Small talk: Talking about the weather
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Key Phrases
Schön, dich zu sehen.
Nice to see you.
Das Wetter ist heute schön.
The weather is nice today.
Gehst du heute spazieren?
Are you going for a walk today?
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone politely and responding warmly.
Jemanden höflich begrüßen und freundlich antworten.
Talking about the weather today and yesterday.
Über das Wetter heute und gestern sprechen.
Asking and answering simple questions about plans with family.
Einfache Fragen über Pläne mit der Familie stellen und beantworten.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are meeting a friend and having a simple, friendly conversation about the nice weather, how cold it was yesterday, and plans to go for a walk in the park with family.
Hallo! Schön, dich zu sehen.
Hello! Nice to see you.
Hallo Emily ! Schön, dich auch zu sehen.
Hello Emily! Nice to see you too.
Das Wetter ist heute schön, oder?
The weather is nice today, isn’t it?
Ja, es ist warm und sonnig.
Yes, it’s warm and sunny.
Gestern war es noch kalt.
Yesterday it was still cold.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hallo!
HAH-loh
Hello!
Schön
shern
Nice / Lovely
Dich zu sehen
dikh tsoo ZAY-en
To see you
💬 [dich] is the object form of [du], so German says literally [nice, to see you]. You'll see the same pattern in [schön, dich kennenzulernen].
See breakdown →Schön, dich zu sehen.
shern dikh tsoo ZAY-en
Nice to see you.
🇩🇪 This is warm and natural when meeting someone, but with neighbours [Schön, Sie kennenzulernen.] is more usual the first time if you want to stay polite.
See breakdown →Dich auch zu sehen
dikh owkh tsoo ZAY-en
To see you too
💬 [auch] usually sits before the part it adds "too" to: [dich auch zu sehen] = "to see you too." Compare [auch heute] = "today too".
See breakdown →Schön, dich auch zu sehen.
shern dikh owkh tsoo ZAY-en
Nice to see you too.
Das
dahs
The
💬 [das] can mean both [the] and [that]; here in [das Wetter] it means [the]. You'll meet the same [das] in [das Haus] and [das ist schön].
See breakdown →Wetter
VET-er
Weather
Das Wetter
dahs VET-er
The weather
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