요

The context tells us whether it is a plan or prediction.

흔한 실수 (Common Errors)

Mistake 1: Using the present tense for a clear future plan

If you want to clearly express a future plan:

❌ 내일 학교에 가요.

This can sometimes mean “I am going to school tomorrow,” but it does not specifically teach the future pattern.

✓ 내일 학교에 갈 거예요.

I will go to school tomorrow.

Mistake 2: Using -을 after a vowel

❌ 가을 거예요.

✓ 갈 거예요.

The verb 가다 has no final consonant, so use -ㄹ 거예요.

Mistake 3: Adding 을 after ㄹ

❌ 만들을 거예요.

✓ 만들 거예요.

The verb stem 만들- already ends in ㄹ.

Mistake 4: Forgetting the space before 거예요

The correct form is written with a space:

✓ 갈 거예요.

Not:

❌ 갈거예요.

거예요 is written separately from the preceding verb form.

어휘 (Vocabulary)

Korean	Romanization	English	Meaning
내일	naeil	tomorrow	ngày mai
오늘	oneul	today	hôm nay
주말	jumal	weekend	cuối tuần
계획	gyehoek	plan	kế hoạch
공부하다	gongbuhada	study	học
가다	gada	go	đi
오다	oda	come	đến
먹다	meokda	eat	ăn
만나다	mannada	meet	gặp
만들다	mandeulda	make	làm / tạo

연습 (Practice)

Change each verb into the future form -(으)ㄹ 거예요.

Practice 1

You plan to go to school tomorrow.

내일 학교에 ___.

Answer: 갈 거예요

Practice 2

You plan to eat dinner tonight.

오늘 저녁을 ___.

Answer: 먹을 거예요

Practice 3

You plan to study Korean.

한국어를 ___.

Answer: 공부할 거예요

Practice 4

You predict that it will rain tomorrow.

내일 비가 ___.

Answer: 올 거예요

퀴즈 (Quiz)

요약 (Summary)

The key idea is:

• -(으)ㄹ 거예요 = will / be going to
• It is commonly used for future plans and intentions.
• It can also express a prediction about the future.
• The verb stem determines whether to use -ㄹ or -을.

Basic patterns:

No final consonant → -ㄹ 거예요

가다 → 갈 거예요
보다 → 볼 거예요

Final consonant → -을 거예요

먹다 → 먹을 거예요
읽다 → 읽을 거예요

Final consonant ㄹ → -ㄹ 거예요

만들다 → 만들 거예요
열다 → 열 거예요

Compare:

저는 한국어를 공부해요.
I study Korean.

저는 한국어를 공부할 거예요.
I will study Korean.

The most important skill is to recognize that -(으)ㄹ 거예요 connects an action or situation to the future, especially a plan, intention, or prediction.

Next lesson: We'll learn how to describe experiences using -아/어 본 적이 있어요.