How to say “cold” in Korean
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
추워요.
🔊 Chu-wo-yo
Literally: “It's cold.”
💡 Single adjective
오늘 너무 추워요, 따뜻하게 입으세요.
🔊 O-neul neo-mu chu-wo-yo, dda-ddeu-ta-ge i-beu-se-yo
Literally: “Today too cold, dress warmly.”
💡 따뜻하게 입다 = dress warmly
꽃샘추위가 맞나요? 뼛속까지 파고드는 추위네요!
🔊 Kkot-saem-chu-wi-ga man-na-yo? Pyeot-sok-kka-ji pa-go-deu-neun chu-wi-ne-yo!
Literally: “Is this the flower-envying cold? Cold that penetrates to the marrow!”
💡 꽃샘추위 = cold snap in spring (cold that envies flowers); 뼛속까지 = to the marrow
About these Korean phrases
These Korean weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing cold conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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