Basic Health and Temperature | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: A beginner practices six useful English phrases about basic health and temperature..

EN → KO / Level: A1

About This Lesson

Use Basic Health and Temperature to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

너무 더워요.

nuh-MOO duh-WUH-yoh It is too hot.
B

너무 추워요.

nuh-MOO choo-WUH-yoh It is too cold.
A

저는 아주 피곤해요.

juh-nuhn AH-joo pee-GOHN-heh-yoh I am very tired.
B

저는 아주 배고파요.

juh-nuhn AH-joo beh-goh-PAH-yoh I am very hungry.
A

저는 아주 목말라요.

juh-nuhn AH-joo mong-MAHL-lah-yoh I am very thirsty.
B

저는 몸이 안 좋아요.

juh-nuhn moh-MEE ahn joh-AH-yoh I am feeling sick.

Word by Word

너무 너무 means “too” or “excessively” here, showing that the heat or cold is more than comfortable. It commonly comes before the adjective or descriptive form it modifies, as in 너무 더워요 and 너무 추워요. You can use it when describing an uncomfortable degree of heat, cold, or another condition.
더워요 더워요 means “it is hot” or “it feels hot” in this dialogue. Together with 너무, 너무 더워요 says that the current temperature feels excessively hot. Use 더워요 when telling someone about hot weather or a hot environment.
추워요 추워요 means “it is cold” or “it feels cold” here. In 너무 추워요, it describes a current temperature that feels excessively cold. Use 추워요 when talking about a cold room, day, or surrounding temperature.
저는 저는 means “I” or “as for me” in the sentences about the speaker’s condition. The form 저 is followed by 는 to mark the speaker as the topic, as in 저는 아주 피곤해요. Use 저는 when introducing or describing your own state or experience.
아주 아주 means “very” here and strengthens the following description of the speaker’s condition. It comes before forms such as 아주 피곤해요, 아주 배고파요, and 아주 목말라요. Use 아주 when describing a strong degree of a feeling or condition.
피곤해요 피곤해요 means “am tired” in this dialogue. 저는 아주 피곤해요 describes the speaker’s current tired condition, with 아주 making the feeling stronger. Use 피곤해요 when telling someone that you need rest or do not have much energy.
배고파요 배고파요 means “am hungry” here and describes the speaker’s current feeling of hunger. In 저는 아주 배고파요, the speaker says that they are very hungry. Use 배고파요 when telling someone that you want or need food.
목말라요 목말라요 means “am thirsty” in this dialogue. 저는 아주 목말라요 says that the speaker is very thirsty, with 아주 emphasizing the degree. Use 목말라요 when you want to ask for or explain a need for a drink.
몸이 몸이 refers to the body or physical condition in 저는 몸이 안 좋아요. The marker 이 makes 몸 the subject of the following description, so the sentence concerns how the speaker’s body feels. Use 몸이 when talking about your physical condition, especially with a description of how it is.
안 안 means “not” here and negatively marks the following 좋아요 in 몸이 안 좋아요. The whole expression 몸이 안 좋아요 means that the speaker is not feeling well, while 안 supplies the negative meaning before 좋아요. Use 안 directly before a form when making that expression negative.
좋아요 좋아요 means “is good” or “is well” in the expression 몸이 안 좋아요. With 몸이 and 안, 몸이 안 좋아요 describes a physical condition that is not good, or feeling sick. Use 좋아요 to describe something positively, and in this expression it appears after 안 to describe the body’s condition.

Grammar Points

N이/가 안 좋아요

몸이 안 좋아요

moh-MEE ahn joh-AH-yoh

I am feeling sick.

안 comes before 좋아요 to make a negative expression: 좋아요 means “good,” while 안 좋아요 means “not well.”

너무 + adjective

너무 더워요

nuh-MOO duh-WUH-yoh

It’s too hot.

너무 comes before a descriptive word to show an excessive degree, meaning “too” or “so.”

Korean Vocabulary

너무 adv
nuh-MOO too

너무 더워요. / 너무 추워요.

더워요 adj
duh-WUH-yoh hot

너무 더워요.

목말라요 adj
mong-MAHL-lah-yoh thirsty

저는 아주 목말라요.

몸 noun
mohm body

저는 몸이 안 좋아요.

몸이 안 좋아요 phrase
moh-MEE ahn joh-AH-yoh I am feeling sick

저는 몸이 안 좋아요.

배고파요 adj
beh-goh-PAH-yoh hungry

저는 아주 배고파요.

아주 adv
AH-joo very

저는 아주 피곤해요.

안 adv
ahn not

저는 몸이 안 좋아요.

저는 pron
juh-NUHN I

저는 아주 피곤해요.

좋아요 adj
joh-AH-yoh good; well

저는 몸이 안 좋아요.

추워요 adj
choo-WUH-yoh cold

너무 추워요.

피곤해요 adj
pee-GOHN-heh-yoh tired

저는 아주 피곤해요.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

It is too hot.

Show Answer너무 더워요.

It is too cold.

Show Answer너무 추워요.

I am very tired.

Show Answer저는 아주 피곤해요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

hungry

Show Answer배고파요

tired

Show Answer피곤해요

thirsty

Show Answer목말라요

I

Show Answer저는