Korean Weather and Seasons Vocabulary | Learns Korean Day77

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Korean Weather and Seasons Vocabulary | Today you start with “날씨 어때요?” (What’s the weather like?) and practice combining weather status (sunny/cloudy/rainy/snowy) with how it feels (hot/cold/warm/cool).

Two Key Differences You Must Know

Status (sky/precipitation) vs Feeling (temperature/comfort)

Status: 맑아요 (sunny), 흐려요 (cloudy), 비 와요 (it’s raining), 눈 와요 (it’s snowing)
Feeling: 더워요 (hot), 추워요 (cold), 따뜻해요 (warm), 시원해요 (cool)

Rain/snow uses the verb 오다 (to come)

비 와요. / 눈 와요.
바람이 불어요. (The wind is blowing.)
구름이 많아요. (There are many clouds.)

Core Vocabulary (24)

Seasons

봄 (spring) / 여름 (summer) / 가을 (fall) / 겨울 (winter)

Weather Status

맑아요 (sunny)
흐려요 (cloudy)
비 와요 (raining)
눈 와요 (snowing)
안개가 껴요 (foggy)
번개가 쳐요 (lightning)

Feeling (How it feels)

더워요 (hot) / 추워요 (cold)
따뜻해요 (warm) / 시원해요 (cool)
Dictionary forms: 덥다/춥다 → polite forms: 더워요/추워요

Intensity Words (How much)

조금 / 좀 (a little)
많이 (a lot)
정말 / 너무 (really / too)

10 Practical Sentence Patterns

오늘 날씨 어때요? (What’s the weather like today?)
오늘 맑아요. / 오늘 흐려요. (It’s sunny/cloudy today.)
오늘 비 와요. / 오늘 눈 와요. (It’s raining/snowing today.)
바람이 불어요. / 바람이 많이 불어요. (It’s windy / very windy.)
기온이 낮아요. / 기온이 높아요. (The temperature is low/high.)
오늘 더워요. / 오늘 추워요. (It’s hot/cold today.)
오늘 따뜻해요. / 오늘 시원해요. (It’s warm/cool today.)
저는 봄을 좋아해요. (I like spring.)
저는 겨울이 싫어요. (I don’t like winter.)
내일은 비 올 거예요. (It will rain tomorrow.) (future review)

Mini Dialogue 1 (Small Talk)

A: 안녕하세요! 오늘 날씨 어때요?
B: 맑아요. 근데 바람이 좀 불어요.
A: 아, 그래서 조금 추워요?
B: 네, 조금 추워요.

Point: “근데” (but) and “그래서” (so) make your speech sound natural.

Mini Dialogue 2 (Making Plans)

A: 내일 뭐 해요? (What are you doing tomorrow?)
B: 친구 만나기로 했어요. (I’m going to meet a friend.)
A: 내일 비 올 거예요. 괜찮아요? (It’ll rain tomorrow. Is that okay?)
B: 괜찮아요. 카페에서 만나요. (It’s okay. Let’s meet at a café.)

Note: “비 올 거예요” is also okay as “비가 올 거예요.”

Mini Dialogue 3 (Before Going Out)

A: 오늘 날씨 어때요?
B: 흐려요. 비도 조금 와요.
A: 우산 가져가요? (Are you bringing an umbrella?)
B: 네, 우산 가져가요.

Umbrella (우산) is a must-know word for weather talk.

Class Script (Teacher–Student)

Teacher: Start with the question. Repeat: “오늘 날씨 어때요?”
Student: 오늘 날씨 어때요?
Teacher: Great. Now say the 4 status phrases fast: “맑아요, 흐려요, 비 와요, 눈 와요.”
Student: 맑아요, 흐려요, 비 와요, 눈 와요.
Teacher: Now the 4 feeling words: “더워요, 추워요, 따뜻해요, 시원해요.”
Student: 더워요, 추워요, 따뜻해요, 시원해요.
Teacher: Combine into a two-sentence set: “오늘은 흐려요. 그래서 조금 추워요.”
Student: 오늘은 흐려요. 그래서 조금 추워요.
Teacher: Perfect. Today’s goal is speaking in two-sentence sets.

Drills (5 Sets)

Drill 1: Change the time

오늘 날씨 어때요? → 내일 날씨 어때요? → 주말 날씨 어때요?

Drill 2: Rotate the 4 status phrases

오늘 ___요. (맑아/흐려/비 와/눈 와)

Drill 3: Rotate the 4 feeling words

오늘 ___요. (더워/추워/따뜻해/시원해)

Drill 4: Add intensity

조금 더워요 / 좀 추워요 / 많이 추워요 / 정말 더워요 / 너무 더워요

Drill 5: Make the “two-sentence set” (most important)

오늘은 맑아요. 그래서 따뜻해요.
오늘은 흐려요. 그래서 추워요.
오늘은 비 와요. 그래서 좀 추워요.

Common Beginner Mistakes (3)

Don’t say “춥요.”

Correct: 추워요

Don’t say “비예요” for “It’s raining.”

Correct: 비 와요 / 비가 와요

Don’t repeat only “날씨 좋아요.”

Expand with status + feeling: 맑아요 + 따뜻해요, 흐려요 + 추워요

Real-life Missions (Do Today)

Look at the sky and say one sentence:

“오늘은 ___요.”

Add how it feels:

“그래서 ___요.”

Predict tomorrow (future):

“내일은 ___ 거예요.” (비/눈/맑/흐리)

Quiz (Answers below)

Best match for “It’s cloudy.”
(a) 흐려요 (b) 배고파요
Fill in the blank
“오늘 ___ 와요.” (비/봄)
“It’s cold today.”
(a) 오늘 추워요 (b) 오늘 사과예요
Choose the natural two-sentence set
(a) 오늘은 맑아요. 그래서 따뜻해요.
(b) 오늘은 맑아요. 그래서 사과예요.

Answers: 1-a, 2-비, 3-a, 4-a

Homework

Write 10 two-sentence sets

“오늘은 ___요. 그래서 ___요.” ×10

Make 2 sentences about tomorrow (weather + plan)

“내일은 ___ 거예요. 그래서 ___ 할 거예요.”
Example: “내일은 비 올 거예요. 그래서 집에 있을 거예요.”

Talk about your favorite season in 3 sentences

“저는 ___을 좋아해요.”
“왜냐하면 ___.”
“___을/를 할 수 있어요.” (e.g., travel / take a walk)

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