How to Say “The weather is really nice today” in Korean

오늘 날씨가 정말 좋네요

oneul nalssiga jeongmal jonneyo

Situation: Introductions & meeting peopleLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

The weather is really nice today.

The ending -네요 softly shows that you notice or admire something. Weather is a perfect opener.

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

Syllables: 10 · Words: 4

Said aloud, it sounds like [오늘 날씨가 정말 존네요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
오늘
오	ㅇ+ㅗ	o
늘	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄹ	neul
날씨가
날	ㄴ+ㅏ+ㄹ	nal
씨	ㅆ+ㅣ	ssi
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
정말
정	ㅈ+ㅓ+ㅇ	jeong
말	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄹ	mal
좋네요
좋	ㅈ+ㅗ+ㅎ	[존] jon
네	ㄴ+ㅔ	ne
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Nasalization: a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ becomes ㅇ, ㄴ or ㅁ before ㄴ or ㅁ (and a ㄹ after ㅁ or ㅇ becomes ㄴ). 좋네 → [존네]

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.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
날씨	noun	weather	TOPIK level 1
정말	adverb	really	TOPIK level 1
좋다	adjective	good, nice	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “오늘 날씨가 정말 좋네요” mean?

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Answer: The weather is really nice today

Question 2 How do you say “The weather is really nice today” in Korean?

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Answer: 오늘 날씨가 정말 좋네요 oneul nalssiga jeongmal jonneyo

Question 3 How is “오늘 날씨가 정말 좋네요” pronounced?

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Answer: [오늘 날씨가 정말 존네요]

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