How the word "후덥지근하다" is translated into English
비가 오기 전이라 그런지 날씨가 후덥지근하네요.
[pika oki t͡ɕʌnila kɯlʌnt͡ɕi nals͈ika hutʌpt͈͡ɕikɯnanejo.]
Maybe because it's about to rain, the weather is hot and muggy.
지하철 안이 후덥지근해서 숨이 막힐 것 같았어요.
[t͡ɕiat͡ɕʰʌl ani hutʌpt͈͡ɕikɯnɛsʌ sumi makʰil kʌs katʰas͈ʌjo.]
It was so hot and muggy in the subway that I felt like I couldn't breathe.
밤에도 이렇게 후덥지근하면 잠을 못 자겠어요.
[pameto ilʌkʰe hutʌpt͈͡ɕikɯnamjʌn t͡ɕamɯl mos t͡ɕakes͈ʌjo.]
If it's this hot and muggy even at night, I won't be able to sleep.
"후덥지근하다" is in the lesson "Hot weather" (Level 15), along with 12 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,380 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.
