Unit 14

Talking About the Weather

날씨 파악하기
Talking About the Weather

Lesson

내일 날씨는 어때요? [nae-il nal-ssi-neun eo-ttae-yo?]
How's the weather tomorrow?

흐려요. [heu-ryeo-yo]
It's cloudy.

  • 흐리다 [heu-ri-da] means "cloudy"
  • 흐려요 [heu-ryeo-yo] means "It's cloudy."

Breaking down the question:

  • 내일 [nae-il] means "tomorrow"
  • 날씨는 [nal-ssi-neun] means "as for the weather"
  • 어때요? [eo-ttae-yo?] means "How is it?"

지금 날씨는 어때요? [ji-geum nal-ssi-neun eo-ttae-yo?]
How's the weather now?

  • 지금 [ji-geum] means "now"

오늘 날씨는 어때요? [o-neul nal-ssi-neun eo-ttae-yo?]
How's the weather today?

  • 오늘 [o-neul] means "today"

모레 날씨는 어때요? [mo-re nal-ssi-neun eo-ttae-yo?]
How's the weather the day after tomorrow?

  • 모레 [mo-re] means "the day after tomorrow"

Weather expressions:

눈이 와요. [nun-i wa-yo]
It's snowing.

  • 눈이 오다 [nun-i o-da] means "snow coming"

비가 와요. [bi-ga wa-yo]
It's raining.

  • 비가 오다 [bi-ga o-da] means "rain coming"

바람이 불어요. [ba-ram-i bu-reo-yo]
The wind is blowing.

  • 바람이 불다 [ba-ram-i bul-da] means "wind blowing"

맑아요. [mal-ga-yo]
It's clear/sunny.

  • 맑다 [mak-da] means "clear"

Conversation

  • A: 내일 쉬는 날인데 뭐 할까요?
    Tomorrow is a day off, what should I do?
  • B: 내일 소풍을 갈까요? [nae-il so-pung-eul gal-kka-yo?]
    Shall we go on a picnic tomorrow?
  • A: 오 좋아요! 근데 내일 날씨는 어때요?
    Sounds good! But how's the weather tomorrow?
  • B: 흐려요. [heu-ryeo-yo]
    It's cloudy.
  • A: 그러면 모레 날씨는 어때요?
    Then, how's the weather the day after tomorrow?
  • B: 맑아요. [mal-ga-yo]
    It's clear.
  • A: 그럼 소풍은 모레 가요!
    Then let's go on the picnic the day after tomorrow!
  • A: 내일은 뭐 할까요?
    What should we do tomorrow?
  • B: 내일 노래방에 갈까요? [nae-il no-rae-bang-e gal-kka-yo?]
    Shall we go to karaoke tomorrow?
  • A: 오 좋은 생각이에요!
    Oh, that's a great idea!

Vocabulary

Korean English
[nun] snow
[bi] rain
바람 [ba-ram] wind
흐리다 [heu-ri-da] cloudy
맑다 [mak-da] clear