How to say “heavy rain” in Korean
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
비 많이 와요.
🔊 Bi ma-ni wa-yo
Literally: “Rain comes a lot.”
💡 Simple
비가 엄청 많이 오고 있어요, 나가지 마세요.
🔊 Bi-ga eom-cheong ma-ni o-go i-sseo-yo, na-ga-ji ma-se-yo
Literally: “Rain is coming enormously, don't go out.”
💡 엄청 = enormously, very common Korean intensifier
비가 억수같이 쏟아지는데 우산도 소용없겠다!
🔊 Bi-ga eok-su-ga-chi sso-da-ji-neun-de u-san-do so-yong-eop-get-da!
Literally: “Rain pouring like a torrent, even an umbrella would be useless!”
💡 억수같이 = like a torrent, 소용없다 = useless/pointless
About these Korean phrases
These Korean weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing heavy rain 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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