Korean for English speakers Townhall · Lesson 3

Snow in April

Weather forecasts in Korean — 내일 기상 예보 봤어요? (Did you see tomorrow's forecast?) — and 눈이 올 거예요 (It will snow).

Conversation

  1. Lindo Lindo

    카시안 씨, 내일 기상 예보 봤어요? 눈이 올 거예요.

    Kasian ssi, naeil gisang yebo bwasseoyo? Nuni ol geoyeyo.

    Mr. Cassian, have you seen the weather forecast for tomorrow? It will snow.

    Tip: <내일> = tomorrow <기상 예보> = weather forecast <봤어요> = verb "to see" (in past tense) [Note] Verb stem + suffix -ㅆ어요 makes past tense <눈> = snow <올 거예요> = verb "to come" (in future tense)

  2. Cassian Cassian

    네? 사월에요?

    Ne? Saworeyo?

    What? In April?

    Tip: <사월> = April (Literally, "forth month") [Note] The word 월 means 'month'

  3. Lindo Lindo

    네. 이상 기후 현상이 심각해요.

    Ne. Isang gihu hyeonsangi simgakaeyo.

    Yeah. Abnormal weather phenomena are serious.

    Tip: <이상 기후 현상> = abnormal weather condition <심각해요> = adjective "to be serious" (in present tense)

  4. Cassian Cassian

    에휴, 정말 걱정이에요.

    Ehyu, jeongmal geokjeongieyo.

    Phew... I'm really worried.

    Tip: <에휴> = sigh (interjection to used to express worry & disappointment) <정말> = really <걱정이에요> = adjective "to be worried" (in present tense)

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 기상 예보?

'Weather forecast'. 기상 = meteorological, 예보 = forecast. 일기 예보 is also common.

How do you talk about future weather?

Use -ㄹ/을 거예요: 눈이 올 거예요 = 'it will snow'. 비가 올 거예요 = 'it will rain'.

Months in Korean?

Number + 월: 1월 (January), 2월 (February), ... 12월 (December). 사월 (April) often colloquially as 사월.

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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