How to Talk About Basic Weather Conditions - Examples and Variations

Master how to talk about basic weather conditions with the key pattern

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Let's look at some more examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

あめです。(Ame desu.)

ゆきです。(Yuki desu.)

はれです。(Hare desu.)

くもりです。(Kumori desu.)

とうきょうはあめです。 (Tōkyō wa ame desu.)

Did you notice how I added the phrase,

とうきょうは (Tōkyō wa)

とうきょうはあめです。 (Tōkyō wa ame desu.)

"Tokyo is rainy."

とうきょうはあめです。literally means "As for Tokyo, rain [it] is," but it translates as "Tokyo is rainy." とうきょうはあめです。

The phrase, とうきょうは, "as for Tokyo," establishes Tokyo as the topic of the weather commentary that follows it.

You should be aware of the longer pattern, but for this lesson, we'll use the shortened pattern.

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