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German for Beginners
Lesson 20
Das Wetter | The Weather
Wie ist das Wetter heute?
Talking about the weather
With dative expressions
Die Wettervorhersage im Fernsehen.
The weather forecast on TV.
Foto: ARD/Das Erste
We all like to talk about the weather. In this lesson you'll learn how to do so in
German, which means you'll also have to adjust to how most of the world outside
the U.S. measures things like barometric pressure and temperatures. There are even a few hidden vocabulary
dangers in talking about how warm or cold you are! (We'll tell you how to avoid that problem.)
In this lesson we'll also introduce you to reading or listening to a weather forecast in German. When you're in
German-speaking Europe, you need to know how to understand a typical weather forecast. Will you need an
umbrella (einen Regenschirm) today, or not? You'll also find some exercises for practicing what you learn.
Let's start with some common weather phrases and vocabulary. Review the chart below for many common
weather expressions.
Also see: Weather Glossary > Weather Forecasts & Exercises
DAS WETTER - THE WEATHER
Useful Phrases
DEUTSCH
ENGLISH
Fragen - Questions
Wie ist das Wetter heute?
What's the weather like today?
Ist es warm/kalt/kühl?
Is it warm/cold/cool?
Wie viel Grad sind es?
What's the temperature?
"How many degrees is it?"
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Scheint die Sonne?
Is the sun shining?
Wo ist mein Regenschirm?
Where's my umbrella?
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PHRASES 1 - ES + VERB
Es regnet.
It's raining.
Es blitzt.
There's lightning.
Es donnert.
It's thundering.
Es schneit.
It's snowing.
Es hagelt.
It's hailing.
PHRASES 2 - ES IST + ADJECTIVE
Es ist schön.
It's nice.
Es ist bewölkt.
It's cloudy.
Es ist heiß.
It's hot.
Es ist kalt.
It's cold.
Es ist windig.
It's windy.
Es ist schwül.
It's muggy/humid.
So ein Sauwetter!
Such lousy weather!
DATIVE PHRASES - MIR + IST
Mir ist kalt.
I feel cold./I'm cold.
Ist es dir zu heiß?
Do you feel too hot?/Are you too hot?
DATIVE PHRASES: Although it is okay to say "I'm hot/cold" in English, this is not the case in German. To
express that you feel hot or cold in German, you use a dative pronoun (dir and mir in the examples above).
The German says "to me it is hot" rather than "I am hot" — which means something like you are "in heat"!
More Weather - To learn more about talking about the weather in German, see the following pages and
resources:
VOCABULARY > Weather Glossary
MORE > Weather Forecasts & Exercises
Wie viel Grad sind es in Berlin und München?
What are the temperatures in Berlin and Munich?
Foto: EuroNews
> MORE TV WEATHER PICTURES
FOTOS > Weather on TV
MORE VOCABULARY > All Glossaries
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