Meaning
To experience an elevated body temperature.
Cultural Background
Koreans often use 'cooling sheets' (해열 패치) on the forehead for even mild fevers. It's a very common sight in households with children. The concept of 'Hwa-byung' relates emotional stress to physical heat. Saying you have 'heat' can sometimes imply you are stressed or angry. In Korea, people go to the doctor for a fever much earlier than in many Western countries. A 'mild fever' is often seen as a valid reason for a clinic visit. With the rise of high-performance smartphones, Koreans frequently use '{열|熱}이 나다' to complain about devices overheating during gaming.
Use with '많이'
To say you have a 'high' fever, just add '많이' (a lot) before '나요'.
Particle Check
Never use '을/를' with this phrase. It's always '열이'.
Meaning
To experience an elevated body temperature.
Use with '많이'
To say you have a 'high' fever, just add '많이' (a lot) before '나요'.
Particle Check
Never use '을/를' with this phrase. It's always '열이'.
Metaphorical Use
If someone is annoying you, saying '아, 진짜 {열|熱} 나네' (Ah, I'm really getting heated) makes you sound very native.
Hospital Visits
In Korea, telling someone '{열|熱}이 나요' will almost always result in them telling you to go to the hospital immediately.
Test Yourself
Fill in the correct particle.
{열|熱}___ 나요.
'열' ends in a consonant, so the subject particle '이' is used.
Which sentence means 'I had a fever yesterday'?
Choose the correct past tense sentence.
'났어요' is the past tense of '나다'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are at the pharmacy and have a temperature. What do you say?
This is the standard way to ask for fever medicine.
Complete the dialogue.
가: 얼굴이 안 좋아요. 어디 아파요? 나: 네, 머리도 아프고 ______.
The context is about being sick (어디 아파요?), so having a fever is the logical answer.
🎉 Score: /4
Visual Learning Aids
Hot vs. Fever
Related Health Words
Symptoms
- • 기침 (cough)
- • 콧물 (runny nose)
- • 두통 (headache)
Practice Bank
4 exercises{열|熱}___ 나요.
'열' ends in a consonant, so the subject particle '이' is used.
Choose the correct past tense sentence.
'났어요' is the past tense of '나다'.
You are at the pharmacy and have a temperature. What do you say?
This is the standard way to ask for fever medicine.
가: 얼굴이 안 좋아요. 어디 아파요? 나: 네, 머리도 아프고 ______.
The context is about being sick (어디 아파요?), so having a fever is the logical answer.
🎉 Score: /4
Frequently Asked Questions
10 questionsYes! '노트북에서 {열|熱}이 나요' is perfectly natural.
'열 받다' is mostly for anger. '{열|熱}이 나다' is mostly for sickness.
You say '{열|熱}이 {내렸|降}어요' (The fever went down).
No, because '열' ends in a consonant, you must use '이'.
Yes, it is neutral. To be more polite to an elder, use '{열|熱}이 있으시다'.
It is '{고|高}{열|熱}' (Go-yeol).
No, Korean always says 'Heat emerges'. You cannot say '저는 {열|熱}이에요'.
Sometimes, but usually in the form '{열|熱}{정|情}' (passion). '{열|熱}이 나다' is rarely used for passion.
There isn't a direct opposite like 'coldness emerges', but you'd say '몸이 {차|冷}가워요' (My body is cold).
Constantly! Especially in scenes where one character takes care of another who is sick.
Related Phrases
{열|熱} 받다
similarTo get angry (literally: to receive heat)
{열|熱}을 {식히|冷}다
builds onTo cool down
{고|高}{열|熱}
specialized formHigh fever
{해|害}{열|熱}제
relatedFever reducer / Antipyretic
{열|熱}중
similarBeing absorbed in something
