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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 20: What's the weather like? in German (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for German learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question What's the weather like in Berlin? In German this is |
| Rilana: Wie ist das Wetter in Berlin? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Rilana: wie |
| Jason: meaning how in English. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) wie |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Rilana: ist |
| Jason: meaning is. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ist |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: ist |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie ist |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Rilana: das |
| Jason: meaning the. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) das |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: das |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie ist das |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Rilana: Wetter |
| Jason: meaning weather. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Wetter |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Wetter |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie ist das Wetter |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Rilana: in |
| Jason: meaning in. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) in |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: in |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie ist das Wetter in |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Rilana: Berlin |
| Jason: which is Berlin. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Berlin |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Berlin |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie ist das Wetter in Berlin |
| {pause} |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's the weather like in Berlin?? |
| Rilana: Es ist sonnig. |
| Jason: "It's sunny.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: (Slow) Es ist sonnig. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Rilana: es |
| Jason: meaning it. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) es |
| Jason: Now repeat |
| Rilana: es |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Rilana: ist |
| meaning is. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ist |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: ist |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: sonnig |
| meaning sunny. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) sonnig |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: sonnig |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, It's sunny., and then repeat. |
| Rilana: Es ist sonnig. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace sunny with rainy. |
| Rilana: regnerisch |
| Jason: rainy |
| Rilana: (slow) regnerisch (regular) regnerisch |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with rainy |
| Rilana: Es ist regnerisch. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sunny. Say It's rainy. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Es ist regnerisch. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace rainy with cloudy. |
| Rilana: bewölkt |
| Jason: cloudy |
| Rilana: (slow) bewölkt (regular) bewölkt |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cloudy |
| Rilana: Es ist bewölkt. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for rainy. Say It's cloudy. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Es ist bewölkt. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace cloudy with stormy. |
| Rilana: stürmisch |
| Jason: stormy |
| Rilana: (slow) stürmisch (regular) stürmisch |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with stormy |
| Rilana: Es ist stürmisch. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for cloudy. Say It's stormy. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Es ist stürmisch. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany and someone asks you What's the weather like in Berlin?. You want to say it's sunny. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie ist das Wetter in Berlin? (five seconds) Es ist sonnig. |
| Jason: Now you want to say it's rainy Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie ist das Wetter in Berlin? (five seconds) Es ist regnerisch. |
| Jason: You want to say it's cloudy. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Wie ist das Wetter in Berlin? (five seconds) Es ist bewölkt. |
| Jason: You want to say it's stormy. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie ist das Wetter in Berlin? (five seconds) Es ist stürmisch. |
| Jason: You want to ask someone what the weather is like. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Rilana: Wie ist das Wetter in Berlin? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 20 |
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