What is the difference between ㄹ때 & 면? What is the difference between ㄹ때 & 면? I know they both mean when but 면 also means if. I read somewhere that 면 is used in a more hypothetical way, kinda like when we say "when or IF I'm going........) so it's kinda like when I go but not really 100% sure I'm going and ㄹ때 is more like "I have plans to go out so when I go................". BUT THEN I read that you can't use ㄹ때 when talking about going somewhere or something like that, it wasn't exactly clear, so that confused me. I'm not really sure what the difference is between them as most websites I go to say that they're exactly the same and can be used whenever, like you can replace ㄹ때 with 면 and it'll still say the same thing, BUT THEN another website totally debunks that statement and said that there's only certain times you can use each one. If you could explain when to use each properly and what the difference is, that'd be great! :D Thanks!