Getting Ready for Cloudy Weather | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: Before a walk, two adults talk about cloudy, windy weather and getting a coat and hat before going outside..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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Dialogue

A

밖이 흐려 보여요.

BAHK-kkee HOO-ryuh BOH-yuh-yo. It looks cloudy outside.
B

따뜻한 코트를 가져가세요.

TTAH-tuh-TAN KOH-tuh-rul gah-juh-gah-SEH-yo. Take a warm coat with you.
A

바람이 차갑게 느껴져요?

BAH-rah-mee chah-GAHP-kkeh nuh-KKYUH-juh-yo? Does the wind feel cold?
B

오늘은 춥고 바람이 불어요.

OH-nuh-run CHOOP-kko BAH-rah-mee boo-ruh-yo. It is cold and windy today.
A

저는 제 모자도 필요해요.

JUH-nun JEH MOH-jah-doh peel-LYOH-heh-yo. I need my hat too.
B

문 옆에 있어요.

MOON NYUH-peh ee-SSUH-yo. It is by the door.
A

나가기 전에 모자를 쓸게요.

nah-gah-gee juhn-eh MOH-jah-rul sseul-GGEH-yo. I will put it on before I leave.
B

그러면 산책할 준비가 될 거예요.

guh-ruh-MYUN SAHN-cheh-kal JOON-bee-gah DWEL kkuh-YEH-yo. Then you will be ready for the walk.

Word by Word

밖 “밖” means outside or outdoors here, as in “밖이 흐려 보여요.” It can name the outdoor area before a subject particle. You use it when talking about conditions outdoors or whether something is outside.
이 “이” marks “밖” as the subject in “밖이 흐려 보여요.” It is attached to the noun that the following description applies to. A common pattern is noun + “이” followed by a description or verb.
흐려 “흐려” describes the outside as cloudy in “흐려 보여요.” In this form, it comes before “보여요” to describe how something appears. You can use this kind of description when commenting on the sky or weather.
보여요 “보여요” indicates how something looks or appears; “흐려 보여요” means it looks cloudy. It follows the description of what is seen in the dialogue. You use it when reporting an appearance rather than stating only a direct fact.
따뜻한 “따뜻한” means warm and directly describes “코트” in “따뜻한 코트.” It comes before the noun it modifies. You use it when choosing or recommending something with a warm quality.
코트 “코트” means coat in “따뜻한 코트를 가져가세요.” Here it is the clothing item being taken along. It can be placed before an object particle when it is the object of an action.
를 “를” marks “코트” as the object in “코트를 가져가세요.” It shows which thing the action is directed toward. A common pattern is noun + “를” followed by an action verb.
가져가세요 “가져가세요” is a polite request to take something with you, as in “코트를 가져가세요.” The item being taken appears before it with an object particle. You use it when politely telling someone to bring an item along.
바람 “바람” means wind in “바람이 차갑게 느껴져요?” It names the weather element whose sensation is being discussed. You use it when describing wind, such as whether it feels cold.
차갑게 “차갑게” describes the wind as feeling cold in “차갑게 느껴져요.” It gives the quality or manner of the sensation expressed by “느껴져요.” You use it when describing something that is experienced as cold to the touch or in sensation.
느껴져요 “느껴져요” presents a sensation as being felt; in “바람이 차갑게 느껴져요?” the question asks whether the wind feels cold. It follows the description of the sensation. You use it to ask or say how something feels.
오늘 “오늘” means today in “오늘은 춥고 바람이 불어요.” It sets the time for the weather statement. You use it when reporting what is happening on the current day.
은 “은” marks “오늘” as the topic in “오늘은 춥고 바람이 불어요.” It frames the following information as a statement about today. You use it after a time or other topic when shifting attention to that subject.
춥고 “춥고” means cold and connects the cold condition with the following weather information in “춥고 바람이 불어요.” The “-고” connection lets two descriptions or events be presented together. You use it when listing related conditions, such as two kinds of weather.
불어요 “불어요” means blows here, as in “바람이 불어요,” describing wind that is blowing. The phrase “바람이 불어요” is a common way to report windy weather. You use it when stating that wind is present or blowing.
저 “저” refers to the speaker as I or me in the polite self-reference “저는.” It introduces the speaker before the statement about needing a hat. You use it in polite conversations when talking about yourself.
는 “는” marks “저” as the topic in “저는 제 모자도 필요해요.” It makes the following information a statement about the speaker. A common pattern is a pronoun or noun followed by “는” before the rest of the sentence.
제 “제” means my in “제 모자도 필요해요.” It identifies the hat as belonging to the speaker. You use it directly before a noun when specifying the speaker’s possession.
모자 “모자” means hat; it appears in “모자도 필요해요” and “모자를 쓸게요.” In the first phrase, the hat is an additionally needed item, and in the second it is the item the speaker will wear. You use it when talking about a hat as something needed or worn.
도 “도” means also or too in “모자도 필요해요.” It adds the hat to something already understood as needed. You use it after a noun when including an additional item or person.
필요해요 “필요해요” expresses need or necessity in “저는 제 모자도 필요해요.” The needed item appears before it, with “도” adding the meaning of also. You use it when saying that an object or resource is needed.
문 “문” means door in “문 옆에 있어요.” It identifies the reference point for the hat’s location. You use it when locating something near a door or talking about the door itself.
옆 “옆” means the side or the area next to something in “문 옆에 있어요.” Together, “문 옆에” means by or next to the door. You use the pattern noun + “옆에” to describe a nearby location.
에 “에” marks the location in “문 옆에 있어요.” It attaches to “옆” to show where the hat is located. A common location pattern is place + “에” + “있어요.”
있어요 “있어요” says that something exists or is located somewhere; in “문 옆에 있어요,” the hat is understood to be by the door. The place appears before “있어요.” You use it when telling someone where an object is.
나가기 “나가기” names the act of going out in “나가기 전에.” It is followed by “전에” to express the time before going out. You use the pattern action + “기 전에” when describing what happens before an action.
전 “전” means before in “나가기 전에.” It places the following or understood action earlier in time than another event. You use it after an action expressed with “기” to say before doing that action.
쓸게요 “쓸게요” expresses the speaker’s intention to put on or wear something; in “모자를 쓸게요,” the object is the hat. The object comes before it with an object particle. You use it when telling someone what you will do, especially as a reassuring intention or promise.
그러면 “그러면” means then or in that case in “그러면 산책할 준비가 될 거예요.” It connects the preceding preparation with the expected result. You use it when responding to a condition or plan and stating what follows from it.
산책할 “산책할” modifies “준비” in “산책할 준비가 될 거예요,” meaning preparation for taking a walk. It places the action before the noun it describes. You use it when naming preparation for a planned activity.
준비 “준비” means preparation or readiness in “산책할 준비가 될 거예요.” Here it refers to being ready for the walk. You use it when talking about the state or process of getting ready for an activity.
가 “가” marks “준비” as the subject in “준비가 될 거예요.” It shows that readiness is the state that will be reached. A common pattern is noun + “가” followed by “되다” when something becomes or reaches a state.
될 “될” contributes the meaning of becoming or being in “준비가 될 거예요.” Together with “거예요,” the phrase says that the person will be ready. You use the pattern noun + “이/가 될 거예요” when describing an expected future state.
거예요 “거예요” is part of “될 거예요,” a polite construction expressing an expected future state. The meaning of “will be” comes from the whole construction, while “거예요” completes the polite expectation after “될.” You use it when predicting or stating what is expected to happen.

Grammar Points

나가기 전에

나가기 전에 모자를 쓸게요.

nah-gah-gee juhn-eh MOH-jah-rul sseul-GGEH-yo.

Before leaving, I’ll put on my hat.

-기 전에 means “before doing.” The action in front of 전에 happens first.

-(으)ㄹ게요

그러면 모자를 쓸게요.

guh-ruh-MYUN MOH-jah-rul sseul-GGEH-yo.

Then I’ll put on my hat.

-(으)ㄹ게요 expresses the speaker’s intention or a promise to do something.

Korean Vocabulary

가져가세요 verb
gah-juh-gah-SEH-yo take with you
느껴져요 verb
nuh-KKYUH-juh-yo feels; is felt
따뜻한 adj
TTAH-tuh-TAN warm
바람 noun
BAH-rahm wind
밖 noun
BAHK outside 밖이
보여요 verb
BOH-yuh-yo looks; appears
불어요 verb
boo-ruh-yo blows
오늘 adv
OH-nuhl today
차갑게 adj
chah-GAHP-kkeh coldly; cold to the touch
춥고 adj
CHOOP-kko cold and
코트 noun
KOH-tuh coat
흐려 adj
HOO-ryuh cloudy

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

It looks cloudy outside.

Show Answer밖이 흐려 보여요.

Take a warm coat with you.

Show Answer따뜻한 코트를 가져가세요.

Does the wind feel cold?

Show Answer바람이 차갑게 느껴져요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

feels; is felt

Show Answer느껴져요

take with you

Show Answer가져가세요

cold and

Show Answer춥고

coat

Show Answer코트