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58 [โ1] It's strange weather, isn't it?
[โ1.Adagio] Note: Japanese people are generally not good at small talk, but even if they donโt 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![00: 07]Hello everyone. Letโs talk about the weather today.Repeat after me[00:14]1. Itโs a good weather today, isnโt it?(Lit.: Today is a good weather, isnโt it?)2. Itโs clear/sunshiny/fine today, isnโt it?3. Itโs warm today, isnโt it?4. Itโs cloudy today, isnโt it?5. Itโs cold today, isnโt it?6. Itโs cool today,isnโt it?[01:08]You have no problem so far, right?Repeat after me[01:14]1. Itโs hot every day, isnโt it.2. Itโs hot and humid/muggy today, isnโt it?3. Itโs raining a lot, isnโt it?4. Itโs a strong wind, isnโt it?5. It will be snow tomorrow, wonโt it?6. Itโs strange weather, isnโt it?[02:15]Then, letโs answer as follows.For example,[02:19]How is the weather there?here rainโ It rains (itโs raining) here.OK?[02:29]1. How is the weather there?here, hotโ Itโs hot here.2. How is the weather there?nice weatherโ Itโs nice weather here.3. How is the weather there?here, very coldโ Itโs very cold here.[03:27]4. How is the weather there?today, muggyโ Itโs muggy today.5. How is the weather there?since yesterday, rainโ Itโs been raining since yesterday.6. How is the weather there?nice weather, but cold/chilly at nightโ Itโs nice weather, but cold at night.[04:36]Now, letโs make a sentence in past form.For example,it rains, yesterdayโ It rained yesterday.Ready?[04:49]1. It snows, yesterdayโ It snowed yesterday.2. Itโs hot, last weekโ It was hot last week.3. Itโs chilly, this morningโ It was chilly this morning.4. Itโs clear, in the morningโ It was clear in the morning.[06:06]Next comes Dialogue.In the office building, Tomoko san(A) dashed and got in the elevator just before the door closed. A man(B) inside asked what floor she wanted to go to and pressed the elevator button for her. They had a little conversation about the weather.[06:27]A: Ah, I made it.B: Which floor (would you like to go)?A: 9th floor please. Thank you.B: Sure, 9th floorโฆ Itโs muggy today, isnโt it?A: Yeah, and it was very windy yesterday, wasnโt it?B: It will be heavy rain tomorrow.A: Really? Itโs a strange weather recently, isnโt it?Repeat after me[06:55]1. 9th floor please.2. Itโs muggy today, isnโt it?3. It was very windy yesterday, wasnโt it?4. It will be heavy rain tomorrow.5. Itโs a strange weather recently, isnโt it?Support the show=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on PatreonNote: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.