天気
てんき
Weather
Like New Zealand, weather is a frequent conversation topic in Japan. Being an island nation like New Zealand, the weather in Japan is highly changeable. The changing seasons bring huge temperature changes, too. For example, winter in Tokyo is dry and cold and it can even snow, while Tokyo summers sometimes reach an unbearably humid 37 degrees.

きょう、さむいですね - Isn't it cold, today!

​きょう、さむい　ですね。
  • ​Isn't it cold, today!
そう　ですね。さむい　ですね。
  • Yes, isn't it cold!
​きょう、あつい　ですね。
  • ​Isn't it hot today!
そう　ですね。あつい　ですね。
  • Yes, isn't it hot!
​きょう、いい　てんき　ですね。
  • Isn't nice weather, today!
そう　ですね。いい　てんき　ですね。
  • Yes, isn't it nice weather!
きょう、いやな　てんき　ですね。
  • ​Isn't it horrible weather, today.
そう　ですね。いやな　てんき　ですね。
  • Yes, isn't it horrible weather!

てんき - Weather

あつい
​Hot
さむい
Cold
あたたかい
​Warm
すずしい
​Cool
むしあつい
​Muggy
むしあつい です
It's muggy
はれ
​Fine
はれ です
The weather's fine
くもり
Cloudy
くもり です
It's cloudy
あめ
​Rain/Rainy
あめ が ふります
It rains/It will rain
ゆき
​Snow/Snowy
ゆき が ふります
It snows/It will snow
かぜ
​Wind/Windy
かぜ が ふきます
The wind blows/will blow
あらし
​Storm/Stormy
あらし です
It's a storm
かみなり
​Thunder
かみなり です
It's thunder