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How do you say "What is the weather?" in Japanese?
天気はどうですか？
tenki wa dōdesu ka ?
In Japanese, "What is the weather?" is 天気はどうですか？ (tenki wa dōdesu ka ?).
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Pronunciation
天気はどうですか？ is written using kanji. Romanised as tenki wa dōdesu ka ?, it sounds roughly like "teh-n-kee-wah-doh-deh-soo-kah" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
This phrase pairs 天気 (tenki, weather) with どうですか (dō desu ka), a polite way of asking how something is. Swapping tenki for another noun, such as chōshi (調子, condition), gives you a whole family of everyday check-in questions.
Example sentence
毎朝「天気はどうですか？」と天気を確認します。
Mainichi asa 'tenki wa dōdesu ka ？' to tenki wo kakunin shimasu.
Every morning I check the weather by asking this question.
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How to remember 天気はどうですか？
Break the phrase into two familiar chunks: tenki (weather) and dō desu ka (how is it). Once both halves are recognised on their own, the full question becomes easy to rebuild for other topics.
Related words
- what is your personality? どんな性格ですか？ donna seikaku desu ka ？
- what do you like? 何が好きですか？ nani ga suki desu ka ？
- what is the weather on wednesday? 水曜日の天気は何ですか？ suiyōbi no tenki wa nan desu ka ？
- who is your best friend? 親友は誰ですか？ shinyū wa dare desu ka ？
- what is the temperature on sunday? 日曜日の気温は何度ですか？ nichiyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the temperature on wednesday? 水曜日の気温は何度ですか？ suiyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what do you dislike? 何が嫌いですか？ nani ga kirai desu ka ？
- what is the temperature on saturday? 土曜日の気温は何度ですか？ doyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the temperature on tuesday? 火曜日の気温は何度ですか？ kayōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
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Questions about 天気はどうですか？
How do you pronounce 天気はどうですか?
天気はどうですか？ is romanised as tenki wa dōdesu ka ?. Say it roughly like "teh-n-kee-wah-doh-deh-soo-kah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 天気はどうですか formal or casual?
天気はどうですか？ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 天気はどうですか written in Japanese?
天気はどうですか？ is written using kanji. This phrase pairs 天気 (tenki, weather) with どうですか (dō desu ka), a polite way of asking how something is.
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"What is the weather?" in other languages
- 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 ?
- German Wie ist das Wetter?
- 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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