Four Seasons & Activities

Korea has four seasons (사계절, sagyejeol): spring (봄, bom), summer (여름, yeoreum), autumn (가을, gaeul), and winter (겨울, gyeoul). Each one brings its own kind of weather.

Season Names

Season	Romanization	English
봄	bom	spring
여름	yeoreum	summer
가을	gaeul	autumn/fall
겨울	gyeoul	winter

Spring is warm (따뜻해요, ttatteuthaeyo), summer is hot (더워요, deowoyo), autumn is cool (시원해요, siwonhaeyo), and winter is cold (추워요, chuwoyo).

저는 봄을 좋아해요.

jeoneun bomeul joahaeyo.

I like spring.

Seasonal Activities

In summer you go swimming (수영, suyeong). In winter you go skiing (스키, seuki). In autumn you go see the autumn leaves (단풍, danpung).

여름에 바다에서 수영해요.

yeoreume badaeseo suyeonghaeyo.

In summer, I swim at the sea.

겨울에 눈사람을 만들어요.

gyeoure nunsarameul mandeureoyo.

In winter, I make a snowman.

봄에 꽃이 많이 피어요.

bome kkochi mani pieoyo.

In spring, many flowers bloom.

가을에 산에 가요.

gaeure sane gayo.

In autumn, I go to the mountain.

Activity	Romanization	English
수영하다	suyeonghada	to swim
스키를 타다	seukireul tada	to ski
꽃구경을 하다	kkotgugyeongeul hada	to view flowers
단풍을 보다	danpungeul boda	to see autumn leaves

Saying Your Favorite Season

'무슨 계절을 좋아해요?' (museun gyejeoreul joahaeyo?) means 'Which season do you like?' You answer with something like '저는 가을을 좋아해요' (jeoneun gaeureul joahaeyo, 'I like autumn').

무슨 계절을 좋아해요?

museun gyejeoreul joahaeyo?

Which season do you like?

저는 겨울이 좋아요.

jeoneun gyeouri joayo.

I like winter.

Season with Weather

Mentioning the season and the weather together sounds more natural: '여름에는 덥고 비가 와요' (yeoreumeneun deopgo biga wayo, 'In summer it is hot and rains'). The ending '-고' (-go) means 'and.'

💡 Tip: Tip: Add '-에' (-e) to a season to say 'in (that season).' For example, 봄에 = 'in spring.'

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