V+ 을까요/ㄹ까요?¹ Express suggestion to the listener of doing things together.

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벌써 7시예요. 약속이 있어요?

It's already 7:00. Do you have an appointment?

아니요, 약속이 없어요.

No, I don't have an appointment.

그럼 회사 앞에서 같이 저녁을 먹을까요?

Then, shall we have dinner together near our office?

네, 좋아요.

Yes, that sounds good.

V+ 을까요/ㄹ까요?¹

It is used to express suggestion to the listener of doing things together. 

When the verb stem ends in a consonant, use '-을까요.' and when it ends in a vowel, use ' -ㄹ까요.' The subject in this sentence is '우리' and can be omitted.

See 2 other uses of this expression here:

제가 V+ 을까요/ㄹ까요?² Ask the listener how he/she thinks about the speaker's action.
V/A+ 을까요/ㄹ까요?³ Speaker asks something with speculation. 

저 의자에 앉을까요?

Shall we sit on that chair?

비가 많이 와요. 택시를 탈까요?

It is raining a lot. Shall we take a taxi?

날씨가 따뜻해요. 공원에서 걸을까요?

It is warm outside. Shall we take a walk in the park?

Related words

벌써 already

약속 an appointment

저녁 dinner

좋다 to be good, to be great

앉다 to sit

비가 오다 to rain

많이 a lot

택시 a taxi

타다 to take

걷다 to take a walk, to walk

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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