How to Say “It’s raining” in Korean: 비가 와요 (biga wayo)

비가 와요

biga wayo

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

Meaning

It’s raining.

비가 오다 literally means “rain comes.” Korean uses 오다 (“to come”) for rain.

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

A simple weather remark or small talk opener. Add 우산 있어요? (“do you have an umbrella?”) to be helpful.

Korean says rain “comes” (비가 와요), not “falls”. 비가 내려요 sounds more like a news report. Snow works the same way: 눈이 와요.

Syllables: 4 · Words: 2

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
비가
비	ㅂ+ㅣ	bi
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
와요
와	ㅇ+ㅘ	wa
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
비	noun	rain	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “비가 와요” mean?

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Answer: It’s raining

Question 2 How do you say “It’s raining” in Korean?

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Answer: 비가 와요 biga wayo

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