Korean Weather Vocabulary

Here are Korean words for weather to start with: 흐린 (heurin, cloudy), 추운 (chuun, cold), 더운 (deoun, hot), 비 (bi, rain). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.

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Weather Basics

A1–A2
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
cloudy흐린heurinadjA1
cold추운chuunadjA1
hot더운deounadjA1
rain비binounA1
rainy비 오는bi oneunadjA1
sunny화창한hwachanghanadjA1
snow눈nunnounA2
windy바람 부는baram buneunadjA2

The rest of this pack is in the app

Weather Intermediate

A2–B1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
fog안개angaenounA2
front전선jeonseonnounA2
storm폭풍pokpungnounA2
temperature온도ondonounA2
forecast예보yebonounB1
freezing몹시 추운mopsi chuunadjB1
humid습한seuphanadjB1
lightning번개beongaenounB1

Weather Advanced

C1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
anticyclone고기압gogiapnounC1
atmospheric대기의daegiuiadjC1
cyclone사이클론saikeullonnounC1
humidity습도seupdonounC1
inversion기온 역전gion yeokjeonnounC1
meteorological기상의gisanguiadjC1
monsoon몬순monsunnounC1
precipitation강수gangsunounC1

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Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2–B2
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
earthquake지진jijinnounA2
tornado토네이도toneidonounB1
avalanche눈사태nunsataenounB2
dust storm먼지 폭풍meonji pokpungnounB2
flash flood돌발 홍수dolbal hongsunounB2
heat wave폭염pogyeomnounB2
landslide산사태sansataenounB2
volcanic eruption화산 폭발hwasan pokbalnounB2

Everyday Weather

A2–B2
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
thunderstorm뇌우noeunounA2
condensation결로gyeollonounB1
dew이슬iseulnounB1
evaporation증발jeungbalnounB1
frost서리seorinounB1
smog스모그seumogeunounB1
hail우박ubaknounB2
sleet진눈깨비jinnunkkaebinounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for weather. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Korean words should I learn for weather?

You could start with words like 흐린 (heurin, cloudy), 추운 (chuun, cold), 더운 (deoun, hot), 비 (bi, rain). This page lists 40 Korean words for weather (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Korean words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Korean words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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