Korean for English speakers Farm · Lesson 0

The sky is too cloudy

Bad weather in Korean — 바람이 많이 불어요 (It's very windy) — and 공기도 정말 차요 (the air is really cold).

Conversation

  1. Yennifer Yennifer

    오늘 바람이 많이 불어요.

    Oneul barami mani bureoyo.

    It's very windy today.

    Tip: <오늘> = today <바람> = wind <많이> = a lot <불어요> = verb "to blow" (in present tense)

  2. Yennifer Yennifer

    공기도 정말 차요.

    Gonggido jeongmal chayo.

    The air is really cold too.

    Tip: <공기> = air <정말> = really <차요> = adjective "to be cold" (in present tense)

  3. Yennifer Yennifer

    구름도 너무 많아요.

    Gureumdo neomu manayo.

    There are too many clouds.

    Tip: <하늘> = sky <구름> = clouds <너무> = too <많아요> = verb "to have a lot"/"There are a lot of"

  4. Muri Muri

    저기요! 구름이 뭐 어때서요?

    Jeogiyo! Gureumi mwo eottaeseoyo?

    Hey! What's wrong with the clouds?

    Tip: <저기요!> = "Hey!" <N이/가 뭐 어때서요?> = formal way to say "What's wrong with/about N?"

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'windy' in Korean?

바람이 불다 = 'wind blows'. 바람이 많이 불어요 = 'it's very windy'. Past: 바람이 불었어요.

Common cold weather phrases?

추워요 (it's cold), 차가워요 (it's chilly), 공기가 차요 (the air is cold), 너무 추워요 (too cold).

What's the difference between 추워요 and 차요?

추워요 = generally cold (weather, environment). 차요 / 차가워요 = cold to touch (water, air).

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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