How to Give an Opinion About the Weather - Examples and Variations

Learn to make small talk about the weather

Also Appears In: Can Do German for Absolute Beginners Can Talk About the Weather

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Let’s look at some more examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Es ist heiß, oder?

Es ist kalt, oder?

Es ist schwül, nicht wahr?

Das Wetter ist schlecht, oder?

Das Wetter ist schön.

Did you notice how the last two speakers, Mark and I, used slightly different phrases?

Das Wetter ist schlecht.

"The weather is bad."

Das Wetter ist schlecht.

Das Wetter ist schön.

"The weather is nice."

Das Wetter ist schön.

Let’s start with the first example, das Wetter ist schlecht. "The weather is bad." Das Wetter ist schlecht.

Let’s start with Wetter, "weather." Wetter. Wetter.

In German, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Wetter is neuter and singular — a fact that determines the form of other words in the sentence.

Before Wetter is das, something like "the" in English. Das. Das.

Das is neuter and singular to agree with Wetter.

Next is ist, "is." Ist.

Last is schlecht, "bad." Schlecht. Schlecht.

All together, Das Wetter ist schlecht. "The weather is bad." Das Wetter ist schlecht.

The second phrase is Das Wetter ist schön. "The weather is nice." Das Wetter ist schön.

Let’s start with Wetter, "weather." Recall, Wetter is neuter and singular.

Before is das, "the." Das.

Next is ist, "is." Ist.

Last is schön, "nice." Schön. Schön.

All together, Das Wetter ist schön. "The weather is nice." Das Wetter ist schön.

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