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day 73what’s the weather like?

unit 10 · seasons, customs & nature

    what’s the weather like?

    Talk about the weather and the seasons, read a forecast, and say what used to be true but isn't any more with -었었-.

    today’s words

    • 개다 gaeda · clear up (weather)
    • 건조 geonjo · dryness, dry (air, weather)
    • 끼다 kkida · (clouds, fog) gather, hang over
    • 눈부시다 nunbusida · dazzling, blinding
    • 무더위 mudeowi · sweltering heat, a heatwave
    • 미끄럽다 mikkeureopda · slippery
    • 방울 bangul · drop (of water); little bell
    • 번개 beongae · lightning
    • 부채 buchae · (hand) fan
    • 소나기 sonagi · (sudden) shower
    • 습기 seupgi · damp, moisture
    • 습도 seupdo · humidity
    • 습하다 seupada · humid, damp
    • 쏟아지다 ssodajida · pour (down), spill out
    • 연 yeon · annual, per year
    • 영상 yeongsang · above zero (temperature)
    • 예보 yebo · forecast
    • 장마철 jangmacheol · the rainy season (late June to July)
    • 천둥 cheondung · thunder
    • 첫눈 cheonnun · the first snow (of the year)
    • 햇볕 haetbyeot · sunshine, the sun's warmth
    • 공주 gongju · princess

    sentences

    • 작년 여름에는 비가 별로 안 왔었어요. · Last summer it hardly rained (unlike this year).
    • 어릴 때 저는 공주 옷만 입었었어요. · When I was little, I only ever wore princess dresses.
    • 아침에 안개가 많이 꼈어요. · There was thick fog this morning.
    • 올해 여름은 작년만큼 덥지 않아요. · This summer isn't as hot as last year.
    • 겨울에는 날씨가 건조해서 물을 많이 마셔야 해요. · The air is dry in winter, so you have to drink lots of water.