Talking About the Weather and Clean Water

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Listen to the whole passage once first, then practice sentence by sentence.

The first line is the other person opening the conversation; the "You" lines are suggestions for you to practice saying in this scenario (not a back-and-forth dialogue).

A neighbor from the area

jīntiāntiānzěnmeyàngxiàlema

今天天气怎么样?下雨了吗?

How's the weather today? Did it rain?

You

jīntiāntiānhěnhǎolěng

今天天气很好,不冷。

The weather is nice today, not cold.

You

gāngcáixiàle

刚才下雨了。

It just rained a moment ago.

You

shuōmíngtiānxiàma

你说明天下雨吗?

Do you think it will rain tomorrow?

You

xiàdeshíhoujiādeshuǐhěnduō

下雨的时候,家里的水很多。

When it rains, there's a lot of water around the house.

You

menyàoduōshuǐ

我们要多喝水。

We should drink more water.

You

huanzhèrdetiān

我喜欢这儿的天气。

I like the weather here.

You

xiǎngmíngtiāntiānhuìhěnhǎo

我想明天天气会很好。

I hope the weather will be nice tomorrow.