-(으)ㄹ게요 vs -(으)ㄹ래요

Beginner · TOPIK I

-(으)ㄹ게요 is a promise or a heads-up to the listener ('I'll do it', with the listener in mind); -(으)ㄹ래요 expresses your own wish or preference ('I want to / I'll have…') and is also used to ask what the listener wants.

-(으)ㄹ게요(informal addressee-raising) An expression used when the speaker promises or notifies the listener that he/she will do something.-(으)ㄹ래요(informal addressee-raising) An expression used to indicate the speaker's intention to do something in the future, or to ask for the listener's thoughts about that.

Rules of thumb

Promises, responses to requests, announcing what you're about to do: -(으)ㄹ게요 (내일 연락할게요 'I'll contact you tomorrow').
Stating your own choice or preference: -(으)ㄹ래요 (저는 비빔밥 먹을래요 'I'll have bibimbap').
Asking what the listener wants: only -(으)ㄹ래요? (뭐 마실래요?). -(으)ㄹ게요 is never a question.
As statements, both are first-person only.
-(으)ㄹ래요 can sound childish or stubborn to superiors; to ask politely use -(으)실래요?.

Example sentences

-(으)ㄹ게요
I'll call you as soon as I arrive.
-(으)ㄹ래요
I'll have the bibimbap.
-(으)ㄹ래요
What would you like to drink?
뭐 마실게요?
Incorrect
What will you drink? [Wrong: -(eu)lgeyo can't be a question; use -(eu)llaeyo?]
-(으)ㄹ게요
It's fine, I'll do the dishes.

Often confused with

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