{"id":6422,"date":"2019-09-30T17:46:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T22:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=6422"},"modified":"2019-09-30T17:46:43","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T22:46:43","slug":"korean-expressions-to-describe-weather-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/korean-expressions-to-describe-weather-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Expressions to Describe Weather (part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u00a0 lived in Seattle for a decade. Summer in Seattle was beautiful, but it was always too short. Looking back, wet and cold weather might have affected my moods in Seattle. I have recently moved to a warmer place, hoping that I wouldn\u2019t have to go through wet and cold winters anymore. I have been feeling blessed with warm and dry weather here until last week. The weather in this valley changes so quickly. Thunderstorms, with pouring rain, cloudy skies and dropping temperatures disappointed me, but most of all it reminds me of Seattle weather.<\/p>\n

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Winter in Korea can be harsh, too. It is not as wet as Seattle, but it is usually freezing cold. Winter in New York reminds me of Korean winters. Instead of complaining about cold and wet weather, I might as well share some Korean expressions to describe colder weather. You will be surprised how many ways you can describe the varieties of rainy and cold weather in Korean.<\/p>\n

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I have listed the expressions by the gradual changes from summer to winter climate. Let\u2019s start with rain.<\/p>\n

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  1. \ube44\uac00 <\/strong>\ub0b4\ub9ac\ub2e4 (bee-gah-nae-ree-dah:<\/strong> it rains.) \ube44 is raining.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. \ube44\uac00 <\/strong>\uc3df\uc544\uc9c4\ub2e4. (bee-gah-sso-dah-jin-dah:<\/strong> it pours.) \uc3df\ub2e4 is a verb meaning to pour.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. \ube44\uac00 <\/strong>\ubcf4\uc2ac\ubcf4\uc2ac <\/strong>\uc628\ub2e4. (bee-gah-bo-seol-bo-seol on-dah<\/strong>: it is drizzling) \ubcf4\uc2ac\ubcf4\uc2ac indicates soft and gentle rain rather than \ucd94\uc801\ucd94\uc801 (jeok-choo-jeok: drizzling). To me, \ubcf4\uc2ac\ubcf4\uc2ac reminds me of soft rain in the springtime.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. \ube44\uac00\u00a0<\/strong>\ucd94\uc801\ucd94\uc801 <\/strong>\uc628\ub2e4. (bee-gah-choo-jeok-choo-jeok-on-dah<\/strong>: it is drizzling.) According to a dictionary, \ucd94\uc801\ucd94\uc801means gentle rain. I would use \ucd94\uc801\ucd94\uc801 for raindrops in fall.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. \uc548\uac1c\ube44 (anh-gae-bee<\/strong>: foggy rain, misty rain) \uc548\uac1c is fog.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. \uc18c\ub098\uae30 (so-nah-gee<\/strong>: a shower)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              1. \uc7a5\ub300\ube44 (jang-dae-bee<\/strong>: a heavy rain) \uc7a5\ub300\ube44 usually pours during \uc7a5\ub9c8\ucca0 (jang-mah-chul: the monsoon season) in Korea.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                1. \uc2dc\uc6d0\ud558\ub2e4 (si-won-hah-dah<\/strong>: it is cool and nice.) \uc2dc\uc6d0\ud558\ub2e4 is pleasantly cool temperature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  1. \uc120\uc120\ud558\ub2e4 (sun-sun hah-dah<\/strong>: It is cool and crisp) Koreans usually use \uc120\uc120\ud558\ub2e4 in the beginning of fall.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    1. \uc300\uc300\ud558\ub2e4 (ssal-ssal-hah-dah:<\/strong> it is little chilly.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      1. \uc2f8\ub298\ud558\ub2e4 ( ssah-nul-hah-dah:<\/strong> it is chilly.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                        1. \uacf5\uae30\uac00 <\/strong>\ucc28\ub2e4 ( gong-gee-gah-chah-dah<\/strong>: the air is chill. ) \uacf5\uae30 means air. \ucc28\ub2e4 is a verb meaning be cold.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          1. \ucda5\ub2e4 (choop-dah<\/strong>: it is cold.) \ucda5\ub2e4 is a basic verb that you can express cold climate. In Korean, you add adverbs to this verb to describe the degrees of cold.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                            1. \uc73c\uc2ac\uc73c\uc2ac <\/strong>\ucda5\ub2e4 (eu-seol-eu-seol-choop-dah:<\/strong> it is shivering cold.) \uc73c\uc2ac\uc73c\uc2ac means shivering. This adverb reminds me of bleak and shivering cold.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                              1. \ubb34\uc9c4\uc7a5 <\/strong>\ucda5\ub2e4 (moo-jin-jang-choop-dah<\/strong>: it is awfully cold.) \ubb34\uc9c4\uc7a5 means extremely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                1. \uc11c\ub9ac\uac00 <\/strong>\ub0b4\ub9ac\ub2e4. (seo-ree-gah-nae-ree-dah<\/strong>: it is frosty.) \uc11c\ub9ac means frost.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                  1. \ub208\uc774 <\/strong>\ud391\ud391 <\/strong>\ub0b4\ub9ac\ub2e4. (noon-ee-pung-pung-nae-ree-dah<\/strong>: it snows heavily.) \u00a0\ub208 means snow. \ud391\ud391 is an adverb meaning a lot or heavily.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                    1. \uaf41\uaf41 <\/strong>\uc5bc\uac8c <\/strong>\ucda5\ub2e4. (ggong-ggong-uhl-gae choop-dah<\/strong>: it is freezing, frigid or ice cold.) \uaf41\uaf41 is an adjective that describes the hardness\/thickness of frozen ice. \uc5bc\ub2e4 is a verb meaning freeze.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                      1. \uc5bc\uc5b4 <\/strong>\uc8fd\ub2e4 (uhl-uh-jook-dah<\/strong>: freeze to death cold) \uc8fd\ub2e4 means to die.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                        1. \uc5bc\uad74\uc774 <\/strong>\uc5bc\uc5bc\ud558\ub2e4 (uhl-gool-ee-uhl-uhl-hah-dah<\/strong>: it is cold enough to make your face numb.) \uc5bc\uad74 means a face. I remember my face used to feel numb during winters in Korea. \uc5bc\uc5bc\ud558\ub2e4 is a verb meaning numbing. \u00a0You can say \uc190\uc774 \uc5bc\uc5bc\ud558\ub2e4. (son-ee- uhl-uhl-hah-dah: : it is cold enough to make your hands numb.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                          1. \ud639\ub3c5\ud55c <\/strong>\ucd94\uc704 (hok-dok-han-choo-wee<\/strong>: severe cold) \ud639\ub3c5\ud55c means severe. \ub9e4\uc11c\uc6b4 (mae-seo-woon: fierce) is a synonym of \ud639\ub3c5\ud55c.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                            1. \ucd94\uc704\ub97c <\/strong>\ud0c0\ub2e4. (choo-wee-rul-tah-dah:<\/strong>to be sensitive to cold) The elders are likely \ucd94\uc704\ub97c \ud0c0\ub2e4.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                              1. \uc0b4\uc744 <\/strong>\uc5d0\ub294 <\/strong>\ucd94\uc704 (sal-eul-ee-nun-choo-wee<\/strong>: piercing cold, biting cold) I think this expression, \uc0b4 (sal: flesh)\uc744 \uc5d0\ub2e4 (ea-dah: cut out\/ scrape out) is an intermediate level. Let\u2019s hope that we all don\u2019t need to go through \uc0b4\uc744 \uc5d0\ub294 \ucd94\uc704this year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                I\u00a0 lived in Seattle for a decade. Summer in Seattle was beautiful, but it was always too short. Looking back, wet and cold weather might have affected my moods in Seattle. I have recently moved to a warmer place, hoping that I wouldn\u2019t have to go through wet and cold winters anymore. I have been…<\/p>\n

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