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Weather and seasons 날씨와 계절
날씨를 이야기해요. 영어는 그 자체로는 뜻이 없는 "가짜" 주어 "it"을 써요: It's hot. It's cold. It's sunny. It's raining. 진행 중인 동작엔 -ing를 붙여요: It's raining. It's snowing. 물을 땐 "What's the weather like?". 한국어는 주어를 빼고 형용사만 말할 수 있어 한국어 화자는 "Is raining"이나 "Very cold today"라고 해요; 영어는 늘 "it"이 필요해요: It's raining. It's very cold today.
Dialogue
Is cold or It's cold? — Is cold 아니면 It's cold?
- Emma How's the weather in Seoul today, Minsu? 오늘 서울 날씨 어때요, 민수 씨?
- Minsu Is very cold. And is snowing. 아주 추워요. 그리고 눈이 와요. (실수: 영어엔 가짜 주어 "it"이 필요해요: "It's very cold. It's snowing."; 한국어는 주어를 빼도 되지만 영어는 안 돼요)
- Emma Start each one with "it": "It's very cold. It's snowing." 문장마다 "it"으로 시작해요: "It's very cold. It's snowing."
- Minsu Ah, it's very cold today, and it's snowing. 아, 오늘은 아주 춥고, 눈이 와요.
Dialogue
What's the weather like here? — 여기 날씨는 어때요?
- Minsu What's the weather like here in summer? 여기 여름 날씨는 어때요?
- Emma It's hot and sunny. I love summer. 덥고 맑아요. 저는 여름을 아주 좋아해요.
- Minsu And in winter? Is it very cold? 겨울엔요? 아주 추워요?
- Emma It's cold and it often rains. Bring an umbrella! 춥고 비가 자주 와요. 우산을 챙기세요!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| weather | n. | 날씨 | |
| hot | adj. | 더운 | |
| cold | adj. | 추운 | |
| rain | n. | 비 | |
| snow | n. | 눈 | |
| sunny | adj. | 맑은 | |
| windy | adj. | 바람 부는 | |
| summer | n. | 여름 | |
| winter | n. | 겨울 | |
| umbrella | n. | 우산 |
Grammar
It's hot today It's hot today
English weather sentences start with "it" — a subject that fills the slot but points to nothing. For a state, use "it is" ("it's") + adjective: It's hot. It's cold. It's sunny. It's windy. For rain and snow happening now, use "it is" + -ing: It's raining. It's snowing. Add "today", "in summer" or "in winter" to say when: In summer it's hot. In winter it's cold. To ask, use "What's the weather like?" — What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy. Never drop the "it": say "It's raining", not "Is raining".
영어 날씨 문장은 "it"으로 시작해요 — 자리를 채우지만 아무것도 가리키지 않는 주어. 상태엔 "it is"("it's") + 형용사: It's hot. It's cold. It's sunny. It's windy. 지금 비/눈이 오면 "it is" + -ing: It's raining. It's snowing. "today", "in summer", "in winter"를 붙여 때를 말해요: In summer it's hot. In winter it's cold. 물을 땐 "What's the weather like?" — What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy. "it"을 절대 빼지 마세요: "It's raining"이지 "Is raining"이 아니에요.
- It's hot and sunny today. 오늘은 덥고 맑아요.
- It's raining, so take an umbrella. 비가 오니까 우산을 챙기세요.
- In winter it's cold and it often snows. 겨울엔 춥고 눈이 자주 와요.
- What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy and windy. 오늘 날씨 어때요? — 흐리고 바람이 불어요.
pronunciation
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