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Welcome to Can Do Japanese by

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japanesepod101.com. In

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this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about

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weather conditions in Japanese. For

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example, it's rainy is Amedes

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Megumi Sasaki is in

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rainy Tokyo. She's on

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a long-distance call with Mikimori, her

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former colleague, who asks about the

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current weather. Before you hear

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their conversation, let's preview some of

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its key components. TENKI

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Weather TENKI TENKI

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AME Rain AME

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AME Listen to

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the conversation and focus on the response.

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Ready? TENKI

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WATODESKA AME

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Once more with the English translation. TENKI

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WATODESKA How's

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the weather? AME

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It's rainy. Let's

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break down the conversation. Do

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you remember how Mikie asks, how's

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the weather? TENKI

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WATODESKA First

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is TENKI Weather

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TENKI TENKI

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Next is the particle WAT The

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topic marking particle WAT It

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marks weather as the topic of the sentence.

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Think of it like AS FOR in the

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expression AS FOR THE WEATHER. After

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this is the word DO. Meaning

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how in this context. DO.

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DO. After this

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is this. In

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this case, it's like the IS. is

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in how is. desu,

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desu. And

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last is kan, the

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question marking particle, which

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turns the sentence into a question. kan.

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All together. teng kiwadou desu

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ka? Literally means, as

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for the weather, how is, but

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translates as, how's the weather.

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teng kiwadou desu ka?

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Let's take a closer look at the response. Do

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you remember how Megumi says, it's rainy?

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aame desu. First

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is aame. Rain.

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aame. aame. Next

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is desu. In

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this case, it's like the is in it is.

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desu. All together. aame

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desu. Literally means, rain,

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it is, but it

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translates as, it's rainy. aame

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desu. This is the

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shortened version of, teng kiwadou desu.

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Literally, as for the weather, it's rainy.

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teng kiwadou desu. The

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phrase, teng kiwadou. As

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for the weather, is understood

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from the context of the conversation, so

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it is omitted. All

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together it's, aame desu. It's

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rainy. aame desu. The

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pattern is, weather desu.

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It's weather. weather desu. To

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use this pattern, simply replace weather with

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the local weather condition. Imagine

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you're in Sapporo, and outside

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there is snow. yuki.

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yuki. yuki.

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Say, it's snowy. Ready?

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Yuki. This. It's snowy.

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You. Kiedis. Again,

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the pattern is. Better.

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Both. It's whether.

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The. Day. Best. Let's.

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Look at some more examples. listened, And

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repeat or speak along with a native speakers. I'm

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obese. It's. Rainy. I

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know this. You

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Kiedis! It's. Snowy. You.

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Kiedis. Had

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all those. It's sunny.

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Hot other. Commodities.

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It's cloudy. Commodities.

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Tokyo that ahmadis. It's

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rainy in Tokyo. To.

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Kill I am a this. Did.

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You notice how the last speaker added the

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phrase. Tokyo, That. Tokyo

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that I made us. Literally.

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Means As for Tokyo Rain,

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it is. What? It translates

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as Tokyo is Reni. Total

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that ahmadis. The

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phrase. Tokyo that. As

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for Tokyo, Establishes Tokyo as

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the topic of the weather commentary

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that follows It. You. Should

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be aware of the longer pattern. But.

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For this lesson, will use the shortens better.

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Let's. Review The Key words. At

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it. Sunny. And

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at. Twenty. Commodity.

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Cloudy. Cool Modi.

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Commodity. Let's

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review respond to the prompts by speaking

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allowed. Then repeat after the

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native speakers focusing on pronunciation. Ready.

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Do. you remember how to say rain Amen.

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Amen. Do you

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remember how Megumi Sasaki says, It's rainy.

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Amedis. Amedis.

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Do you remember how to say, Weather? Thank

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you. Thank you. And

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the topic marking particle? Do

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you remember how to say, How?

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Do. Do.

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And the question marking particle? Do

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you remember how Mikimori asks, How

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is the weather? Thank

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you. Thank

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you. Do

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you remember how to say, Sunny? How?

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And how to say, Cloudy? Kumori.

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Kumori. Do you remember

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how to say, Snow? Yuki.

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Yuki. Let's

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practice. Imagine you're Megumi Sasaki,

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in Cloudy, Tokyo. Cloudy

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is, Kumori. Respond

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to the question. Ready? Thank

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you. Kumori.

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Listen Again under peace. And

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Modi This. And

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Modi This. Let's try

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another. Imagine your miki Morty.

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In. Sunny Fukuoka, Sunny.

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As. Had it. Ready.

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Pinky that know this been.

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Hiding this. Listen.

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Again and repeat. Hiding

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this. Hiding

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this. Let's. Try

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one more. Imagine your can

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kobayashi. In snowy supporter.

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Snowy as. You. T. Ready.

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Thank you I do this guy. You

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Kiedis! List again and

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repeat. You Kiedis! You

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Do this. In.

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This lesson you learned how to talk about

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whether in Japanese. This place in

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a central role in a larger scale of talking

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about the weather. Let's review.

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Do. You remember how to say hot? At

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C. A T. And

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do you remember how to say today? Top.

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Top. Do you remember

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how to say. It's hot today, isn't

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it? Kill

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a lot see this may. Kill.

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I say this now. Imagine

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your Jack Jones and it's cold

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outside. Do you remember how

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to say cold in Japanese? and

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they 살무.

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Now tell your friend that it's cold. 지

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살무들습에. 서들습에. Listen again under

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Pete. 지

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살무들습에. 지 살무들습에. On a different occasion, you are traveling to Hokkaido

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and talking with your friend on the phone. Your

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friend asks how the weather is, and

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it's snowy. Do you remember how

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to say snowy in Japanese? 유기를.

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유기를. Respond to your friend and say it's snowy. Thank

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you, Ado-Riska. 유기를.

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Listen again under Pete. 유기를. 유기를. Well

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done. well

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done This is the end of

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the lesson, and the can talk about the weather

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unit of this course. Remember,

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these can-do lessons are about learning

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practical language skills. What's

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next? Show us what you can do. When

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you're ready, take your assessment. You can take it

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again and again, so try any time you like.

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Our teachers will assess it and give you your

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results. Keep practicing, and move on

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to the next lesson.