“The room is too cold” in Korean: 방이 너무 추워요

방이 너무 추워요

bangi neomu chuwoyo

Situation: Travel, lodging & emergenciesLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

The room is too cold.

춥다 means “cold,” and as a ㅂ-irregular verb it becomes 추워요, not 춥어요. Its opposite 덥다 (“hot”) works the same way: 더워요.

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

Syllables: 7 · Words: 3

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
방이
방	ㅂ+ㅏ+ㅇ	bang
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	i
너무
너	ㄴ+ㅓ	neo
무	ㅁ+ㅜ	mu
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”.

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
방	noun	room	TOPIK level 1
너무	adverb	too, so	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “방이 너무 추워요” mean?

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Answer: The room is too cold

Question 2 How do you say “The room is too cold” in Korean?

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Answer: 방이 너무 추워요 bangi neomu chuwoyo

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