How to Talk About Basic Weather Conditions - Examples and Variations

Learn how to talk about the weather

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

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Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Es ist sonnig.

Es ist bewölkt.

Es ist windig.

Es ist neblig.

Es regnet.

Did you notice how I used a different phrase?

Es regnet.

"It's raining."

First is es, "it." Es.

Next is regnet, "rains," as in "t rains." Regnet. Regnet.

Regnet is from the verb regnen, "to rain." Regnen.

Together it's es regnet, literally "it rains," but it translates as "It’s raining." Es regnet.

Let's have a look at another example, es schneit, literally "it snows," but translates as "It’s snowing." Es schneit.

First is es, "it." Es.

Next is schneit, "snows." Schneit. Schneit.

Schneit is from the verb schneien, "to snow." Schneien.

Together it's es schneit, literally "it snows," but it translates as "It’s snowing." Es schneit.

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