Are you cold? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

The sentence “추워요?” comes from the descriptive verb “춥다” (chupda), which means “to be cold.” The basic form “춥다” is conjugated into the polite present tense by removing “다” from the dictionary form and adding “어요.” When the vowel in the stem undergoes vowel harmony, “춥다” becomes “추워요.” In romanized form, it is “chuwoyo?”

Tips to remember:
• Recognize that descriptive verbs ending in “-다” can be made polite by dropping the “-다” and adding “-어요” or “-아요” depending on vowel harmony.
• Notice that “춥다” has an irregular conjugation where “ㅂ” is dropped when the ending starts with a vowel, making it “추워요.”
• Listen for pronunciation cues; the contraction makes it sound natural in conversation.

Alternate ways to ask “Are you cold?” include:
• “추워?” (chuwoyo? – casual)
• “춥습니까?” (chupseumnikka? – formal)
• “몸이 추워요?” (mom-i chuwoyo? – literally “Is your body cold?”)

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