Korean for English speakers Beach · Lesson 4
Winter weather in Korea
Korean winter weather — 한국 겨울은 날씨가 어때요? (How's the weather in Korea in winter?) — and 눈이 많이 내려요 (It snows a lot).
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Pishi
한국 겨울은 날씨가 어때요?
Hanguk gyeoureun nalssiga eottaeyo?
How is the weather in Korea in winter?
Tip: <한국> = Korea, korean (adjective) <겨울> = winter <날씨> = weather <N이/가 어때요?> = formal way to say "How's N?"
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Meera
아주 추워요. 눈이 많이 내려요.
Aju chuwoyo. Nuni mani naeryeoyo.
It's very cold. It snows a lot.
Tip: <아주> = very <추워요> = adjective "to be cold" <눈> = snow <많이> = a lot <N이/가 내려요> = expression to describe the snowy or rainy weather (for example, <눈이 내려요> = "It's snowing" ; <비가 내려요> = "It's raining") [Note] Verb 내려요 means literally "to fall", "to get off"
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Pishi
한국 사람들도 겨울 스포츠를 해요?
Hanguk saramdeuldo gyeoul seupocheureul haeyo?
Do Koreans also play winter sports?
Tip: <Country name + 사람들> = country's people <N도> = suffix used after a noun to express "too" <스포츠> = sports
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Meera
그럼요. 아이들은 눈사람도 만들어요.
Geureomyo. Aideureun nunsaramdo mandeureoyo.
Sure. Children also make snowmen.
Tip: <그럼요> = formal way to say "Sure"/"Of course" <아이들> = kids <눈사람> = snowman <만들어요> = verb "to make" (in the sense of fabrication)