How to say “humid” in Korean
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
습해요.
🔊 Seu-pae-yo
Literally: “It's humid.”
💡 Simple adjective
오늘 너무 습하고 더워요, 끈적끈적해요.
🔊 O-neul neo-mu seu-pa-go deo-wo-yo, kkeun-jeok-kkeun-jeok-hae-yo
Literally: “Today too humid and hot, sticky-sticky.”
💡 끈적끈적 = onomatopoeia for sticky/clammy feeling
찜통더위에 습기까지, 온몸이 끈적거려서 미칠 것 같아요!
🔊 Jjim-tong-deo-wi-e seup-gi-kka-ji, on-mo-mi kkeun-jeok-geo-ryeo-seo mi-chil geot ga-ta-yo!
Literally: “Steamer-pot heat plus humidity, my whole body is sticky, I think I'll go crazy!”
💡 찜통더위 = steamer heat; 미칠 것 같다 = feels like going crazy, common hyperbole
About these Korean phrases
These Korean weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing humid 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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