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| Welcome to Can Do Korean by KoreanClass101.com. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather in Korean. |
| For example, "It's hot today, isn't it?" is |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| Yeon-a Yu sees her neighbor, Da-yeon Bak, and starts a conversation about the weather. |
| Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components. |
| 오늘 (o-neul) |
| "today" |
| 오늘 (enunciated) |
| 오늘 |
| 덥죠? (deop-jyo?) |
| "hot, right?" |
| 덥죠? (enunciated) |
| 덥죠? |
| Listen to the conversation, and focus on Yeon-a's comment. |
| Ready? |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| 네, 그렇네요. (Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| Listen again, with the English translation. |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| "It’s hot today, right?" |
| 네, 그렇네요. (Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| "Yes, that’s right." |
| Let's break down the conversation. |
| Do you remember how Yeon-a says, |
| "It’s hot today, right?" |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| First is 오늘 (o-neul), "today." 오늘 (enunciated) 오늘. |
| Next is 덥죠 (deop-jyo). "Hot, right?" 덥죠 (deop-jyo). |
| This starts with 덥 (deop) the stem of the adjective 덥다 (deop-da), "hot." 덥다. |
| Attached to 덥 is 죠 (-jyo), which translates as "right," as in "hot, right?" in this context. 죠 (-jyo) |
| Together, 덥죠? (deop-jyo?) Hot, right? 덥죠? |
| Note, -죠 (-jyo) is the contracted form of 지 (ji), the confirmation particle, and 요 (yo), the polite sentence ending particle. -죠(-jyo) |
| Think of -죠 (-jyo) and -지요 (-ji-yo) like the sentence ending "...right?" in English, as in "It’s hot, right?" |
| Both -죠 (-jyo) and -지요 (-ji-yo) are used in Korean to reconfirm information, suggest an answer, and build consensus among the speakers about a known topic, among other uses. |
| All together, it's 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?). Literally, "Today hot, right?" |
| but translates as "It’s hot today, right?" |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| Note the rising intonation indicates the speaker is requesting or soliciting confirmation of something known to the speaker and listener. |
| Yeon-a is expecting her neighbor to respond after she says, 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) "It’s hot today, right? 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| By using this pattern, it’s expected that the other person will express agreement. It’s an exercise in consensus building that will begin many of your daily encounters in Korea. |
| Let’s take a closer look at the response. |
| Do you remember how the neighbor says, |
| "Yes, that’s right." |
| 네, 그렇네요. (Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| First is 네, (Ne) "Yes." 네, (Ne) (enunciated). 네, (Ne). |
| Next is the phrase 그렇네요. (geu-reon-ne-yo) "That’s right." 그렇네요. (geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| It’s used in confirmation or agreement, and it translates to "That’s right," in this context. |
| For now, please remember this as a set phrase. |
| Altogether, 네, 그렇네요. (Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) "Yes, that’s right." 네, 그렇네요. (Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| The pattern is |
| 오늘 {weather description}죠? (O-neul {weather description}-jyo?) |
| "It’s {weather description} today, right?" |
| 오늘 {weather description}죠? |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn words and phrases related to the weather. |
| Imagine you want to say, "Cold, right?" 춥죠? (chup-jyo) 춥죠? (chup-jyo) (enunciated). 춥죠? (chup-jyo) |
| 춥죠 is a form of the adjective 춥다 (chup-da). "Cold," as in cold weather. 춥다. |
| Say |
| "It’s cold today, right?" |
| Ready? |
| 오늘 춥죠? (O-neul chup-jyo?) |
| "It’s cold today, right?" |
| 오늘 춥죠? (O-neul chup-jyo?) |
| Pronunciation note regarding 죠 ( jyo). |
| In Korean, when ㅎ (h) is followed by ㄱ(g), ㄷ(d), ㅂ(b) or ㅈ(j), the sound changes to the harder counterpart: ㅋ(k), ㅌ(t), ㅍ (p) and ㅊ(ch), respectively. |
| As 죠 ( jyo) begins with ㅈ(j), it represents one of these cases. Therefore, when 죠 (jyo) is preceded by ㅎ (h), the sound shifts to "chyo." |
| For example, |
| 좋죠 jo-chyo, "nice, right?" 좋죠? |
| 좋 has ㅎ(h), so when ㅈ(j) follows, the sound changes to ㅊ(ch) as in 조쵸 (jo-chyo). |
| Again, the key pattern is |
| 오늘 {weather description}죠? (O-neul {weather description}-jyo?) |
| "It’s {weather description} today, right?" |
| 오늘 {weather description}죠? |
| Let’s look at some more examples. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| "It’s hot today, right?" |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| 오늘 춥죠? (O-neul chup-jyo?) |
| "It’s cold today, right?" |
| 오늘 춥죠? (O-neul chup-jyo?) |
| 오늘 선선하죠? (O-neul seon-seon-ha-jyo?) |
| "It’s cool today, right?" |
| 오늘 선선하죠? (O-neul seon-seon-ha-jyo?) |
| 오늘 따뜻하죠? (O-neul tta-tteut-ha-jyo?) |
| "It’s warm today, right?" |
| 오늘 따뜻하죠? (O-neul tta-tteut-ha-jyo?) |
| 오늘 날씨가 좋죠? (O-neul nal-ssi-ga jo-chyo?) |
| "It’s nice weather today, right?" |
| 오늘 날씨가 좋죠? (O-neul nal-ssi-ga jo-chyo?) |
| Did you notice the pattern was slightly different? |
| 오늘 날씨가 좋죠?(O-neul nal-ssi-ga jo-chyo?) |
| "It’s nice weather today, right?" |
| First is 오늘(o-neul), "today." 오늘. |
| Next is 날씨(nal-ssi) "weather." 날씨 (enunciated). 날씨 |
| Next is 가 (ga) the subject marking particle 가 (ga). 가 (ga). |
| It marks "weather" as the subject of the sentence. |
| Note: there are two forms of the subject marking particle. 가 (ga) follows words that end in a vowels, like 날씨. |
| Next is 좋죠 (jo-chyo). "nice, right?" 좋죠 (jo-chyo). |
| This starts with 좋 (jo) the stem of the adjective 좋다 (jo-ta), "nice." 좋다. |
| Attached to 좋 is 죠 (-jyo), which translates as "nice," as in "nice, right?" in this context. 죠 (-jyo) |
| Together, 좋죠 (jo-chyo) Nice, right? 좋죠 (jo-chyo) |
| Notice the pronunciation of 좋죠 (jo-chyo). |
| All together, 오늘 날씨가 좋죠? (O-neul nal-ssi-ga jo-chyo?) literally, "today weather nice, right?" but translates as, "The weather is nice today, right?" 오늘 날씨가 좋죠? (O-neul nal-ssi-ga jo-chyo?) |
| Let's review the key vocabulary. |
| 선선하다 (seon-seon-ha-da) "to be cool," as in the temperature. 선선하다 (seon-seon-ha-da) (enunciated). 선선하다 (seon-seon-ha-da) |
| 선선하죠 (seon-seon-ha-jyo) cool, right?" 선선하죠 |
| 따뜻하다. (tta-tteut-ha-da.) warm. 따뜻하다 (enunciated). 따뜻하다. |
| 따뜻하죠 (tta-tteut-ha-jyo) warm, right?" 따뜻하죠 |
| 날씨 (nal-ssi), "weather." 날씨 (nal-ssi) (enunciated). 날씨 (nal-ssi). |
| 가 (ga), the subject-marking particle following words that end in vowels.가 (ga) (enunciated). 가 (ga). |
| 좋다 (jo-ta), "nice." 좋다 (jo-ta) (enunciated). 좋다 (jo-ta). |
| Let's review. |
| Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say "today?" |
| 오늘 (o-neul). |
| 오늘 (o-neul). |
| Do you remember how Yeon-a says, |
| "It’s hot today, right?" |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| Do you remember how to say, "yes?" |
| 네, (Ne). |
| 네, (Ne). |
| Do you remember how Da-yeon Bak says, |
| "Yes, that’s right." |
| 네, 그렇네요.(Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| 네, 그렇네요.(Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| Do you remember how to say, |
| "Cold, right?" |
| 춥죠? (chup-jyo?) |
| 춥죠? (chup-jyo?) |
| And how to say, "weather?" |
| 날씨 (nal-ssi) |
| 날씨 (nal-ssi) |
| Do you remember how to say, "nice, right?" |
| 좋죠? (jo-chyo?) |
| 좋죠? (jo-chyo?) |
| Let's practice. |
| Imagine you're Da-yeon. Yeon-a’s neighbor. Comment on the cold weather today. "Cold, right?" in Korean is 춥죠? (chup-jyo?). |
| Ready? |
| 오늘 춥죠? (O-neul chup-jyo?) |
| 네, 그렇네요.(Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| 오늘 춥죠? (O-neul chup-jyo?) |
| 오늘 춥죠? (O-neul chup-jyo?) |
| Let’s try another. |
| Imagine you're Ju-ri Yu. Comment to your classmate on how hot the weather is today.. "Hot, right?" in Korean is 덥죠? (deop-jyo?) |
| Ready? |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| 네, 그렇네요.(Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| 오늘 덥죠? (O-neul deop-jyo?) |
| Let’s try one more. |
| Imagine you're Yun-seok Yu. Comment to your neighbor on how nice the weather is today. "Nice, right?" in Korean is 좋죠 (jo-chyo). |
| Ready? |
| 오늘 날씨가 좋죠? (O-neul nal-ssi-ga jo-chyo?) |
| 네, 그렇네요. (Ne, geu-reon-ne-yo.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| 오늘 날씨가 좋죠? (O-neul nal-ssi-ga jo-chyo?) |
| 오늘 날씨가 좋죠? (O-neul nal-ssi-ga jo-chyo?) |
| Well done! This is the end of this lesson. |
| In this lesson, you learned how to give your opinion about the weather, an essential skill for talking about the weather. |
| Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. |
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| Keep practicing — and move on to the next lesson! |
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