Grammar of the Week | -(으)ㄹ 거예요 vs. -(으)ㄹ 게요 (part 1) + 갈 게요 [Word of the Day]

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No, you aren’t seeing things, this is literally the same word over again. Why am I talking about it again? Well, it’s not because I forgot I already covered it. I’m going over this again because we’re actually going to go into more detail about it. Instead of updating a previous post that you may or may not be able to find again, I decided to just go ahead and do this over with new information as promised.

Before I start, I need to make a correction here: I got the two verb stems backwords and I am so sorry I didn’t catch it sooner!! I’ll correct it on the posts as well.

The meaning has not changed, they both do express future action but the reasonings behind them are different.

• -(으)ㄹ 거예요 | future action regardless of what the person says
  • This verb stem is used to reflect your own future actions and what the person you’re speaking with has no bearing whatsoever on your actions.

So here we go!

갈 게요 | “I will go”

Okay, so we remember what it means? But why/how is this any different that the other way? It’s still saying “I will go” so how is it different from 갈 거예요 other than pronounciation and spelling?

Well, let’s break it down.

-(으)ㄹ 게요 | future tense; attached to a verb stem to express future actions however, this focuses more on your actions because of what the other person said.

So for example, someone says, “I’m going to the party.” And you say, “Well, 갈 게요!” You’re saying, “Okay, I’m going because you said you’re going.”

We will do the same thing this week as last week with examples as Word of the Day posts.

Grammar of the Week | -(으)ㄹ 거예요 vs. -(으)ㄹ게요 (part 1) + 울리다 (ullida) [Word of the Day]

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Edit: This post has been updated. It previously stated that this verb stem was used to say that a person’s future action were determined by what someone else said, however, that’s incorrect. This verb stem is used to reflect actions regardless of what the other person says.

Okay, so this week we are going to do another two-part series. I was working on this post for a little while now and I wasn’t sure if I was ready to present it to you guys but I think I will just go ahead and do it. It’s a bit complicated at first but I guarantee you, it’ll all make sense. At least, I hope I’m able to explain it in a way that makes sense. It was a bit confusing for me that’s why I’m saying all that.

Okay, let’s get started!

But first, the WOTD!

울리다 (ullida) | “to cause to cry”

i.e.,

• 영화는 나를 울리. (yeonghwaneun naleul ulli.) | “The movie made me cry.”

And now for the Grammar of the Week… Part 1!

For the first part, we will be discussing -(으)ㄹ 거예. I know last week I mentioned -(으)ㄹ게요 in the WOTD. But we’ll get to that in due time, for now, let’s start off with something you may or may not have heard before. This portion actually was tripping me up a bit because I really hadn’t remembered hearing it or using it at all.

-(으)ㄹ 거예

• attached to the end of a verb stem
• used as a way to express a future plan or action

Does it look familiar now? It took me a while to get it but I finally remembered it. Remember when we talked about future tense? This is part of that.

i.e.,

• 하다 | “to do”
• 할거예요 = 하 + -ㄹ 거예
  • “I’ll do (it)”
  • “I’m going to do (it)”

So this is basically you referencing your own future plans regardless of what the other person you’re speaking with says. [edit]

Let’s look at a couple of examples.

• 보다 | “to see”
  • 볼거예요 = 보 + -ㄹ 거예
  • “I will see”/”I’m going to see”
  • “I will watch”/”I’m going to watch”
• 먹다 | “to eat”
  • 먹을거예요 = 먹 + -(으)ㄹ 거예
  • “I will eat”
  • “I’m going to eat”

Okay, so that’s it for this week. Pretty straightforward. It’s not as unfamiliar as you thought, right? I kinda tried to sike you out a bit, did it work? Hahaha! All jokes aside hopefully this is much easier than you were thinking and next week we will move on to the very talked about -(으)ㄹ게요.

See you next week!

Taeyeon | Artist Spotlight

Okay, so I’m sure my OG followers remember back when I used to post about kpop news and stories. During that time, you probably remember that I was always talking about my favorite groups and singers and of course SNSD is on that list. So when Taeyeon has a new release, you know it’s more than likely going to be posted here.

If it isn’t it’s because I thought I did because I’ve listened to it way too much already.

So Taeyeon has new music coming and the song that I could find to share from spotify is her latest song, “Weekend.” I’m so excited about this! So as soon as the new music comes out just know, it’ll definitely be here.

If you haven’t heard it yet, check it out below!

Reading and Listening in Korean Practice | iKON-ON: Bobby & Ju-Ne ‘깊은 밤’ MAKING FILM

Okay so I was just scrolling through YouTube today when I ran across this video. Normally, I kinda just watch them and then move on to find some more new music but I noticed something about this video that I really wanted to share with you guys.

Maybe you’ve been searching for ways to practice reading in Korean or even working on your listening but the things you’ve been finding aren’t all that interesting or maybe they’re not something you would use in everyday speech. Well, this is a video I thought would be helpful.

Sometimes I find makeup tutorials like this and share them when I find them because for the beauty gurus that follow me but also want to practice Korean, it’s super helpful! And this is no different, especially if you’re a fan of iKON.

The video is completely in Korean but it has built-in subtitles, that are in Korean to help you follow along if you’re working on listening and/or reading. To help you out some for words you may not understand, just click the CC button for English translation. This video is also subtitled in Japanese so you can switch to that translation as well.

Challenge:

Try to watch it first without the subtitles and then go back again with the CC on and see how much you understood!

New Music Update! | [Videos]

I haven’t done one of these in a while and since I spent a good portion of the afternoon just listening to a lot of music and watching music videos, I decided to share some of my favorite new music so far!

New Music Alert! [Videos]

I haven’t done this in a while but sometimes while I’m just kinda relaxing on a lazy Saturday, I’ll just click on the recommended videos on YouTube and I’m always happy to hear the new music. Sometimes I get to hear new artists that I’ve never heard of before and sometimes it’s familiar faces with a creative visual for new music.