“It’s very cold today” in Korean: 오늘 많이 추워요

오늘 많이 추워요

oneul mani chuwoyo

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

It’s very cold today.

An example of a ㅂ-irregular adjective: 춥다 becomes 추워요. 덥다 (“hot”) → 더워요 works the same way.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 7 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [오늘 마니 추워요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
오늘
오	ㅇ+ㅗ	o
늘	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄹ	neul
많이
많	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄶ	[마] ma
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[니] ni
추워요
추	ㅊ+ㅜ	chu
워	ㅇ+ㅝ	wo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Silent ㅎ: a final ㅎ (including the ㅎ inside ㄶ and ㅀ) is not pronounced before a vowel. 많이 → [마니]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

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Question 1 What does “오늘 많이 추워요” mean?

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Answer: It’s very cold today

Question 2 How do you say “It’s very cold today” in Korean?

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Answer: 오늘 많이 추워요 oneul mani chuwoyo

Question 3 How is “오늘 많이 추워요” pronounced?

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Answer: [오늘 마니 추워요]

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