Japanese Lesson 7: How to talk about the Weather

更新日: 12/05/202304/08/2020

Hi, I’m ojachan 🙂 Today’s lesson is: How to talk about the weather

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CONTENTS

Today’s lesson is: How to talk about the weather

Key Phrases

I’ll teach you with “ていねい語 teinei-go Polite expression ” 🙂

今日の　天気は　どうですか。
きょうの　てんきは　どうですか。
kyou no tenki wa doudesuka
How’s the weather today?

今日は　晴れ　です。
きょうは　はれ　です。
kyou wa hare desu
It is sunny today.

Expressions

日本語	ふりがな	pronunciation	English
天気	てんき	tenki	weather
晴れ	はれ	hare	sunny
雨	あめ	ame	rainy
曇り	くもり	kumori	cloudy
風が強い	かぜがつよい	kaze-ga-tsuyoi	windy
台風	たいふう	taifuu	typhoon
雪	ゆき	yuki	snowy
今日	きょう	kyou	today
昨日	きのう	kinou	yesterday
明日	あした	ashita	tomorrow

Let’s Practice

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Today’s lesson is: How to say about the weather

Japanese customs “てるてる坊主”

Do you know てるてる坊主 teru-teru-bozu?

It’s Japanese customs and good luck charm.

When we wish the fine day, we make a てるてる坊主teru-teru-bozu to make a wish. We make てるてる坊主 with tissue paper and hang it near the window. If we want to have a rainy day, we turn it upside down.