✅ Beginner 8: Talking About Weather and Seasons in Korean – It’s Hot, It’s Cold!

πŸ“˜ Beginner 8: Talking About Weather and Seasons in Korean – It’s Hot, It’s Cold!

Welcome to Day 8 of our Korean journey! 🌦 Talking about the weather is a great way to start small talk and connect with people in any language — Korean is no exception!

Today you’ll learn how to describe different kinds of weather and seasons in Korean, ask about the weather, and talk about your favorite time of year.

πŸ“Œ Common Weather Vocabulary

Let’s start with the most common weather-related words you’ll use in Korean:

English Korean Romanization
weather날씨nal-ssi
sunnyλ§‘μ•„μš”mal-ga-yo
cloudyνλ €μš”heu-ryeo-yo
rainyλΉ„κ°€ μ™€μš”bi-ga wa-yo
snowy눈이 μ™€μš”nun-i wa-yo
windyλ°”λžŒμ΄ λΆˆμ–΄μš”ba-ram-i bul-eo-yo
hotλ”μ›Œμš”deo-wo-yo
coldμΆ”μ›Œμš”chu-wo-yo
coolμ‹œμ›ν•΄μš”si-won-hae-yo
warmλ”°λœ»ν•΄μš”tta-tteut-hae-yo

πŸ“˜ How to Ask About the Weather

Here’s how to ask and answer weather-related questions:

  • 였늘 날씨 μ–΄λ•Œμš”? (o-neul nal-ssi eo-ttae-yo?) – How’s the weather today?
  • λ§‘μ•„μš”. (mal-ga-yo) – It’s sunny.
  • λΉ„κ°€ μ™€μš”. (bi-ga wa-yo) – It’s raining.
  • 쑰금 μΆ”μ›Œμš”. (jo-geum chu-wo-yo) – It’s a bit cold.

πŸ“Œ Seasons in Korean

There are four seasons in Korea, each with its own charm:

Season Korean Romanization
Springλ΄„bom
Summer여름yeo-reum
Fall/Autumn가을ga-eul
Winter겨울gyeo-ul

Example sentences:

  • λ΄„μ—λŠ” 꽃이 많이 ν”Όμ–΄μš”. (bom-e-neun kkot-i ma-ni pi-eo-yo) – In spring, flowers bloom a lot.
  • μ—¬λ¦„μ—λŠ” λ₯κ³  μŠ΅ν•΄μš”. (yeo-reum-e-neun deop-go seup-hae-yo) – In summer, it’s hot and humid.
  • 가을은 μ‹œμ›ν•˜κ³  μ˜ˆλ»μš”. (ga-eul-eun si-won-ha-go ye-ppeo-yo) – Autumn is cool and beautiful.
  • κ²¨μšΈμ—λŠ” 눈이 μ™€μš”. (gyeo-ul-e-neun nun-i wa-yo) – In winter, it snows.

πŸ’¬ Real-Life Mini Dialogue

πŸ‘§ μˆ˜μ§€: 였늘 날씨 μ–΄λ•Œμš”?
πŸ§‘ 민수: 맑고 λ”°λœ»ν•΄μš”. κΈ°λΆ„ μ’‹μ•„μš”!
πŸ‘§ μˆ˜μ§€: λ§žμ•„μš”. μ‚°μ±…ν•˜κ³  μ‹Άμ–΄μš”.


πŸ§ͺ Mini Quiz – Let’s Test Your Weather Skills

  1. What does “μΆ”μ›Œμš”” mean?
    a) It’s hot
    b) It’s cold
    c) It’s sunny
    Click to Show Answer

    ✅ b) It’s cold

  2. How do you say “It’s raining” in Korean?
    a) λΉ„κ°€ μ™€μš”
    b) 눈이 μ™€μš”
    c) νλ €μš”
    Click to Show Answer

    ✅ a) λΉ„κ°€ μ™€μš”

  3. Which Korean word means “spring”?
    a) 여름
    b) 겨울
    c) λ΄„
    Click to Show Answer

    ✅ c) λ΄„


✅ Conclusion

Excellent job today! 🌀 Now you can ask and answer questions about the weather, and talk about your favorite seasons in Korean.

  • ✔️ Practice describing today’s weather every morning
  • ✔️ Use verbs like μ™€μš”, λΆˆμ–΄μš”, μ’‹μ•„μš” naturally
  • ✔️ Build small talk and conversations around seasons


πŸ“˜ Coming Up Next

Tomorrow: Day 9: Making Simple Sentences in Korean – Start Speaking Now!
You’ll learn how to put together your first full Korean sentences confidently.

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