Grammar

-(으)ㄹ래?

informal intention or suggestion

Form

Verb stem + -(으)ㄹ래?; “do you want to…?” / “are you going to…?” Directly asks about someone's willingness or decision.

Function

Expresses one’s own intention or directly asks about the listener’s choice. It may sound insistent depending on context.

Why this form?

-(으)ㄹ까? — “shall we…?” / “should I…?”: considers a possibility or suggests a joint action rather than simply asking the hearer's intention.

How to build it

After a vowel or ㄹ: -ㄹ래? (가다 → 갈래?). After another consonant: -을래? (먹다 → 먹을래?).

Forms not to confuse

-(으)ㄹ까?

우리 같이 갈까? — Shall we go together?

Examples

아, 진짜… 그만 좀 안 할래? — Oh, seriously… won’t you just stop?

같이 갈래? — Do you want to come along?

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