58.[✐1] It's strange weather, isn't it?
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English - May 25, 2021 06:00 - 8 minutes - 5.76 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLanguage Learning Education japanese drill speaking practice shadowing nihongo にほんご learning 일본어 공부、日语 Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Note: Japanese people are generally not good at small talk, but even if they don’t know each other well, they might have a small chat with neighbours or people working in the same building. "Weather" is always a good topic to start with!
“It’s strange weather, isn’t it?”
[00: 07]
Hello everyone. Let’s talk about the weather today.
Repeat after me
[00:14]
1. It’s a good weather today, isn’t it?
(Lit.: Today is a good weather, isn’t it?)
2. It’s clear/sunshiny/fine today, isn’t it?
3. It’s warm today, isn’t it?
4. It’s cloudy today, isn’t it?
5. It’s cold today, isn’t it?
6. It’s cool today,isn’t it?
[01:08]
You have no problem so far, right?
Repeat after me
[01:14]
1. It’s hot every day, isn’t it.
2. It’s hot and humid/muggy today, isn’t it?
3. It’s raining a lot, isn’t it?
4. It’s a strong wind, isn’t it?
5. It will be snow tomorrow, won’t it?
6. It’s strange weather, isn’t it?
[02:15]
Then, let’s answer as follows.
For example,
[02:19]
How is the weather there?
here rain
→ It rains (it’s raining) here.
OK?
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