-(으)ㄹ까요?
Used to ask for the listener's opinion or to make a suggestion. When the subject is 'I' (제가), it means 'Shall I...?'. When the subject is 'We' (우리), it means 'Shall we...?'.
Summary
Equivalent
Shall I...? / Shall we...?
Also: -아/어 줄까요? (Shall I do... for you?)
Example
Shall I open the window?
제가 창문을 열까요?
Grammar rules
- Attach '을까요?' to verbs ending in a consonant, and 'ㄹ까요?' to verbs ending in a vowel or ㄹ.
- When suggesting 'Shall we...?', the listener typically responds with '-(으)ㅂ시다' (Let's) or '-아/어요' (Let's/I will).
같이 점심을 먹을까요? -> 네, 같이 먹읍시다. (Shall we eat lunch together? -> Yes, let's eat together.)
Patterns
Verbs (Consonant)
Present/Future · Verb Stem + 을까요?
Verbs (Vowel/ㄹ)
Present/Future · Verb Stem (drop ㄹ) + ㄹ까요?
Example sentences
Shall I open the window?
제가 창문을 열까요?
What time shall we meet tomorrow?
우리 내일 몇 시에 만날까요?
Shall we go hiking together this weekend?
주말에 같이 등산을 갈까요?
Conversation
A: Do you think the weather will be good tomorrow? (Asking opinion)
내일 날씨가 좋을까요?
B: Yes, it will be good.
네, 좋을 거예요.
Practice
Fill in the blank
Select the correct question form for asking opinions.
Eating.
Playing.