ㄹ까

lkka

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Also spelled lka

wondering whether, thinking of doing

Marks something the speaker is turning over rather than deciding: shall I, I wonder, maybe I'll. Its heaviest use here is the pattern ㄹ까 하다 / ㄹ까 생각하다, which is how Koreans announce a soft plan — 오늘은 중국 요리 영상을 볼까 합니다 "today I thought I'd watch a Chinese cooking video", 얘기를 해 볼까 해요 "I'd like to have a chat". Alone at the end of a question it proposes something to whoever is there (여쭤볼까? "should we ask?"). Note also ㄹ까 봐, a different pattern meaning in case / for fear that (언니 알까 봐 "in case my sister found out"). Add 요 to make it polite.

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