🌤️ Korean Weather Expressions: Talk About the Weather Like a Native

Weather is one of the easiest and most natural conversation topics in any language.

In Korean, knowing how to talk about the weather can help you start small talk, connect with locals, or just answer “오늘 날씨 어때요?” confidently. ☀️☔🌬️

Let’s learn essential Korean weather expressions, phrases, and example sentences to get you talking like a native! 🇰🇷

🧾 Basic Weather Vocabulary

Korean	Romanization	Meaning
날씨	nalssi	weather
맑다	malgda	to be clear/sunny
흐리다	heurida	to be cloudy
비	bi	rain
눈	nun	snow
덥다	deopda	to be hot (weather)
춥다	chubda	to be cold (weather)
따뜻하다	ttatteuthada	to be warm
시원하다	siwonhada	to be cool/refreshing
바람	baram	wind
번개	beongae	lightning
천둥	cheondung	thunder
장마	jangma	rainy season
기온	gion	temperature
습하다	seupada	to be humid
건조하다	geonjohada	to be dry

☀️ Common Weather Phrases

Korean Expression	Meaning
오늘 날씨 어때요?	How’s the weather today?
날씨가 좋아요.	The weather is nice.
비가 와요.	It’s raining.
눈이 와요.	It’s snowing.
날씨가 흐려요.	It’s cloudy.
오늘 정말 덥네요.	It’s really hot today.
좀 쌀쌀해요.	It’s a bit chilly.
바람이 많이 불어요.	It’s very windy.
천둥이 쳐요.	It’s thundering.
날씨가 너무 변덕스러워요.	The weather is so unpredictable.

🗣️ Weather in Conversation

💬 Start small talk like this:

A: 오늘 날씨 어때요?
B: 맑고 따뜻해요. 기분 좋아요!
(How’s the weather? – It’s sunny and warm. I feel good!)

💬 Making plans?

주말에 비 온대요.
→ I heard it’s going to rain on the weekend.

💬 Talking about seasons:

봄에는 꽃이 피고, 날씨가 따뜻해져요.
→ In spring, flowers bloom and the weather gets warm.

🌦️ Weather-Related Grammar Tips

Use -아요/-어요 for polite present tense
Use -네요 for soft reactions:
→ 오늘 춥네요! (Oh, it’s cold today!)
Use -대요 to report what you heard:
→ 뉴스에서 비 온대요. (They said it’s going to rain.)

📝 Practice Prompts

오늘 날씨는 어때요? (Describe it in Korean.)
가장 좋아하는 계절은 언제예요? 왜요?
3일 연속으로 날씨 리포트 써보기 (간단한 한 줄씩)

👩‍🏫 Want to Practice Speaking About the Weather?

Talking about the weather is a perfect way to build fluency and vocabulary. I’ll help you practice real conversations, fix grammar, and add emotion to your speaking!

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Let’s make your Korean flow naturally — rain or shine! ☀️🌧️💬