올 거 같아요

What does 올 거 같아요 mean?

올 거 같아요 means "I suppose they’ll come" in Korean.

How it works here

‘-ㄹ 것 같다’ expresses a prediction about the future. Here, ‘올 거 같아요’ is used to state a relatively polite guess.

When it's used

Use ‘-ㄹ/을 것 같다’ to speculate about a future event or a current situation based on visible clues or the atmosphere.

The line

여기로 누구 올 거 같아요?

Who do you think will come here?

This is said while estimating whether someone is likely to arrive and asking where they will come.

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More examples

1. 비가 곧 올 것 같아요.

   I think it’s going to rain soon.

2. 이 문제는 생각보다 어려울 것 같다.

   I think this problem will be harder than expected.

Quick check

When would you use this expression?

올 거 같아요

여기로 누구 올 거 같아요?

Who do you think will come here?

• A situation in which someone cautiously asks because it is not yet certain who will come at this time.
• A situation in which someone asks the other person to come right away.
• A situation in which someone gives directions about which way to go.

Other words in this line

여기

Here

누구

Who

오다

To come

같다

To be like; to seem

Same expression in other scenes

• 될 것 같습니다 — Guessing that someone will become the winner.
• 쉬울 거 같다 — It seems likely to be easy.
• 나올 거 같은데 — It looks like something will come out
• 못 할 것 같아 — It seems like I won’t be able to do it
• 그럴 거 같은데요 — I think that’s probably the case

More BTS scenes

• No.467들어가 봐도 돼요— May I go in and take a look?
• No.465그럼 홉이랑— Then; in that case
• No.468안 먹었어— Did not eat
• No.464어차피 이런 거는— Anyway; in any case.
• No.469거의 다— Almost there; nearly arrived
• No.463기억밖에 안 나— Only the memory remains; nothing else comes to mind.