-(으)ㄹ 거예요
Quick answer: -(으)ㄹ 거예요 means will / be going to — a plan or an expectation.
How to form it
No final consonant → -ㄹ 거예요 · final consonant → -을 거예요 · 만나다 → 만날 거예요
In Korean: 받침 X → -ㄹ 거예요 받침 O → -을 거예요 만나다 → 만날 거예요
What to know
This is the everyday way to talk about the future. It is not a promise — it is what you expect to happen. Note the space: 만날 거예요, not 만날거예요, because 거 is a separate word meaning thing.
Examples
- 주말에 친구를 만날 거예요.I'm going to meet a friend at the weekend.
- 토요일에 영화를 볼 거예요.I'm going to see a film on Saturday.
- 일요일에 쉴 거예요.I'm going to rest on Sunday.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 1 (TOPIK I), Lesson 12: 주말에 친구를 만날 거예요 — I'm going to meet a friend at the weekend. Also in the Level 1 book.
Learned in the same lesson: -고 싶다.
Practise -(으)ㄹ 거예요 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 1, Lesson 12 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.