날씨가 더워요
nalssiga deowoyo
In Korean, "the weather is hot" is said as 날씨가 더워요 (nalssiga deowoyo).
This phrase is used to describe a high outdoor temperature. You can use the word 더위 to refer to the heat itself, or the phrase 몹시 덥다 to say it is extremely hot. If you want to add emphasis, you can use the intensifier 엄청, which means extremely or very, such as in the phrase 날씨가 엄청 더워!
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of 날씨, meaning "weather" and 더워요, which is the polite form of the adjective meaning "to be hot" in relation to temperature.
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish between types of heat in Korean. Use 덥다 specifically for hot weather. For hot objects or surfaces, you should use a different word, 뜨겁다.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the past tense, change the adjective to 더웠어요 to say "the weather was hot".
How do you pronounce it?
nalssiga deowoyo
Did you know?
- In Korea, people often fight the summer heat by eating 삼계탕 or 'ginseng chicken soup'. This tradition follows the principle of 이열치열, which means fighting heat with heat.
- When the weather is extremely hot, Koreans often use the term 찜통더위, which literally translates to 'steamer heat', comparing the weather to a traditional food steamer.
- During the peak of the heat, Koreans refer to the 'dog days' of summer as 삼복, which consists of three specific days called 초복, 중복 and 말복.
Examples in context
- 날씨가 더워요.The weather is hot.This sentence is useful for stating that the weather is hot using the form 날씨가 더워요.Tatoeba #13252717 by atitarev, translation #1766693 by AlanF_US
- 오늘 날씨가 참 더워서 에어컨을 틀어 놓았어.Today, the weather is so hot that I turned on the air conditioning.
- 오늘 날씨가 더워요.oneul nalssiga deowoyo.The weather is hot today.
- 여름이라서 날씨가 더워요.yeoreumiraseo nalssiga deowoyo.Because it is summer, the weather is hot.
Example conversation
Jihoon and Subin are meeting outside on a summer day.
- 지훈 Ji-hun수빈 씨, 날씨가 더워요.Subin ssi, nalssiga deowoyo.Subin, the weather is hot.
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 너무 덥네요.Ne, neomu deopneyo.Yes, it is too hot.
- 지훈 Ji-hun카페로 들어갈까요?Kape-ro deuragalkkayo?Shall we go into the cafe?
- 수빈 Su-bin좋아요, 들어가요.Joayo, deuragayo.Sounds good, let's go in.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
