Korean for Beginners: Say Your Own Weekend Plans with Future Forms
Learn to say what you will do this weekend in Korean, such as going hiking or relaxing at home, using future forms for your own schedule rather than inviting others.
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In this lesson you will learn how to talk about your own upcoming weekend activities in Korean. The focus is on stating your personal schedule, not making plans with someone else. You will use the polite future form -(으)ㄹ 거예요, which is the standard way to say 'I'm going to...' or 'I will...' in everyday conversation. You will practice five useful sentences, see how the pattern changes with different verbs, and learn when to use it. By the end, you will be able to say things like 'I'm going hiking' or 'I'm just relaxing at home' clearly and naturally.
By the end, you can…
- say what I will do this weekend using -(으)ㄹ 거예요.
- talk about hiking, resting at home, and other weekend activities in polite Korean.
- distinguish stating my own plans from inviting someone else.
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이번 주말에 등산할 거예요.
I'm going hiking this weekend.
i-beon ju-mal-e deung-san-hal geo-ye-yo
Use when you want to state your own plan to go hiking. 등산하다 becomes 등산할 거예요.
집에서 쉴 거예요.
I'm going to relax at home.
jip-e-seo swil geo-ye-yo
Use for a quiet weekend plan. 쉬다 becomes 쉴 거예요.
친구를 만날 거예요.
I'm going to meet a friend.
chin-gu-reul man-nal geo-ye-yo
Use when you have plans to meet someone. 만나다 becomes 만날 거예요.
영화를 볼 거예요.
I'm going to watch a movie.
yeong-hwa-reul bol geo-ye-yo
Use for watching a movie at home or in a theater. 보다 becomes 볼 거예요.
아무것도 안 할 거예요.
I'm not going to do anything.
a-mu-geot-do an hal geo-ye-yo
Use when you plan to do nothing special. The negative 안 goes before the verb.
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Useful pattern
The polite future form is made by adding -(으)ㄹ 거예요 to a verb stem. If the stem ends in a vowel, add ㄹ 거예요: 하다 → 할 거예요, 쉬다 → 쉴 거예요. If the stem ends in a consonant, add 을 거예요: 먹다 → 먹을 거예요. This form means 'I will' or 'I'm going to' and is perfect for stating your own weekend schedule. For example, 이번 주말에 등산할 거예요 means 'I'm going hiking this weekend.'
When to use it
Use -(으)ㄹ 거예요 when you are telling someone what you will do, not when you are asking them to join. If you want to invite someone, you would use a different pattern like 같이 갈래요? ('Do you want to go together?'). This lesson stays on your own plans. For example, 집에서 쉴 거예요 is a simple statement about your weekend. You can also add a time word like 이번 주말에 (this weekend) or 내일 (tomorrow) at the beginning.
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이번 주말에 뭐 할 거예요?
What are you going to do this weekend?i-beon ju-mal-e mwo hal geo-ye-yo등산할 거예요.
I'm going hiking.deung-san-hal geo-ye-yo아, 그래요? 저는 집에서 쉴 거예요.
Oh, really? I'm going to relax at home.a, geu-rae-yo? jeo-neun jip-e-seo swil geo-ye-yo좋겠네요. 즐거운 주말 보내세요!
That sounds nice. Have a good weekend!jo-ket-ne-yo. jeul-geo-un ju-mal bo-nae-se-yoA little context goes a long way
In Korean, stating your own weekend plans with -(으)ㄹ 거예요 is common and polite. It does not automatically invite the listener. If you want to include someone, you need a separate invitation phrase. Also, using 저는 (as for me) helps contrast your plan with the other person's plan without sounding forceful.
One thing to watch for
Using the present tense 해요 for future plans, as in 이번 주말에 등산해요.
Try this instead: While 등산해요 can sometimes mean a scheduled event, for a personal future plan use 등산할 거예요. This clearly means 'I'm going to go hiking.' Use 해요 for habits or immediate present, and -(으)ㄹ 거예요 for future intentions.
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1How do you say 'I'm going to relax at home this weekend' in Korean?
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이번 주말에 집에서 쉴 거예요.
This uses the future form 쉴 거예요 from 쉬다. You can also say 집에서 쉴 거예요 without the time phrase if the weekend is already clear from context.
2Change 만나다 (to meet) into the polite future form for 'I will meet'.
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만날 거예요
The stem 만나 ends in a vowel, so you add ㄹ 거예요. 만날 거예요 means 'I will meet' or 'I'm going to meet.'
3What is the difference between 등산할 거예요 and 같이 등산할래요?
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등산할 거예요 states your own plan; 같이 등산할래요 invites someone to go together.
The first is a statement about your schedule. The second is a suggestion or invitation. Both are correct, but they have different functions.
Use -(으)ㄹ 거예요 to state your own weekend plans in polite Korean. Add a time word like 이번 주말에, and remember that this form does not invite others.
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