What does 해볼까요 mean?
해볼까요 means "shall we try doing it?" in Korean.
How it works here
해볼까요 combines trying an action with a gentle suggestion.
Key expression
-아/어 보다
To try doing an action
-아/어 보다 means to try doing something; -볼까요 adds a soft suggestion or question.
When it's used
Used to gently suggest trying a movement to check whether the method is correct.
The line
그럼 이제 왼발을 한 번 오른발 위로 크로스 해볼까요? 이렇게요?
Then shall we try crossing the left foot over the right once? Like this?
The speaker suggests trying the movement briefly to check the correct method.
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More examples
이 안경을 한번 써볼까요?
Shall we try on these glasses?
이 버튼을 눌러볼까요?
Shall we try pressing this button?
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
해볼까요
그럼 이제 왼발을 한 번 오른발 위로 크로스 해볼까요? 이렇게요?
Then shall we try crossing the left foot over the right once? Like this?
- Warning someone not to do it now.
- Saying to stop because it is already finished.
- Gently suggesting trying it once.
Show the answer
Gently suggesting trying it once.
to try doing an action. -아/어 보다 means to try doing something; -볼까요 adds a soft suggestion or question.
Other words in this line
- 그럼
- Then; in that case
- 이제
- Now; from now
- 왼발
- Left foot
- 한
- One
- 한 번
- One time
- 오른발
- Right foot
- 크로스
- Cross
- 하다
- To do
Same expression in other scenes
- 해볼까 — Shall we try it
- 좀 해 봐 — Try it yourself.
- 풀어보자 — Let’s try solving it
- 올라가 볼까요 — Shall we try going up?
- 앉아보세요 — Please try sitting down
- 마셔봤어 — Have you had the experience of trying to drink it?
- 안 마셔봤다 — Have never tried drinking
- 만들어봐 — To actually make it and try it out
- 기다려 봐 — Try waiting
- 해봐 — Try it once.
- 가봤어요 — Went there and actually tried it.
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