Lesson 4: Hot weather, wind and rain

风和雨

Talk about hot weather, wind and rain using HSK 1 vocabulary.

3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~13 min

Vocabulary3 words

tiānNoun
  • 1.sky, heaven
  • 2.day

Examples

今天天气很好。

jīntiāntiānhěnhǎo

The weather is very nice today.

天上有白云。

tiānshàngyǒubáiyún

There are white clouds in the sky.

一样yàngAdjective
  • 1.the same; alike
  • 2.like that; so

Examples

这两本书一样。

zhèliǎngběnshūyàng

These two books are the same.

他跑得跟我一样快。

pǎodegēnyàngkuài

He runs as fast as I do.

Noun
  • rain

Examples

今天下大雨。

jīntiānxià

It's raining heavily today.

Grammar

The “太…了” structure for emphasis

S + 太 + 形容词 + 了

Use “太…了” to emphasize an adjective, meaning “too ...”. It is often used to express strong feelings or to comment on something.

今天天气太热了。

jīntiāntiāntàile

The weather is too hot today.

外面的风太大了。

wàimiàndefēngtàile

The wind outside is too strong.

The “在” structure for indicating place

S + 在 + 地点 + 动词

Use “在” before a location noun to specify where an action takes place. After “在 + place” usually comes a verb describing the action there.

孩子们在外边玩。

háizimenzàiwàibianwán

The children are playing outside.

我们在中国学习中文。

menzàizhōngguóxuézhōngwén

We study Chinese in China.

Dialogues

Discussing the weather

Two friends are talking about today's weather.

小花
小花

今天天气怎么样?

jīntiāntiānzěnmeyàng

How's the weather today?

小明
小明

今天很热,风很大。

jīntiānhěnfēnghěn

It's very hot today, and the wind is strong.

小花
小花

太热了!下雨就好了。

tàilexiàjiùhǎole

So hot! It'd be nice if it rained.

小明
小明

是啊,下雨就不热了。

shìaxiàjiùle

Yeah, if it rains it won't be hot anymore.

小花
小花

雨天风也很大。

tiānfēnghěn

On rainy days the wind is strong too.

小明
小明

热天太热了,我最喜欢不冷不热的天。

tiāntàilezuìhuanlěngdetiān

Hot days are just too hot — I like it best when it’s neither cold nor hot.

小花
小花

昨天也很热,今天风大一点儿。

zuótiānhěnjīntiānfēngdiǎnr

Yesterday was hot too; today it's a bit windier.

小明
小明

是啊,有风就不太热了。

shìayǒufēngjiùtàile

Right — with the wind it isn't so hot.

小花
小花

热天我在家看电视,不出去。

tiānzàijiākàndiànshìchū

On hot days I stay home and watch TV instead of going out.

小明
小明

我和你不一样,我喜欢在外面走一走。

yànghuanzàiwàimiànzǒuyizǒu

I'm different from you — I like taking a stroll outside.