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이번 주에 강원도로 여행 갈 때 눈 조심하세요.
When you go travel to Gangwon-do this week, be careful of the snow.

눈요? 아직 눈이 올 만큼 춥지 않은데요.
Snow? It's not cold enough to snow yet.

강원도는 산악 지형이어서 한국에서 가장 먼저 겨울이 와요. 주말에 대설주의보가 내렸더라고요.
Gangwon-do is where winter comes first in Korea because it has a mountainous region. There was a heavy snow advisory for the weekend.

그러고 보니 한국의 스키장도 대부분 강원도에 있지요?
Come to think of it, most of the ski resorts in Korea are located in Gangwon-do, right?

네, 차갑고 습한 겨울바람이 높은 산을 만나면 많은 눈을 내리게 된대요. 그래서 다른 지역에 비해 적설량이 많지요.
Yes, it is said that the cold, humid winter wind can bring down a lot of snow when they meet the high mountains. That is why there's more snow than other regions.

그렇군요. 여행을 갈 때 월동 장비를 잘 준비해서 가야겠어요.
I see. I should well prepare passing-the-winter equipment when I go on a trip.

V+ 을/ㄹ 만큼

It is attached to the stem of an action verb to mean one is doing the behavior of the following clause to such a degree or his situation is such. In idiomatic expressions such as '죽어도 좋을 만큼' or '눈에 넣어도 아프지 않을 만큼', you can also use a descriptive verb.

그 사람을 죽을 만큼 사랑했지만 헤어질 수밖에 없었다.
I loved him to death, but I had no choice but to break.

우산을 가지고 나올 만큼 날씨가 흐리지 않았어요.
The weather wasn't cloudy enough to bring an umbrella.

한 끼 먹을 만큼만 요리해서 먹기 때문에 음식이 남지 않아요.
There's no food left because we only cook enough for one meal.

Related words
산악 mountains
대설주의보 heavy snow advisory
적설량 amount of snowfall
월동 to prepare passing-the-winter
장비 equipment

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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