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Is it going to rain, snow or hail? Will the sun shine all day? Will it be a great day for going to the beach or shall we go to the art gallery instead? You might like to know what the weather is doing before making any plans. You can find out about the weather by asking one of the following questions…
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| What’s the weather forecast for today? | Wie ist die Wettervorhersage für heute? |
| What’s the weather forecast for this week? | Wie ist die Wettervorhersage für diese Woche? |
| How’s the weather? | Wie ist das Wetter? |
| What’s the weather like? | Was macht das Wetter? |
| What’s it like outside? | Wie ist es draußen? |
There are a lot of possible answers to that question. Here are the most common ones…
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| It’s warm. | Es ist warm. |
| It’s cold. | Es ist kalt. |
| It’s windy. | Es ist windig. |
| It’s stormy. | Es ist stürmisch. |
| It’s hot. | Es ist heiß. |
| It’s sunny. | Es ist sonnig. |
| It’s clear. | Es ist klar. |
| It’s cloudy. | Es ist bewölkt. |
| It’s nice. | Es ist schön. |
| It’s icy. | Es ist eisig. |
| It’s humid. | Es ist schwül. |
You can use the word “sehr” (very) for all of the above phrases to emphasize that it’s not just cold or warm, but very cold or very warm. For example:
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| It’s very cold. | Es ist sehr kalt. |
| It’s very warm. | Es ist sehr warm. |
| It’s very hot. | Es ist sehr heiß. |
| It’s very icy. | Es ist sehr eisig. |
When talking about rain you can use the following expressions…
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| It’s raining. | Es regnet. |
| It’s rainy. | Es ist regnerisch. |
For a farmer rain might be all he needs, whereas a soccer team might be hoping for a sunny day. Here are some more general answers.
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| It’s miserable weather. | Es ist miserables Wetter. |
| It’s good weather. | Es ist gutes Wetter. |
| It’s bad weather. | Es ist schlechtes Wetter. |
| It’s beautiful weather. | Es ist wunderschönes Wetter. |
| It’s terrible weather. | Es ist schreckliches Wetter. |
If you are planning to travel to Germany, Switzerland or Austria during the winter time, you’ll definitely need to know the next two sentences. Let me assure you, there will be plenty of opportunities to use them.
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| It’s snowing. | Es schneit. |
| It’s icy cold. | Es ist eiskalt. |
Here are some more words that describe certain weather conditions…
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| The rainbow | Der Regenbogen |
| The hail | Der Hagel |
| The rain | Der Regen |
| The thunder | Der Donner |
| The thunderstorm | Das Gewitter |
| The lightning | Der Blitz |
| The earthquake | Das Erdbeben |
| The storm | Der Sturm |
| The hurricane | Der Wirbelsturm |
| The temperature | Die Temperatur |
| The fog | Der Nebel |
| The flood | Die Überschwemmung |
| The ice | Das Eis |
| The snow | Der Schnee |
| The snowflake | Die Schneeflocke |
| The cloud | Die Wolke |
That’s it for today’s lesson. I hope you enjoyed it.
See you next time.
Bis bald!
Paul Weber
Rocket German
P.S. Here are two exercises to test your German skills!
Exercise 1. Match the German word with its English translation.
| 1. | Was macht das Wetter? | (_________) | a. It’s snowing. |
| 2. | Es ist sehr warm. | (_________) | b. It’s terrible weather. |
| 3. | Es ist schreckliches Wetter. | (_________) | c. What’s the weather doing? |
| 4. | Es schneit. | (_________) | d. It’s stormy. |
| 5. | Es ist stürmisch. | (_________) | e. It’s very warm. |
Exercise 2. Now, match the German words with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the correct answer into the gap provided.
| 1. | Der Regen | (_________) | a. The ice |
| 2. | Der Nebel | (_________) | b. The temperature |
| 3. | Die Temperatur | (_________) | c. The cloud |
| 4. | Die Wolke | (_________) | d. The rain |
| 5. | Das Eis | (_________) | e. The fog |
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