German for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 0

Weather today, tomorrow

German weather small talk — Wie ist das Wetter? (How is the weather?) — and the standard answer Es ist sonnig.

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Wie ist das Wetter?

    How is the weather like?

  2. Bolin Bolin

    Heute ist es sonnig.

    It is sunny today.

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Und morgen?

    And tomorrow?

  4. Bolin Bolin

    Morgen wird es bewölkt sein.

    It is going to be cloudy.

    Tip: <es> = Just like in English, when talking about the weather, you need it say "it".

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask about the weather in German?

Wie ist das Wetter? (literally 'how is the weather?'). Wie wird das Wetter? = 'how will the weather be?'.

Common German weather expressions?

Es ist sonnig (sunny), es ist bewölkt (cloudy), es regnet (raining), es schneit (snowing), es ist windig (windy).

Wetter vs Klima?

Das Wetter = weather (today's conditions). Das Klima = climate (long-term pattern). Same distinction as English.

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