HangulyBelow are 60 of the most useful Korean nature words, each with its Hangul spelling, romanization (how to pronounce it) and a real example sentence. Tap 🔊 to hear any word spoken aloud.
| Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 해 | hae | Sun | |
| 달 | dal | Moon | |
| 별 | byeol | Star | |
| 하늘 | haneul | Sky | |
| 구름 | gureum | Cloud | |
| 비 | bi | Rain | |
| 바람 | baram | Wind | |
| 바다 | bada | Sea / Ocean | |
| 산 | san | Mountain | |
| 강 | gang | River | |
| 나무 | namu | Tree | |
| 꽃 | kkot | Flower | |
| 날씨 | nalsi | Weather | |
| 맑아요 | malgayo | It's clear / sunny | |
| 흐려요 | heuryeoyo | It's cloudy | |
| 비가 와요 | biga wayo | It's raining | |
| 눈이 와요 | nuni wayo | It's snowing | |
| 바람이 불어요 | barami bureoyo | It's windy | |
| 더워요 | deowoyo | It's hot | |
| 추워요 | chuwoyo | It's cold | |
| 따뜻해요 | ttatteutaeyo | It's warm | |
| 시원해요 | siwonhaeyo | It's cool / refreshing | |
| 봄 | bom | Spring | |
| 여름 | yeoreum | Summer | |
| 가을 | gaeul | Autumn / fall | |
| 겨울 | gyeoul | Winter | |
| 태풍 | taepung | Typhoon | |
| 홍수 | hongsu | Flood | |
| 지진 | jijin | Earthquake | |
| 태양 | taeyang | Sun | |
| 숲 | sup | Forest | |
| 들판 | deulpan | Field / meadow | |
| 호수 | hosu | Lake | |
| 폭포 | pokpo | Waterfall | |
| 섬 | seom | Island | |
| 해변 | haebyeon | Beach | |
| 모래 | morae | Sand | |
| 안개 | angae | fog / mist | 안개가 짙어요. The fog is thick. |
| 천둥 | cheondung | thunder | 천둥소리가 무서워요. Thunder is scary. |
| 번개 | beongae | lightning | 번개가 쳤어요. Lightning struck. |
| 무지개 | mujigae | rainbow | 비 뒤에 무지개가 떴어요. A rainbow appeared after the rain. |
| 가뭄 | gamum | drought | 심각한 가뭄이에요. It's a severe drought. |
| 사막 | samak | desert | 사막은 매우 건조해요. The desert is very dry. |
| 맑다 | makda | clear / sunny | 오늘 하늘이 맑아요. The sky is clear today. |
| 흐리다 | heurida | cloudy / overcast | 오늘은 흐려요. It's overcast today. |
| 습하다 | seupada | humid | 여름에는 너무 습해요. It's very humid in summer. |
| 건조하다 | geonjohada | dry | 겨울에는 공기가 건조해요. The air is dry in winter. |
| 영하 | yeongha | below zero / sub-zero | 오늘 영하 10도예요. It's minus 10 degrees today. |
| 장마 | jangma | monsoon / rainy season | 장마철에 비가 많이 와요. It rains a lot during monsoon season. |
| 황사 | hwangsa | yellow dust / sand storm | 황사 때문에 마스크를 써요. I wear a mask because of yellow dust. |
| 미세먼지 | mise meonji | fine dust / air pollution | 미세먼지가 심해요. The fine dust is bad. |
| 반도 | bando | peninsula | 한국은 반도예요. Korea is a peninsula. |
| 평야 | pyeongya | plain/flatland | 평야에 논이 펼쳐져 있어요. Rice fields spread across the plain. |
| 정글 | jeonggeul | jungle | 정글에는 동물이 많아요. There are many animals in the jungle. |
| 열대우림 | yeoldaeurim | tropical rainforest | 열대우림은 산소를 만들어요. The tropical rainforest produces oxygen. |
| 빙하 | bingha | glacier | 빙하가 녹고 있어요. The glaciers are melting. |
| 화산 | hwasan | volcano | 화산이 폭발했어요. The volcano erupted. |
| 서리 | seori | frost | 아침에 서리가 내렸어요. Frost fell in the morning. |
| 이슬 | iseul | dew | 풀잎에 이슬이 맺혔어요. Dew formed on the grass. |
| 소나기 | sonagi | sudden shower | 갑자기 소나기가 쏟아졌어요. Suddenly a shower poured down. |
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