Hello, guys! =) what’s the weather like today in your city?
When we travel somewhere, we often need to know about the weather in that place. And when we meet new people somewhere, one of the first topics to talk about is... the weather =)
So let’s learn to talk about it!
- What's the weather like today? - Яка сьогодні погода?
- It is sunny. - Сонячно.
- The sun is shining brightly. - Сонце яскраво світить.
- It is rainy. - Дощитиме.
- It is cloudy. - Хмарно.
- It is overcast. - Затягнуто хмарами.
- It is stormy. - Штормить.
- There's a chance of thunderstorms. - Є ймовірність грози.
- It's hailing. - Йде град.
- What a beautiful day! - Який чудовий день!
- What's the temperature? - Яка температура?
- It is 22 degrees Centigrade above zero. - 22 градуси Цельсія вище нуля.
- It is 10 degrees Centigrade below zero. - Десять нижче нуля.
- The temperatures are in the mid-20s. - Температура приблизно 25.
- It's probably about 20 degrees. - Напевно близько 20 градусів.
- It is windy. - Вітряно.
- The wind is blowing. - Дує вітер.
- It's starting to rain. - Починається дощ.
- It's snowing. - Йде сніг.
- It has stopped raining. The sun is coming out. - Дощ пройшов, виходить сонце.
- It's clearing up. - Стає ясно.
- It's going to freeze tonight. - Сьогодні вночі будуть заморозки.
- There has not been any rain for a fortnight! - Уже два тижні дощить.
- It's icy out there. - Там слизько.
- It's foggy - Туманно.
As always, here's some slang and idioms!
- It’s baking hot! – Спекотно!
- The wind’s dropped. – Вітер стих.
- Be under the weather – feel ill
- It’s raining cats and dogs. – Raining heavily
- Rain or shine – no matter what happens
- Take a rain check – postpone something
- It never rains but it pours – English proverb meaning that when something happens, something else always happens quickly after it
- Be snowed under – to have too much work to do
- To break the ice – to make people feel less shy
- The tip of the iceberg – the small visible part of a problem
- On cloud nine – extremely happy
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