How to say “raining” in Korean
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
비 와요.
🔊 Bi wa-yo
Literally: “Rain comes.”
💡 Shortest natural form
밖에 비가 꽤 많이 오고 있어요.
🔊 Ba-kke bi-ga kkwae ma-ni o-go i-sseo-yo
Literally: “Outside rain is coming quite a lot.”
💡 꽤 = quite, natural intensifier
비가 억수같이 쏟아지는데, 나갈 엄두도 안 나요.
🔊 Bi-ga eok-su-ga-chi sso-da-ji-neun-de, na-gal eom-du-do an na-yo
Literally: “Rain is pouring like a waterfall, I can't even think about going out.”
💡 억수같이 = like a torrent, 엄두도 안 나다 = can't even dare, very native
About these Korean phrases
These Korean weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing raining 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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