What's the weather?
You're about to send a Korean friend outside in shorts during a monsoon because you couldn't say "it's raining." Let's fix that before you owe someone a towel.
Save him from the rainThe words — What's the weather?
Word bank incoming. Same neighbourhood, same weird Hilal, worse weather every single item.
MeaningHow's the weather?
힐랄, 오늘 날씨가 어때요?
Hilal, how's the weather today?
Meaningit's clear / it's cloudy
오늘은 맑아요. 힐랄 방은 흐려요.
Today it's clear. Hilal's room is cloudy.
Meaningit's raining
힐랄 방에서만 비가 와요.
It's only raining in Hilal's room.
Meaningit's hot / it's cold
힐랄 방은 더워요, 그런데 힐랄은 추워요.
Hilal's room is hot, but Hilal is cold.
Watch out — What's the weather?
오늘 비가 와요. You already know 와요 from Unit 5 — 집에 와요, 'coming home'. So who's arriving today?
비가 와요비가 와요 is one fixed chunk meaning 'it's raining' — rain 'comes' in Korean instead of 'falling'. Say 오늘 비가 와요 for 'it's raining today'.
The scene — What's the weather?
Hilal is a rare guest, and he has brought an umbrella and sunglasses at the same time because he never checks anything in advance. Nujoom is done watching him hedge his bets.
- 힐랄, 우산이랑 선글라스가 왜 같이 있어요?Hilal, why do you have an umbrella and sunglasses at the same time?
- 몰라요. 그래서 둘 다 가져왔어요.I don't know. So I brought both.
- 날씨가 어때요?What's the weather like?
- 힐랄, 우산 쓰세요.Hilal, use the umbrella.
The idea — What's the weather?
날씨가 어때요? asks 'how's the weather?' — answer with what's happening: 맑아요 (clear), 흐려요 (cloudy), 비가 와요 (raining), 더워요 (hot), or 추워요 (cold).
Next time someone asks about today, you can just glance outside and answer in Korean — no translating in your head.
Questions about What's the weather?
How do you say 'how's the weather?' in Korean?
You say 날씨가 어때요? (nalssiga eottaeyo?), which literally asks how the weather is.
How do you say 'it's raining' in Korean?
It's 비가 와요 (biga wayo) — a fixed phrase where rain 'comes' instead of 'falls' in Korean.
How do you say 'it's clear' and 'it's cloudy' in Korean?
'It's clear' is 맑아요 (malgayo) and 'it's cloudy' is 흐려요 (heuryeoyo).
How do you say 'it's hot' and 'it's cold' in Korean?
'It's hot' is 더워요 (deowoyo) and 'it's cold' is 추워요 (chuwoyo).
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