KOREAN

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Vocabulary

Nouns:

지도 = guidance/teach/lead

출결 = attendance/absence

책자 = booklet/leaflet/pamphlet/brochure

바퀴 = wheel

기운 = energy/vitality/vigor

무리 = group

사항 = details

정체 = identity

교원 = teacher

살인 = murder

살인범/자 = murderer

Verbs:

초과(하다) = exceed/excess

(자기)계발(하다)= personal develop/ment

울리다 = to make somebody cry

결재하다 = approval (approve)

퇴근하다 = leave work

흘러나오다 = trickle out of

주고받다 = to exchange

고용하다 = hire

공고(하다) = notice/announce(ment)

연기하다 = act

Passive Verbs:

이루어지다 = to be comprised

이루어지다= for a wish/dream to come true

부서지다 = to be smashed into pieces

부러지다 = to be broken in half

Adjectives:

위태롭다 = dangerous/risky/critical

부유하다 = rich

번거롭다 = cumbersome/inconvenient

Adverbs and Other Verbs:

모금 = a counter for "sip" "breath" "drag"

선착순 = first come first served

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn a few different grammatical forms that you can make by adding "~ㄹ/을까(요)" to the ends of words. This form can actually have a variety of meanings depending on the context, and I will introduce you to some of these meanings in this lesson. In the upcoming future lessons, you will continue to learn about ways "~ㄹ/을까(요)" can be used in Korean. Let's get started with this lesson.

~Shall...: ~ㄹ/을까(요)

The most difficult thing about the ending ~ㄹ/을까(요) is that it has many translations depending on the context of the sentence. What makes it even more confusing is that some of these translations are very similar in meaning - not only to each other, but also to other grammatical principles. Nonetheless, I will try to distinguish each subtle meaning of ~ㄹ/을까(요) in the upcoming sections and lessons.

The first and most basic one you should know is the meaning of "Shall..." InLesson 48 you learned about the ending ~ㄹ/을래(요) and how it can also be used to have this meaning. For example:

지금 갈래요? = Shall we go now?

영화를 볼래요? = Shall we watch a movie?

The simplest meaning of ~ㄹ/을까(요) can replace "~ㄹ래(요)" in these sentences: