day 27the weather

the weather

Ask and say what the weather is like, compare today with yesterday, and say what is about to happen.

words to say

• 天气 tiānqì · weather
• 冷 lěng · cold
• 下雨 xiàyǔ · to rain
• 雨 yǔ · rain
• 雪 xuě · snow
• 晴 qíng · sunny, clear
• 阴 yīn · cloudy, overcast
• 怎么样 zěnmeyàng · how is it?
• 比 bǐ · than; compare
• 可能 kěnéng · maybe; possible

sentences

• 今天天气怎么样？ · What’s the weather like today?
• 今天是阴天，可能要下雨。 · It’s cloudy today; it may rain.
• 今天比昨天冷。 · Today is colder than yesterday.
• 北京一月很冷，有时下雪。 · Beijing is very cold in January, and sometimes it snows.
• 快要下雨了，我们回家吧。 · It’s about to rain. Let’s go home.

say it after the voice

• 今天比昨天冷一点儿。 · Today is a little colder than yesterday.
• 北京一月很冷，有时下雪。 · Beijing is very cold in January, and sometimes it snows.
• 快要下雨了，我们回家吧。 · It’s about to rain. Let’s go home.
• 明天可能是阴天，不太冷。 · Tomorrow may be cloudy, not too cold.
• 你们那儿今天天气怎么样？ · What’s the weather like where you are today?

questions to answer

• 今天天气怎么样？ · What’s the weather like today?
• 今天比昨天冷吗？ · Is today colder than yesterday?
• 你喜欢下雪吗？为什么？ · Do you like snow? Why?
• 你们那儿几月最冷？ · Which month is coldest where you live?
• 你经常在哪儿买衣服？ · Where do you usually buy clothes?