Unit 12 Guidebook: describe the weather

KEY PHRASES

Describe the weather

Wie ist das Wetter heute?
How is the weather today?
Es regnet.
It is raining.
Wo ist mein Regenschirm?
Where is my umbrella?
Schneit es?
Is it snowing?
Es schneit stark.
It is snowing hard.
TIP

No matter the weather ...

... verbs in a statement stay in second position. But words about when something happens can go at the beginning, the end, or right after the verb!

Heute ist es warm.
It is warm today.
Es ist heute kalt.
It is cold today.
Es ist sonnig heute.
It is sunny today.