How's the Weather Today?
Talking about the weather · a free Korean immersion capsule
Useful sentences · 10
Phrases you'll actually use today. Tap Explain for the why behind each one.
오늘 날씨가 어때요?
How is the weather today?
Literal Today weather-subject how-is-it?
The most natural way to ask about today's weather. 어때요 means 'how is it?' and works as a versatile question word for many topics.
- 날씨가: 날씨 (weather) + 가 (subject marker)
- 어때요: polite present tense of 어떻다 (to be how/what kind)
지금 밖에 비가 와요.
It's raining outside right now.
Literal Now outside rain-subject comes.
In Korean, rain 'comes' (와요) rather than 'falls'. 지금 adds immediacy to the statement.
- 지금: right now, at this moment
- 비가 오다: literally 'rain comes', the standard expression for 'it is raining'
오늘은 정말 덥네요.
It's really hot today.
Literal Today-topic truly hot-I notice.
-네요 expresses a mild realization or observation. It sounds more natural and conversational than -아요/어요 when you're reacting to something you just noticed.
- -네요: sentence ending expressing realization or mild surprise
- 덥다: adjective meaning 'to be hot' — irregular ㅂ conjugation: 덥 → 더우 before vowels
내일은 날씨가 맑을 것 같아요.
It seems like the weather will be clear tomorrow.
Literal Tomorrow-topic weather-subject clear-will-be thing seems.
-ㄹ 것 같아요 is a common phrase for talking about predictions or what you think will happen — perfect for weather forecasts.
- -ㄹ 것 같아요: 'it seems like' or 'I think it will' — expresses conjecture
- 맑다: adjective meaning 'to be clear/sunny'
요즘 날씨가 많이 흐려요.
The weather has been very cloudy lately.
Literal Lately weather-subject a lot cloudy-is.
요즘 means 'lately' or 'these days'. 흐리다 describes overcast, grey-sky weather.
- 요즘: lately, these days
- 흐리다 → 흐려요: adjective meaning 'cloudy', conjugated to polite present tense
오늘 바람이 많이 불어요.
It's very windy today.
Literal Today wind-subject a lot blows.
바람이 불다 literally means 'wind blows' and is the standard way to say it is windy.
- 바람: wind
- 불다 → 불어요: to blow, conjugated to polite present tense
겨울에는 정말 춥죠?
It's really cold in winter, right?
Literal Winter-in-topic truly cold-right?
-죠? (short for -지요?) is used to seek agreement or confirmation, like saying 'right?' or 'isn't it?' in English.
- 겨울에는: in winter — 겨울 + 에 (time marker) + 는 (topic marker)
- -죠: polite confirmation-seeking ending, equivalent to 'right?' or 'isn't that so?'
습도가 높아서 더 더운 것 같아요.
It feels hotter because the humidity is high.
Literal Humidity-subject high-because more hot thing seems.
-아서/어서 connects two clauses where the first is the reason for the second. 습도 is a very useful word for talking about summer weather in Korea.
- 습도: humidity
- 높다 → 높아서: 'because it is high' — -아서/어서 is a causal connector
- 더: more, used comparatively
우산을 가져가는 게 좋을 것 같아요.
I think it would be good to bring an umbrella.
Literal Umbrella-object taking-go-ing thing good will-be seems.
-는 게 좋을 것 같아요 is a polite, indirect way to suggest something. It softens advice into a gentle recommendation rather than a command.
- 우산: umbrella
- 가져가다: to take/bring something along with you
- -는 게 좋을 것 같아요: polite suggestion structure — 'I think it would be good to...'
봄 날씨가 정말 좋아요.
Spring weather is really nice.
Literal Spring weather-subject truly good-is.
A simple, cheerful sentence. 좋아요 from 좋다 (to be good/nice) is one of the most common adjectives in Korean.
- 봄: spring
- 좋다 → 좋아요: to be good/nice, conjugated to polite present tense
New words · 10
Themed vocabulary, each with an example you can borrow.
날씨
weather
오늘 날씨가 좋아요.
The weather is nice today.
Pronunciation: nalssi. The most common word for weather in everyday conversation.
덥다
to be hot
여름에는 정말 더워요.
It's really hot in summer.
Pronunciation: deopda. Irregular ㅂ adjective: 덥다 becomes 더워요 in present tense.
춥다
to be cold
오늘은 많이 추워요.
It's very cold today.
Pronunciation: chupda. Also an irregular ㅂ adjective: 춥다 becomes 추워요 in present tense.
맑다
to be clear, sunny
하늘이 맑아요.
The sky is clear.
Pronunciation: makda. Used for clear, blue-sky weather without clouds.
흐리다
to be cloudy, overcast
오늘은 날씨가 흐려요.
The weather is cloudy today.
Pronunciation: heurida. Describes an overcast sky with no sun.
습하다
to be humid
한국의 여름은 정말 습해요.
Korean summers are really humid.
Pronunciation: seupada. Describes sticky, muggy weather, very relevant to East Asian monsoon summers.
비
rain
비가 많이 와요.
It's raining a lot.
Pronunciation: bi. Rain 'comes' in Korean: 비가 오다.
바람
wind
바람이 세게 불어요.
The wind is blowing strongly.
Pronunciation: baram. Wind 'blows' in Korean: 바람이 불다.
우산
umbrella
비가 오면 우산을 써요.
When it rains, I use an umbrella.
Pronunciation: usan. The verb 쓰다 means to use or wear for items held above the head.
내일
tomorrow
내일 날씨가 어때요?
How is the weather tomorrow?
Pronunciation: naeil. 내일 functions as both a noun and a time adverb without needing an extra particle.
Short reading
A tiny story stitched from today's words. Translation is hidden, tap to peek.
지수는 아침에 일어나서 창문을 열었어요. 밖에는 비가 내리고 있었고, 하늘이 아주 흐렸어요. 지수는 친구에게 문자를 보냈어요: '오늘 날씨가 너무 흐리고 비가 와. 우산 챙겨!' 친구가 답장했어요: '응, 알아. 내일은 맑을 것 같대. 오늘은 그냥 집에 있을까?' 지수는 웃으며 답장했어요: '그래, 오늘은 따뜻한 차 마시면서 쉬자!'
Sentence by sentence
창문을 열었어요
opened the window
창문 (window) + 을 (object marker) + 열었어요 (past tense of 열다, to open)
비가 내리고 있었고
it was raining, and
-고 있었고 is the past progressive form: -고 있다 (ongoing action) in past tense + -고 (and) connecting to the next clause
우산 챙겨
bring an umbrella
챙기다 means 'to make sure to bring' or 'to pack up'. Used informally between close friends.
맑을 것 같대
they say it will be clear
-ㄹ 것 같대 combines the conjecture form (-ㄹ 것 같다) with -대, which marks hearsay — 'I heard that' or 'they say'
따뜻한 차 마시면서 쉬자
let's rest while drinking warm tea
-면서 means 'while doing something simultaneously', and -자 is the informal volitional ending meaning 'let's'
Pattern of the day
One grammar move, explained once, that unlocks dozens of sentences.
어때요? — Asking How Something Is
어때요? comes from 어떻다 (to be how/what kind) and is used to ask how something is. Paired with 날씨 and time words like 오늘 or 내일, it's the most natural way to ask about the weather. The same structure works for many topics: food, mood, work, and more.
[Time/Place] + [Topic] + 이/가 어때요?
오늘 날씨가 어때요?
How is the weather today?
내일 날씨가 어때요?
How is the weather tomorrow?
요즘 날씨가 어때요?
How has the weather been lately?
거기 날씨가 어때요?
How is the weather there?
Mini practice · 5
Low-pressure, never graded. Just enough to make it stick.
How's the weather today?
Hint Use 날씨 (weather) and the 어때요? pattern
우산을 가져가는 게 좋을 것 같아요.
Hint 우산 = umbrella, 가져가다 = to bring/take
습도가 높아서 더 ___ 것 같아요. (It feels hotter because the humidity is high.)
Hint The adjective for 'hot' is 덥다 — remember the ㅂ irregular!
Which sentence means 'The weather has been very cloudy lately'?
Rewrite this sentence to be about spring instead of today: 오늘 날씨가 정말 좋아요.
Hint 봄 = spring
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