Korean vocabulary · Topic 9 of 10

Nature, Animals & Weather in Korean

Korean uses different expressions for weather and object temperature. 더워요 describes hot weather or feeling hot; 뜨거워요 describes a hot object. Learn animal names with their surroundings, and compare 눈 in weather with 눈 for an eye.

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  1. 1Weathernoun날씨nalssi
  2. 2Sunnoun해 / 태양hae / taeyang
  3. 3Rainnoun비bi
  4. 4Dognoun개gae
  5. 5Catnoun고양이goyangi
  6. 6Animalnoun동물dongmul
  7. 7Treenoun나무namu
  8. 8Flowernoun꽃kkot
  9. 9Seanoun바다bada
  10. 10Mountainnoun산san
  11. 11Forestnoun숲sup
  12. 12Sunnyadjective맑다makda
  13. 13Is it going to rain?phrase비가 올까요?biga olkkayo?
  14. 14Snownoun눈nun
  15. 15Windnoun바람baram
  16. 16Cloudnoun구름gureum
  17. 17Skynoun하늘haneul
  18. 18Moonnoun달dal
  19. 19Starnoun별byeol
  20. 20Rivernoun강gang
  21. 21Lakenoun호수hosu
  22. 22Birdnoun새sae
  23. 23Horsenoun말mal
  24. 24Cownoun소so
  25. 25Pignoun돼지dwaeji
  26. 26Sheepnoun양yang
  27. 27Goatnoun염소yeomso
  28. 28Rabbitnoun토끼tokki
  29. 29Mousenoun쥐jwi
  30. 30Lionnoun사자saja
  31. 31Tigernoun호랑이horangi
  32. 32Elephantnoun코끼리kokkiri
  33. 33Monkeynoun원숭이wonsungi
  34. 34Bearnoun곰gom
  35. 35Wolfnoun늑대neukdae
  36. 36Foxnoun여우yeou
  37. 37Snakenoun뱀baem
  38. 38Frognoun개구리gaeguri
  39. 39Ducknoun오리ori
  40. 40Butterflynoun나비nabi
  41. 41Beenoun벌beol
  42. 42Spidernoun거미geomi
  43. 43Antnoun개미gaemi
  44. 44Mosquitonoun모기mogi
  45. 45Fly (insect)noun파리pari
  46. 46Sharknoun상어sangeo
  47. 47Dolphinnoun돌고래dolgorae
  48. 48Whalenoun고래gorae
  49. 49Turtlenoun거북이geobugi
  50. 50Owlnoun부엉이bueongi
  51. 51Eaglenoun독수리doksuri
  52. 52Deernoun사슴saseum
  53. 53Squirrelnoun다람쥐daramjwi
  54. 54Donkeynoun당나귀dangnagwi
  55. 55Camelnoun낙타nakta
  56. 56Giraffenoun기린girin
  57. 57Penguinnoun펭귄penggwin
  58. 58Parrotnoun앵무새aengmusae
  59. 59Petnoun반려동물ballyeodongmul
  60. 60Insectnoun곤충gonchung
  61. 61Naturenoun자연jayeon
  62. 62Grassnoun풀pul
  63. 63Leafnoun잎ip
  64. 64Stonenoun돌dol
  65. 65Sandnoun모래morae
  66. 66Worldnoun세계segye
  67. 67Firenoun불bul
  68. 68Islandnoun섬seom
  69. 69Desertnoun사막samak
  70. 70Hillnoun언덕eondeok
  71. 71Plantnoun식물singmul
  72. 72Waterfallnoun폭포pokpo
  73. 73Fieldnoun들판deulpan
  74. 74Sunrisenoun일출ilchul
  75. 75Sunsetnoun일몰ilmol
  76. 76Airnoun공기gonggi
  77. 77Environmentnoun환경hwangyeong
  78. 78Stormnoun폭풍pokpung
  79. 79Fognoun안개angae
  80. 80Rainbownoun무지개mujigae
  81. 81Heatnoun더위deowi
  82. 82Thundernoun천둥cheondung
  83. 83Lightningnoun번개beongae
  84. 84Icenoun얼음eoreum
  85. 85Cloudyadjective흐리다heurida
  86. 86Windyadjective바람이 불다barami bulda
  87. 87Earthquakenoun지진jijin
  88. 88Wave (sea)noun파도pado
  89. 89Climatenoun기후gihu
  90. 90Temperaturenoun기온gion
  91. 91It's rainingphrase비가 와요biga wayo
  92. 92It's hotphrase더워요deowoyo
  93. 93It's coldphrase추워요chuwoyo
  94. 94What's the weather like?phrase날씨가 어때요?nalssiga eottaeyo?
  95. 95It's snowingphrase눈이 와요nuni wayo
  96. 96What a beautiful day!phrase정말 좋은 날이에요jeongmal joeun narieyo
  97. 97Do you have pets?phrase반려동물이 있어요?ballyeodongmuri isseoyo?
  98. 98The weather is nicephrase날씨가 좋아요nalssiga joayo
  99. 99Does it bite?phrase물어요?mureoyo?
  100. 100I love naturephrase자연을 사랑해요jayeoneul saranghaeyo

Practice these words in a conversation

Plan a walk and check the weather

Use these Korean words to imagine the scene. Read the phrases aloud, then try making a short exchange with a study partner.

  • Weather날씨nalssi
  • Mountain산san
  • Is it going to rain?비가 올까요?biga olkkayo?
  • Sunny맑다makda
  • Forest숲sup

FAQ

Nature, Animals & Weather in Korean: common questions

How do I say it is raining in Korean?

비가 와요 literally says rain comes and means it is raining. 눈이 와요 follows the same pattern for snow.

What is the difference between 덥다 and 뜨겁다?

덥다 refers to hot weather or feeling hot. 뜨겁다 describes something hot to touch, such as coffee or a pan.

How do I say pet?

반려동물 is the common term for a companion animal. 개 and 고양이 are dog and cat, respectively.

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