Asking about today's weather
今天 + 天气 + 怎么样？To ask how the weather is today, use the pattern: 今天 + 天气 + 怎么样? Here 今天 is 'today', 天气 is 'weather', and 怎么样 asks 'how'.
今天天气怎么样？
How's the weather today?
明天天气怎么样？
How will the weather be tomorrow?
Lesson 3: Today's Weather
今天天气Ask about and describe the weather through the day: hot, cold, dry, rainy and windy.
3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~10 min
Vocabulary3 words
不大Adjective
- 1.not big, not very
- 2.not too much, not very muchoften used to reduce the degree of something
Examples
这个教室不大。
This classroom is not big.
我不大喜欢这个颜色。
I don't really like this color.
白天Noun
- 1.daytime
- 2.the time from morning to afternoon
Examples
白天很热。
It is very hot during the daytime.
我喜欢白天睡觉。
I like to sleep during the daytime.
后天Noun
- 1.the day after tomorrow
- 2.the day after tomorrowA more colloquial way of saying it.
Examples
后天我们去公园。
The day after tomorrow we are going to the park.
后天是星期三。
The day after tomorrow is Wednesday.
Grammar
Describing the weather
天气 + 很/真 + 形容词Use 很 or 真 before an adjective to describe the weather. 很 means 'very', 真 means 'really'. Common adjectives: hot (热), cold (冷), dry (干).
今天天气很热。
The weather is very hot today.
外面的风真冷。
The wind outside is really cold.
Dialogues
Talking about the weather
Two friends meet at school.
小南
小南
今天天气怎么样？
How's the weather today?
小林
小林
今天天气很好，风不大，天气很干。
The weather is nice today: there's little wind and the air is dry.
小南
小南
下雨吗？
Is it raining?
小林
小林
没有下雨。明天会下雨。
It isn’t raining. It will rain tomorrow, though.
小南
小南
白天热吗？
Is it hot during the day?
小林
小林
白天很热，晚上不热。后天下雨，天气会冷。
It’s hot during the day but not in the evening. It’ll rain the day after tomorrow and turn cold.