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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).

Conversation

  1. Pishi 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?"

  2. Meera 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"

  3. Pishi 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

  4. Meera 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)

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 눈이 내려요 mean?

'It's snowing'. 눈 (snow) + 내리다 (to fall, descend). Use 비가 내려요 for rain.

Seasons in Korean?

봄 (spring), 여름 (summer), 가을 (autumn), 겨울 (winter).

Common Korean weather adverbs?

아주 (very), 많이 (a lot), 조금 (a little), 너무 (too).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Korean lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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