V+ (으)려고 해요. Express a plan or intention to do a certain action of the first person subject.

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이번 연휴에 흐엉 씨랑 여행을 갈 거예요. 같이 가시겠어요?

I am going to travel with Ms. Huong during the coming holidays. Will you come along with us?

어디로 가려고 해요?

Where are you planning to go?

가까운 섬으로 가려고 해요.

I am going to go to a nearby island.

좋아요. 같이 갑시다.

That sounds good. Let's go together.

V+ 으려고/려고 해요.

It is used to express a plan or intention to do a certain action of the first-person subject. 

When the active verb stem ends in a consonant, use ‘-으려고 해요’, and when it ends in a vowel, use ‘-려고 해요’.

저는 오늘 저녁을 간단하게 먹으려고 해요.

I am going to eat a simple dinner this evening.

저는 외로워서 고양이를 기르려고 해요.

I feel lonely, so I am going to raise a cat.

집이 너무 좁아서 우리는 이사하려고 해요.

The house is too small, so we are going to move.

Related words

섬 an island

간단하다 to be simple

기르다 to raise

좁다 to be small

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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