day 93skies and seasons

skies and seasons

Talk about the weather and the seasons like a forecaster, and say “today, of all days” with N따라.

today’s words

• 따라 ttara · (of all days) on that day in particular
• 기압 giap · air pressure
• 고기압 gogiap · high (air) pressure
• 저기압 jeogiap · low (air) pressure; a low mood
• 건기 geongi · dry season
• 우기 ugi · rainy season (in the tropics)
• 환절기 hwanjeolgi · the change of seasons
• 꽃샘추위 kkotsaemchuwi · spring cold snap (when flowers bloom)
• 냉기 naenggi · cold air, a chill
• 꽁꽁 kkongkkong · (frozen) solid
• 얼어붙다 eoreobutda · freeze (up), freeze over
• 눈발 nunbal · falling snow, flurries
• 함박눈 hambangnun · big, fluffy snowflakes; heavy snow
• 온화하다 onhwahada · mild (weather); gentle (a person)
• 따갑다 ttagapda · stinging; scorching (sun)
• 노을 noeul · sunset (glow), red sky
• 지다 jida · form, appear (a sunset, shade)
• 저물다 jeomulda · (the sun, a year) set, draw to a close
• 어둑어둑하다 eodugeodukada · dusky, getting dark
• 내비치다 naebichida · peep out, show through
• 트이다 teuida · open up, be clear (a view, a road)
• 허공 heogong · the empty air, thin air
• 공중 gongjung · the air, mid-air

sentences

• 오늘따라 바람이 유난히 차갑네요. · The wind is unusually cold today, of all days.
• 그날따라 버스도 늦게 와서 회사에 늦었다. · That day, of all days, the bus came late too, so I was late for work.
• 환절기에는 감기에 걸리기 쉬우니까 조심하세요. · Colds are easy to catch when the seasons change, so take care.
• 꽃이 피기 시작했는데 꽃샘추위가 찾아왔어요. · The flowers had started to bloom, and then a cold snap came.
• 고기압의 영향으로 내일은 전국이 맑겠습니다. · Thanks to high pressure, it will be clear across the country tomorrow.