🧑🏫Main Expressions🧑🏫
1. 비 (Bi)
2. 장마(Jangma)
In Korea, there is rain season about 2 weeks ~ 1 month. In Korean, it is called "장마", meaning "long rain."
So today, I will explain about 비, meaning "rain" in English.
[Words of the Week]
비 (bi) [비]
: rain
If you are new in Korean, you can just put this word into a sentence in your language like this
- Bi(비) makes temperature lower.
- Do you like bi(비)?
I put this word in an english sentence because I only know English. I hope you can use it for fun.
[Expressions of the week]
This time, I will introduce you about type of rain in Korean in 2 ways. I don't know about how other languages describe about rain, but Korean do it in 2 types: Characteristic and time.
1. Types of Rain1: How long?
우기 (ugi)
: [우기] Rainy season that lasts more than 1 month. This term is not in Korea yet, but may have this in the future due to the global warming.
장마 (jangma)
: [장마] Rainy season. Shorter than a month. In Korea, there is rainy season of 2 weeks ~ 1month long. It usually starts between Mid June to end of June and finishs in July.
호우 (hou)
: [호우] Heavy rain.
집중호우 (jipjjung-hou)
: [집쭝호우] Heavy rain in short time, in certain area.
2. Types of Rain2: Characteristic
Now, I will explain about name of the rain that shows characteristics in one word. There are many of them, but will explain 5 words that is most popular or special.
가랑비 (hou)
: [가랑비] light drizzle. Rains little by little. In Korea, there is a idiom related to its characteristic.
It is "가랑비에 옷 젖는 줄 모른다". In English, it is "One doesn't know his clothes getting wet due to light drizzle", meaning "No matter how small it is, if it repeats itself, it becomes so big that it cannot be ignored."
소나기 (sonagi)
: [소나기] rain shower. This is used commonly among Koreans.
부슬비 (buseulbi)
: [부슬비] drizzle. Raining little haveily than 가랑비.
여우비 (yeoubi)
: [여우비] Sun shower. Raining when you can see sun in the sky. "여우"(yeou) means fox in English. Sun shower is called 여우비 because there is a special story in this rain.
"When there is sun shower, tiger marries with the fox"
This came from a fairytale.
"Long time ago, there was a fox and a tiger. Fox wanted to get power from where she lives, so she asked the tiger to marry her. Tiger said no at first, but fox said she will show her power. Tiger walked with the fox and saw every animal running away from the fox. Tiger exclaimed at her power and married with the fox.
Meanwhile, there was a cloud that loved this fox. However, cloud was too shy to say to marry with him. So he saw the fox from far away, from the sky. When the cloud knew that the fox is was marrying with the tiger, he cried and went away. This tear is now what we call as 'sun shower'. "
비보라 (bibora)
: [비보라] Rain storm. Really, really heavy rain.
Have you ever thought of.... how should one learn about language in fun way?
I think if you are a person who is learning Korean, you might have thought this. Actually, I really had a hard time learning English when I was young. For now.... I can use quite freely, without limitations.
In my experience, using that certain many times is the fastest way of learning. So I thought introducing Korean words and help using it can be the nice way to learn Korean!
Every week, I am going to introduce you a Korean expression with how to use it with examples.
I am going to show you expressions that can be used in daily lives or while you are working. I hope this series can help you learning and living in Korea.
This will be also introduced in newsletters too! If you are interested in getting newsletter, become Famigo's member!
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🧑🏫Main Expressions🧑🏫
1. 비 (Bi)
2. 장마(Jangma)
In Korea, there is rain season about 2 weeks ~ 1 month. In Korean, it is called "장마", meaning "long rain."
So today, I will explain about 비, meaning "rain" in English.
[Words of the Week]
비 (bi) [비]
: rain
If you are new in Korean, you can just put this word into a sentence in your language like this
- Bi(비) makes temperature lower.
- Do you like bi(비)?
I put this word in an english sentence because I only know English. I hope you can use it for fun.
[Expressions of the week]
This time, I will introduce you about type of rain in Korean in 2 ways. I don't know about how other languages describe about rain, but Korean do it in 2 types: Characteristic and time.
1. Types of Rain1: How long?
우기 (ugi)
: [우기] Rainy season that lasts more than 1 month. This term is not in Korea yet, but may have this in the future due to the global warming.
장마 (jangma)
: [장마] Rainy season. Shorter than a month. In Korea, there is rainy season of 2 weeks ~ 1month long. It usually starts between Mid June to end of June and finishs in July.
호우 (hou)
: [호우] Heavy rain.
집중호우 (jipjjung-hou)
: [집쭝호우] Heavy rain in short time, in certain area.
2. Types of Rain2: Characteristic
Now, I will explain about name of the rain that shows characteristics in one word. There are many of them, but will explain 5 words that is most popular or special.
가랑비 (hou)
: [가랑비] light drizzle. Rains little by little. In Korea, there is a idiom related to its characteristic.
It is "가랑비에 옷 젖는 줄 모른다". In English, it is "One doesn't know his clothes getting wet due to light drizzle", meaning "No matter how small it is, if it repeats itself, it becomes so big that it cannot be ignored."
소나기 (sonagi)
: [소나기] rain shower. This is used commonly among Koreans.
부슬비 (buseulbi)
: [부슬비] drizzle. Raining little haveily than 가랑비.
여우비 (yeoubi)
: [여우비] Sun shower. Raining when you can see sun in the sky. "여우"(yeou) means fox in English. Sun shower is called 여우비 because there is a special story in this rain.
"When there is sun shower, tiger marries with the fox"
This came from a fairytale.
"Long time ago, there was a fox and a tiger. Fox wanted to get power from where she lives, so she asked the tiger to marry her. Tiger said no at first, but fox said she will show her power. Tiger walked with the fox and saw every animal running away from the fox. Tiger exclaimed at her power and married with the fox.
Meanwhile, there was a cloud that loved this fox. However, cloud was too shy to say to marry with him. So he saw the fox from far away, from the sky. When the cloud knew that the fox is was marrying with the tiger, he cried and went away. This tear is now what we call as 'sun shower'. "
비보라 (bibora)
: [비보라] Rain storm. Really, really heavy rain.
Have you ever thought of.... how should one learn about language in fun way?
I think if you are a person who is learning Korean, you might have thought this. Actually, I really had a hard time learning English when I was young. For now.... I can use quite freely, without limitations.
In my experience, using that certain many times is the fastest way of learning. So I thought introducing Korean words and help using it can be the nice way to learn Korean!
Every week, I am going to introduce you a Korean expression with how to use it with examples.
I am going to show you expressions that can be used in daily lives or while you are working. I hope this series can help you learning and living in Korea.
This will be also introduced in newsletters too! If you are interested in getting newsletter, become Famigo's member!
Check Famigo's previous newsletter.