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Weather and the seasons

Rain, snow, sun and wind, and the four seasons.

In Korean, rain and snow “come”: 비가 와요, 눈이 와요. For heat and cold there are two pairs of words: 덥다 and 춥다 describe the weather and how you feel in it, while 뜨겁다 and 차갑다 describe things you touch — hot soup, a cold wind on your face. Korea has four clear seasons, and people talk about them a great deal.

The words

Verb (8)

그치다to stop (rain, snow)Verb1

드디어 비가 그쳤어요.The rain has finally stopped.

불다to blowVerb1

바람이 많이 불어요.It is very windy.

The l of the stem drops before some endings: 바람이 부는 날.

추워지다to get cold, colderVerb1

날씨가 많이 추워졌어요.It has got much colder.

따뜻해지다to get warm, warmerVerb1

삼월에는 날씨가 따뜻해져요.The weather gets warmer in March.

풀리다to get milder (of the weather)Verb1

날씨가 많이 풀렸어요.The weather has got much milder.

Its first meaning is to come undone, of a knot.

얼다to freezeVerb1

강이 얼었어요.The river has frozen.

녹다to meltVerb1

눈이 다 녹았어요.The snow has all melted.

젖다to get wetVerb1

비를 맞아서 옷이 다 젖었어요.I got caught in the rain and my clothes are soaked.

Noun (20)

날씨weatherNoun1

주말 날씨가 어때요?What's the weather going to be like at the weekend?

날day; the weather (of a day)Noun1

오늘은 날이 좋아요.It's a nice day today.

비rainNoun1

비 때문에 집에 있었어요.I stayed at home because of the rain.

눈사람snowmanNoun1

아이들이 눈사람을 만들어요.The children are making a snowman.

소나기shower (of rain)Noun1

오후에 소나기가 올 거예요.There will be a shower in the afternoon.

바람windNoun1

오늘은 바람이 없어요.There's no wind today.

구름cloudNoun1

하늘에 구름이 많아요.There are lots of clouds in the sky.

더위the heatNoun1

더위 때문에 잠을 못 잤어요.I couldn't sleep because of the heat.

추위the coldNoun1

저는 추위를 많이 타요.I really feel the cold.

추위를 타다 is to feel the cold easily.

햇빛sunlightNoun1

햇빛이 너무 밝아요.The sunlight is too bright.

햇볕sunshine, the heat of the sunNoun1

햇볕에 빨래를 말려요.I dry the washing in the sun.

햇빛 is the light of the sun, 햇볕 its warmth.

비옷raincoatNoun1

비가 와서 비옷을 입었어요.It was raining, so I put on a raincoat.

눈싸움snowball fightNoun1

친구들하고 눈싸움을 했어요.I had a snowball fight with my friends.

영하below zeroNoun1

아침에 영하 십 도였어요.It was minus ten this morning.

봄springNoun1

봄에는 꽃이 많이 피어요.Lots of flowers come out in spring.

여름summerNoun1

한국의 여름은 아주 더워요.Summers in Korea are very hot.

가을autumnNoun1

가을은 하늘이 높아요.In autumn the sky seems higher.

A common saying about the clear autumn sky.

겨울winterNoun1

겨울에는 눈이 자주 와요.It often snows in winter.

벚꽃cherry blossomNoun1

사월에 벚꽃이 피어요.The cherry blossom comes out in April.

단풍autumn leavesNoun1

가을에는 산에 단풍이 예쁘게 들어요.In autumn the leaves on the mountains turn beautiful colours.

Adjective (7)

세다to be strongAdjective1

바람이 너무 세요.The wind is too strong.

약하다to be weak, lightAdjective1

비가 약하게 와요.It is raining lightly.

맑다to be clear, sunnyAdjective1

오늘은 하늘이 맑아요.The sky is clear today.

Said [막따]; 맑아요 is said [말가요].

흐리다to be cloudy, overcastAdjective1

아침부터 날씨가 흐려요.It has been cloudy since the morning.

화창하다to be bright and sunnyAdjective1

오늘은 날씨가 화창해요.It is a bright, sunny day.

따뜻하다to be warmAdjective1

봄에는 날씨가 따뜻해요.The weather is warm in spring.

시원하다to be cool, refreshingAdjective1

가을바람이 시원해요.The autumn breeze is cool.

Pleasantly cool; of a drink or a soup it means refreshing.

Phrase (5)

비가 오다to rainPhrase1

내일 비가 올 거예요.It is going to rain tomorrow.

눈이 오다to snowPhrase1

밖에 눈이 와요!It's snowing outside!

눈 is also the eye.

비 오는 날a rainy dayPhrase1

비 오는 날에는 파전이 먹고 싶어요.On rainy days I feel like eating savoury pancakes.

Pancakes on a rainy day are a Korean habit.

우산을 쓰다to put up an umbrellaPhrase1

밖에 비가 오니까 우산을 쓰세요.It is raining outside, so put your umbrella up.

An umbrella takes 쓰다, like a hat.

해가 나다the sun comes outPhrase1

오후에는 해가 날 거예요.The sun will come out in the afternoon.

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