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天气预报

Weather forecast

A：我们明天去哪儿玩儿？
Where shall we go to have some fun tomorrow?

B：哪儿都行。
Wherever is fine.

A: 去颐和园呢，还是故宫呢？
The Summer Palace or the Imperial Palace?

B：去颐和园吧。
The Summer Palace.

A：好。明天天气怎么样？
Ok. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

B：还不错。
Not too bad.

A：你听天气预报了？
Did you listen to the weather forecast?

B：刚听完。明天天气不错。多云转晴，气温 10 到 20 度。
(I) just did. The weather will not be too bad tomorrow. It will be cloudy and then will clear up. The temperature will be from 10 to 20 degrees (centigrade).

A：有风吗？
Will it be windy?

B：风力一二级。
The wind force will be from level 1 to 2.

Grammar

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Summary

Asking about the outcome

Asking about the weather

Describing the weather

1.	Asking about the outcome

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In these sentences, the parts following the verbs express the results of actions or situations. They can be verbs or adjectives.

2.	Asking about the weather

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"怎么样? (How is it?)" is used to ask about the weather.

3.	Describing the weather

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Expansion

Weather Forecast

晴 (qíng) clear, when referring to the weather	阴(yīn) cloudy
多云 (duōyún) cloudy	阵雨 (zhènyǔ) showers
小到中雨 (xiǎodàozhōngyǔ) light to moderate rain	雷雨 (léiyǔ) thunderstorm
雾 (wù) fog	霜冻 (shuāngdòng) frost
小雪 (xiǎoxuě) light snow	中雪 (zhōngxuě) moderate snow
大雪 (dàxuě) heavy snowfall	雨夹雪 (yǔjiáxuě) sleet
风 (fēng) wind

Sentence Patterns


1. Nǐ tīng tiānqì yùbào le ma?
你听天气预报了吗？		h
Did you listen to the weather forecast?


2. Gāng tīng wán.
刚听完。		h
(I) just did.


3. Míngtiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
明天天气怎么样？		h
What will the weather be like tomorrow?


4. Hái búcuò.
还不错。		h
Not too bad.


5. Duōyún zhuǎn qíng, qìwēn dào dù.
多云转晴，气温 10 到 20 度。		h
It will be cloudy and then will clear up. The temperature will be from 10 to 20 degrees (centigrade).

Discussion

If you are planning a trip, you should check the weather forecast beforehand. In this lesson, you will learn daily Chinese vocabulary such as tomorrow, cloudy, sunny and temperature.

Comments

Instructor:	Candice
Length:	22:54
Introduction:	Inquire about outcome and ask about and describe the weather.


天气天氣	n.	tiānqì	weather
预报預報	n.	yùbào	forecast
明天明天	n.	míngtiān	tomorrow
玩儿玩兒	v.	wánr	to play, have some fun
行行	v.	xíng	OK
还還	adv.	hái	still/yet
不错不錯	adj.	búcuò	not bad
还不错還不錯		hái bucuò	not too bad
听聽	v.	tīng	to listen to
刚剛	adv.	gāng	just now
完完	v.	wán	to complete
多云多雲	adj.	duōyún	cloudy
转轉	v.	zhuǎn	to change/to turn to
晴晴	adj.	qíng	clear, when referring to the weather
气温氣溫	n.	qìwēn	air temperature
度度	measure word	dù	degree
风風	n.	fēng	wind
风力風力	n.	fēnglì	wind force
级級	n.	jí	level
颐和园頤和園	proper n.	Yíhéyuán	the Summer Palace
故宫故宮	proper n.	Gùgōng	the Imperial Palace