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How do you say "What is the weather?" in German?
Wie ist das Wetter?
In German, "What is the weather?" is Wie ist das Wetter?.
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Pronunciation
Vee ist dahs VET-tur. Wie rhymes with 'free', Wetter sounds like 'better' with a 'v'.
Grammar notes
Wie ist uses the present tense of sein. Das Wetter is neuter (das), so the question uses ist not sind.
Example sentence
Wie ist das Wetter heute?
How is the weather today?
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How to remember Wie ist das Wetter?
Wetter sounds like English weather. Wie means how. So this is 'how is the weather'.
Related words
- What do you love? Was gefällt dir?
- What do you want? Was wünschst du dir?
- What is the temperature? Wie warm ist es?
- What is the temperature on Friday? Wie hoch ist die Temperatur am Freitag?
- What is the temperature on Monday? Wie hoch ist die Temperatur am Montag?
- What is the temperature on Saturday? Wie hoch ist die Temperatur am Samstag?
- What is the weather on Friday? Wie ist das Wetter am Freitag?
- What is the weather on Wednesday? Wie ist das Wetter am Mittwoch?
- Who is your best friend? Wer ist dein bester Freund?
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Questions about Wie ist das Wetter?
How do you say "What is the weather?" in German?
In German, "What is the weather?" is Wie ist das Wetter?. It is a noun.
How is Wie ist das Wetter? written in German?
Wie ist das Wetter? is written using the standard German script.
How is Wie ist das Wetter? used in a sentence?
Use Wie ist das Wetter? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Wie ist das Wetter heute? (How is the weather today?).
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"What is the weather?" in other languages
- Japanese 天気はどうですか？ (tenki wa dōdesu ka ？)
- Korean 날씨가 어때요? (nalssiga eottaeyo?)
- Chinese 天气怎么样? (tiān qì zěn me yàng ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué tiempo hace?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Cómo está el clima?
- French Quel temps fait-il ?
- Italian Com’è il tempo?
- Russian Какая погода? (kakaja pogoda?)
- Greek Τι καιρό έχει; (ti kero ehyi)
- Arabic إزاي الجو؟ (izzaei ilgaww)
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