Setting up a target in your head: -(으)려고

Where the picture shows up in -(으)려고

1. 1

   because of the target you aim at

   돈을 모으려고 아르바이트를 해요.

   do-neul mo-eu-ryeo-go a-reu-ba-i-teu-reul hae-yo

   I work part-time to save money.

2. 2

   the stance you take toward it

   일찍 자려고 누웠어요.

   il-jjik ja-ryeo-go nu-wo-sseo-yo

   I lay down early so I could get to sleep.

3. 3

   naming the target only

   내년에 유학 가려고요.

   nae-nyeon-e yu-hak ga-ryeo-go-yo

   I'm planning to study abroad next year.

   Ending a sentence with -(으)려고요 means 'that's what I intend to do'.

4. 4

   on the verge of it

   버스가 출발하려고 해요.

   beo-seu-ga chul-bal-ha-ryeo-go hae-yo

   The bus is about to leave.

   It works for things too. Then it is not intention but 'just about to happen'.

5. 5

   the target you never shot

   말하려고 했는데 잊어버렸어요.

   mal-ha-ryeo-go haen-neun-de i-jeo-beo-ryeo-sseo-yo

   I meant to say it, but I forgot.

   No command or suggestion may follow -(으)려고. Say 먹으러 갑시다, not 먹으려고 갑시다.