Topic: Korean

"한파"

Translation:Cold snap

October 15, 2017

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/LilleMy11

    What is a cold snap?

    March 7, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Adrienne_F
    • 102

    I googled it. Apparently, it's the opposite of a heat wave, though in America the term I hear more often is "cold spell"

    March 26, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Jennifer921388
    • 148

    I hear and say "cold snap" all the time! I guess it's more of a southern saying. You're right about the meaning. :)

    March 26, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/Jeong-JinL

      I say heat wave but don't have a term for "it's going to be really cold for a while." The people that read weather.com to my parents on local news shows seem to say "cold front."

      April 18, 2019, 9:28 AM
      https://www.duolingo.com/skahmed

        한파 : 寒波

        October 15, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/BarAdal3
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        • 24

        That's actually helpful for people who might be confusing 한 with the native Korean number one 하나.

        September 9, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/Staszek456
        • 450

        ohhh, there are much much more different '한's in Korean than these two. Such as: 限, 恨, 漢, 汗, 韓, and handful of others of both Korean and Sinic origin

        February 9, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/Jeong-JinL

          Don't forget 핸드폰.

          April 18, 2019, 9:22 AM
          https://www.duolingo.com/mcguirepatr
          • 778

          Excellent discussion here.

          March 22, 2019
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