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Podcast 28: Talking about the weather inJapaneseIn this lesson you will learn the following:✓​ Learn vocabulary and grammar to talk about the weather in Japanese✓​ Learn how to talk about simple weather forecasts✓​ Learn extra weather related phrases

LEVEL: Upper Beginner

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Introduction
In this podcast you are going to learn basic vocabulary, phrases and grammar to talk about theweather in Japanese. Talking about the weather is a very common topic in Japanese. This isespecially so with small talk as it is quite common in Japanese to mention the weather when
making small talk or striking up a conversation with someone.

How to study
Use the links below to help you study this lesson. There are various ways to study this lesson
but I suggest listening to the main podcast first to get a general idea of the topic.
Main Podcast Lesson - Ami sensei and Alex demonstrate the main dialogue, briefly explain thegrammar and talk about other Japan related topics.
Then you can use these show notes to read through and study in more depth. We include
grammar and vocabulary explanations to better understand the main lesson dialogue.
Finally, you can use the Japanese dialogue only audio file to practice your listening. You canlisten to the audio phrase by phrase and then repeat afterwards to practice your speaking andlistening skills.
To access the audio podcast for this lesson go to ​https://learnjapanesepod.com​ and navigate tothis lesson.

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Main Dialog 1 - Talking about the weather (Japanese)
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今日暑いよね。
そうだね。超ジメジメしてるね。
今週の天気予報は？
今週はずっと３５度だよ。
うそ！マジで？！もう我慢できない。
だけど週末は雨が降りそう。
あ、良かった、こんな猛暑だと北極に引っ越ししたくなるな。

Main Dialog 1 - Talking about the weather (Pronunciation)
A: Kyō atsui yo ne.
B: Sō da ne. Chō jime jime shiteru ne.
A: Konshuu no tenki yohō wa?
B: Konshuu was zutto sanjuu go do da yo.
A: Uso! Majide? Mō gaman dekinai.
B: Dakedo, shuumatsu wa ame ga furi sō.
A: A, yokatta, konna mōsho da to hokkyoku ni hikkoshi shitakunaru na.

Main Dialog 1 - Talking about the weather (English)
A: It’s hot today isn’t it?
B: It sure is. It’s so hot and sticky.
A: What the weather forecast for this week?
B: It’s going to be 35 degrees all week.
A: No way! Seriously?! I can’t take this anymore.
B: But it looks like it might rain on the weekend.
A: Ah good. This kind of heat makes me want to move to the Arctic!

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Weather Related Phrases
Let’s have a look at some useful phrases you can use to talk about the weather andalso use for small talk in Japanese. And if there is one thing the Japanese love talking
about, it’s the weather. So, check out these phrases which you can use to strike up
conversations in Japanese.
Example phrase:

今日は暑いですね。
Kyō waatsuidesu ne.
Todayhotisn’t it?
It’s hot today isn’t it?
A very common phrase to talk about the weather is ​Kyō wa + (the current weather) +desu ne​ or It’s (so and so) today isn’t it? To which you would reply:
そうですね ​Sō desu ne​ which means that’s right or I agree.
Note that the ​desu ne​ at the end makes it more polite. You would usually use the polite
form when striking up a conversation with someone you don’t know or someone of ahigher social standing than you.
An excellent way to really learn this phrase and expand your weather vocabulary is todrill these phrases repeatedly but also change one word every time. The audio for thefollowing examples can be found in the main podcast or extra Japanese dialogue audio
file which can be downloaded from the podcast feed.

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Example 1 ​(Extra Japanese dialogue audio file on the podcast feed)
A: 今日は​暑い​ですね。

Kyō wa ​atsui​ desu ne

Today’s ​hot​ isn’t it?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

A: 今日は​天気がいい​ですね。

Kyō wa ​tenki ga ii​ desu ne

Today’s ​nice weather​ isn’tit?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

A: 今日は​蒸し暑い​ですね。

Kyō wa ​mushiatsui​ desune

Today’s ​humid​ isn’t it?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

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A: 今日は​ジメジメしてます​ね。

Kyō wa ​jimejime shitemasu Today’s ​hot and stickyne/humid​ isn’t it?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

A: 今日は​涼しい​ですね。

Kyō wa ​suzushii​ desu ne

Today’s ​cool​ isn’t it?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

Example 5

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Example 6
A: 今日は​寒い​ですね。

Kyō wa ​samui​ desu ne

Today’s ​cold​ isn’t it?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

A: 今日は​雨が降っています​ね。

Kyō wa ​ame ga futteimasu
neToday’s ​rainy​ isn’t it?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

A: 今日は​雪が降っています​ね。

Kyō wa ​yuki ga futteimasu
neToday’s ​snowing​ isn’t it?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

A: 今日は​風が強い​ですね。

Kyō wa ​kaze ga tsuyoi
desu neToday’s ​windy​ isn’t it?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

A: 今日は​晴れ​ですね。

Kyō wa ​hare​ desu ne

Today’s ​clear beautifulweather​ isn’t it?

B: そうですね。

Sō desu neYes, it is.

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Now let’s learn how to talk about weather forecasts. So far we know how to say things
like, today it’s raining or today’s nice weather. However, when talking about the weather
forecast, you want to say something like, it looks like it’s going to rain or it looks like it’ll
be nice weather tomorrow.
The basic way to do that is to add ...そうです​ ...sō desu​ to the end of phrases whichmeans I think something will happen.
Here are the grammar rules related to talking about weather predictions:1) Verbs - Replace the -masu at the end of the verb with ​sō desu ​ at the end
Present Tense

Predicting (It seems like it will be…)

雨が降りますAme ga furimasu / futteimasuIt is raining

雨が降りそうです
Ame ga furisō desu
It looks like it’s going to rain2) Adjectives - Drop the last ​i​ sound and replace with ​sō desu ​ at the end
Present Tense

Predicting (It seems like it will be…)

暑いです
Atsui desu
It’s hot

明日は暑そうです
Ashita wa atsusō desu
It looks like it’ll be hot tomorrow

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Here are the example sentences you can hear in the main podcast or the extra
Japanese only dialogue on the podcast feed:

Example 11A: 明日の天気はどうですか。

Ashita no tenki wa d​ō desuka

What’s the weather liketomorrow?

B: 明日は天気がよさそうです。

Ashita wa tenki ga yosasō
desu.

It looks like the weather will
be nice tomorrow.

A: 明日の天気はどうですか。

Ashita no tenki wa d​ō desukaWhat’s the weather liketomorrow?

B: 明日は暑そうです。

Ashita wa atsusō desu.

It looks like it’s going to be
hot tomorrow.

A: 明日の天気はどうですか。

Ashita no tenki wa d​ō desukaWhat’s the weather liketomorrow?

B: 明日は涼しそうです。

Ashita wa suzushisō desu.

It looks like it’s going to becool tomorrow.

A: 明日の天気はどうですか。

Ashita no tenki wa d​ō desukaWhat’s the weather liketomorrow?

B: 明日は寒そうです。

Ashita wa samusō desu.

It looks like it’s going to becold tomorrow.

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A: 明日の天気はどうですか。

Ashita no tenki wa d​ō desukaWhat’s the weather liketomorrow?

B: 明日は雨が降りそうです。

Ashita wa ame ga furisōdesu.

It looks like it’s going torain tomorrow.

A: 明日の天気はどうですか。

Ashita no tenki wa d​ō desukaWhat’s the weather liketomorrow?

B: 明日は雪が降りそうです。

Ashita wa yuki ga furisō
desu.

It looks like it’s going tosnow tomorrow.

A: 明日の天気はどうですか。

Ashita no tenki wa d​ō desukaWhat’s the weather liketomorrow?

B: 明日は風が強そうです。

Ashita wa kaze ga tsuyosō
desu.

It looks like it’s going to bewindy tomorrow.

A: 明日の天気はどうですか。

Ashita no tenki wa d​ō desukaWhat’s the weather liketomorrow?

B: 明日は晴れそうです。

Ashita wa haresō desu.

It looks like it’s going to benice tomorrow.

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A: 明日の天気はどうですか。

Ashita no tenki wa d​ō desuka

What’s the weather liketomorrow?

B: 明日は30度だそうです。

Ashita wa sanjuu do dasōdesu.

It looks like it’s going to be
30 degrees tomorrow.

Extra Weather Related Phrases
A: 気温は何度ですか
B: 25度です

Kion wa nando desu ka
Nijuu go do desu

What’s the temperature?
It’s 25 degrees

風邪引かないようにね
Kaze o hikanai yō ni ne
Be sure not to catch a cold
暖かい服を着るようにね Atatakai fuku o kiru y​ō ni ne
Be sure to wear warm clothes
暑さに気をつけてねBe careful of the heat

Atsusa ni wi o tsukete ne

水分補給はしようね
Be sure to stay hydrated

Suibun o hokyuu shiy​ō neRandom Phrase of the Week
腹を割る

Hara o waru

Example:
腹を割って、話そう

To talk frankly (Lit. to split your stomach)

Hara o watte, hanasō

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