How to say “snowing” in Korean
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
눈 와요!
🔊 Nun wa-yo!
Literally: “Snow comes!”
💡 Simple excited
눈이 많이 내리고 있어요, 온 세상이 하얗네요.
🔊 Nu-ni ma-ni nae-ri-go i-sseo-yo, on se-sang-i ha-yan-ne-yo
Literally: “Snow is falling a lot, the whole world is white.”
💡 온 세상 = whole world, 하얗다 = white
함박눈이 펑펑 쏟아져서 세상이 솜사탕처럼 됐어요!
🔊 Ham-bak-nu-ni peong-peong sso-da-jyeo-seo se-sang-i som-sa-tang-cheo-reom doet-seo-yo!
Literally: “Big fluffy snowflakes pouring down, the world has become like cotton candy!”
💡 함박눈 = big fluffy snowflakes; 펑펑 = onomatopoeia for heavy snowfall; 솜사탕 = cotton candy
About these Korean phrases
These Korean weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing snowing 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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