How to say “drizzling” in Korean
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
이슬비가 와요.
🔊 I-seul-bi-ga wa-yo
Literally: “Dew-rain comes.”
💡 이슬비 = drizzle, poetic word
이슬비가 내리고 있어요, 조금 촉촉해요.
🔊 I-seul-bi-ga nae-ri-go i-sseo-yo, jo-geum chok-chok-hae-yo
Literally: “Drizzle is falling, a little damp.”
💡 촉촉하다 = pleasantly damp, positive nuance
가랑비에 옷 젖는 줄 모른다더니, 슬쩍 맞았더니 다 젖었네.
🔊 Ga-rang-bi-e ot jeot-neun-jul mo-reun-da-deo-ni, seul-jjeok ma-jat-deo-ni da jeo-jeot-ne
Literally: “Just like 'you don't realize your clothes get wet in drizzle' - got a little wet and now I'm soaked.”
💡 Uses the classic Korean proverb in context - peak native level
About these Korean phrases
These Korean weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing drizzling 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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