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Seasons, monsoon and typhoons
Humid summers, chilly evenings, the rainy season, typhoons and the first snow.
In Korean, rain and snow “come”: 비가 와요, “it is raining”. Korea has four sharply different seasons and a fifth that everyone plans around, the summer rains of 장마. A change in the weather is usually said with -아/어지다, “to become”: 추워지다, 따뜻해지다 — a pattern worth learning here, because it works with almost every adjective.
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Verb (4)
피다to bloom, come out (of flowers)Verb2
공원에 꽃이 많이 피었어요.Lots of flowers have come out in the park.
더워지다to get hotterVerb2
오월부터 날씨가 더워져요.From May the weather gets hotter.
흐려지다to cloud overVerb2
오후에 하늘이 흐려졌어요.In the afternoon the sky clouded over.
맑아지다to clear upVerb2
비가 그치고 하늘이 맑아졌어요.The rain stopped and the sky cleared.
Noun (30)
계절seasonNoun2
한국은 계절마다 날씨가 많이 달라요.In Korea the weather is very different in each season.
사계절the four seasonsNoun2
이 공원은 사계절 모두 아름다워요.This park is beautiful in all four seasons.
기온air temperatureNoun2
오늘 아침 기온이 많이 내려갔어요.The temperature dropped a lot this morning.
기온 is the air outside; 온도 is any temperature, of a room or of water.
온도temperatureNoun2
방 온도를 조금 올려 주세요.Please turn the room temperature up a little.
섭씨CelsiusNoun2
물은 섭씨 백 도에서 끓어요.Water boils at a hundred degrees Celsius.
Often left out: 삼십 도 is understood as Celsius.
일기 예보weather forecastNoun2
아침마다 일기 예보를 봐요.I check the weather forecast every morning.
Also written 일기예보; 일기 here means the weather, not a diary.
비바람wind and rain; rainstormNoun2
비바람이 불어서 밖에 나가지 않았어요.There was a rainstorm, so I did not go out.
장마the summer rainy seasonNoun2
장마가 시작되면 매일 비가 와요.Once the rainy season starts, it rains every day.
Usually from late June into July.
태풍typhoonNoun2
태풍 때문에 비행기가 출발하지 못했어요.The plane could not take off because of the typhoon.
장화rain boots, wellingtonsNoun2
장마철에는 장화를 신고 다녀요.In the rainy season I go about in wellingtons.
첫눈the first snow (of the winter)Noun2
첫눈이 오는 날 만나기로 했어요.We agreed to meet on the day of the first snow.
봄나들이a spring outingNoun2
날씨가 좋아서 가족과 봄나들이를 갔어요.The weather was lovely, so we went on a spring outing as a family.
꽃구경going out to see the flowersNoun2
봄에는 가족과 꽃구경을 가요.In spring I go to see the flowers with my family.
보름달full moonNoun2
추석에는 보름달을 보면서 소원을 빌어요.At Chuseok people make a wish while looking at the full moon.
봄바람spring breezeNoun2
따뜻한 봄바람이 불어요.A warm spring breeze is blowing.
찬바람cold windNoun2
찬바람이 불기 시작하면 겨울이에요.When the cold wind starts blowing, winter is here.
빗방울raindropNoun2
창문에 빗방울이 떨어지기 시작했어요.Raindrops began to fall on the window.
빗소리the sound of rainNoun2
밤에 빗소리를 들으면서 잤어요.I fell asleep listening to the rain.
눈송이snowflakeNoun2
하늘에서 큰 눈송이가 내려요.Big snowflakes are falling from the sky.
눈길snowy roadNoun2
눈길에서는 천천히 운전하세요.Drive slowly on snowy roads.
제철the season (for a food)Noun2
딸기는 봄이 제철이에요.Strawberries are in season in spring.
물놀이playing in the waterNoun2
여름에는 계곡에서 물놀이를 해요.In summer we play in the water in the valleys.
냉방air conditioning (cooling)Noun2
지하철 안은 냉방이 너무 세요.The air conditioning on the underground is too strong.
가습기humidifierNoun2
방이 건조해서 가습기를 틀었어요.The room was dry, so I turned on the humidifier.
군고구마roast sweet potatoNoun2
추운 날 먹는 군고구마는 정말 맛있어요.Roast sweet potatoes on a cold day are delicious.
모기mosquitoNoun2
여름밤에는 모기 때문에 잠을 못 자요.On summer nights I cannot sleep because of the mosquitoes.
양산parasolNoun2
햇볕이 강해서 양산을 썼어요.The sun was strong, so I used a parasol.
히터heaterNoun2
차가 추워서 히터를 틀었어요.The car was cold, so I turned the heater on.
전기장판electric heating matNoun2
추운 밤에는 전기장판을 켜고 자요.On cold nights I sleep with the electric mat on.
내복thermal underwearNoun2
겨울에는 바지 안에 내복을 입어요.In winter I wear thermals under my trousers.
Adjective (4)
습하다to be humidAdjective2
여름에는 날씨가 덥고 습해요.In summer the weather is hot and humid.
건조하다to be dryAdjective2
겨울에는 공기가 건조해서 물을 많이 마셔요.The air is dry in winter, so I drink a lot of water.
쌀쌀하다to be chillyAdjective2
저녁에는 좀 쌀쌀하니까 외투를 입으세요.It is a little chilly in the evening, so wear a coat.
미끄럽다to be slipperyAdjective2
눈이 와서 길이 미끄러워요.It has snowed, so the roads are slippery.
Irregular: 미끄러워요, 미끄러웠어요.
Phrase (2)
해가 뜨다the sun risesPhrase2
여름에는 해가 일찍 떠요.In summer the sun rises early.
해가 지다the sun setsPhrase2
겨울에는 다섯 시쯤 해가 져요.In winter the sun sets at about five.
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