1. 今天天气怎么样？ What's the Weather Like Today? （天气问候 / Weather & Greetings）
Learning focus: Use simple adjectives to talk about weather and daily feelings: 热, 冷, 晴, 阴, 早, 晚, 好, 不错.
1. Vocabulary List
Basic words for weather, time, and simple comments.
热
hot
冷
cold
晴
sunny / clear
阴
cloudy / overcast
早
early / morning
晚
late / evening
好
good
不错
not bad / pretty good
2. Dialogue One: Morning Greeting
A
早上好！今天天气热吗？
B
不热，今天晴，天气很好。
A
昨天有点冷，今天好多了。
B
对，晴天不错，出去走走吧。
早上好！今天天气热吗？
Good morning! Is the weather hot today?
Word-by-word
早上 = morning ·
好 = good ·
今天 = today ·
天气 = weather ·
热 = hot ·
吗 = question particle
不热，今天晴，天气很好。
It is not hot. Today is sunny, and the weather is very good.
Word-by-word
不热 = not hot ·
今天 = today ·
晴 = sunny ·
天气 = weather ·
很 = very / linking word before adjectives ·
好 = good
昨天有点冷，今天好多了。
Yesterday was a little cold. Today is much better.
Word-by-word
昨天 = yesterday ·
有点 = a little ·
冷 = cold ·
今天 = today ·
好多了 = much better now
对，晴天不错，出去走走吧。
Right, sunny days are nice. Let’s go out for a walk.
Word-by-word
对 = right / yes ·
晴天 = sunny day ·
不错 = not bad / pretty good ·
出去 = go out ·
走走 = take a walk ·
吧 = suggestion particle
3. Dialogue Two: Afternoon Chat
A
今天怎么这么晚才来？
B
外面有点阴，我以为要下雨。
A
不冷吧？
B
还好，天很阴但不冷，还不错。
今天怎么这么晚才来？
Why did you come so late today?
Word-by-word
今天 = today ·
怎么 = why / how come ·
这么 = so / this much ·
晚 = late ·
才 = only then ·
来 = come
外面有点阴，我以为要下雨。
It was a little cloudy outside. I thought it was going to rain.
Word-by-word
外面 = outside ·
有点 = a little ·
阴 = cloudy / overcast ·
我以为 = I thought ·
要 = going to ·
下雨 = rain
不冷吧？
It is not cold, right?
Word-by-word
不 = not ·
冷 = cold ·
吧 = right? / soft confirmation particle
还好，天很阴但不冷，还不错。
It is okay. The sky is very cloudy, but it is not cold. Still pretty good.
Word-by-word
还好 = okay / not too bad ·
天 = sky / weather ·
很 = very / linking word before adjectives ·
阴 = cloudy / overcast ·
但 = but ·
不冷 = not cold ·
还不错 = still pretty good
4. Practice
Use today’s words to make simple sentences about the weather.
Practice 1: Replace the word
Choose one word and replace the blank.
Sentence Patterns
今天天气很 ___。
Jīntiān tiānqì hěn ___.
The weather is very ___ today.
今天有点 ___。
Jīntiān yǒudiǎn ___.
Today is a little ___.
天很 ___。
Tiān hěn ___.
The sky / weather is very ___.
Jīntiān tiānqì hěn ___.
The weather is very ___ today.
今天有点 ___。
Jīntiān yǒudiǎn ___.
Today is a little ___.
天很 ___。
Tiān hěn ___.
The sky / weather is very ___.
Words to Use
热 rè = hot ·
冷 lěng = cold ·
晴 qíng = sunny ·
阴 yīn = cloudy ·
好 hǎo = good ·
不错 búcuò = pretty good
Show Examples
Examples
今天天气很热。
Jīntiān tiānqì hěn rè.
The weather is very hot today.
今天有点冷。
Jīntiān yǒudiǎn lěng.
Today is a little cold.
天很阴。
Tiān hěn yīn.
It is very cloudy.
Jīntiān tiānqì hěn rè.
The weather is very hot today.
今天有点冷。
Jīntiān yǒudiǎn lěng.
Today is a little cold.
天很阴。
Tiān hěn yīn.
It is very cloudy.
Practice 2: Answer the question
Learn the patterns and try to answer.
Questions
今天天气热吗？
Jīntiān tiānqì rè ma? — Is the weather hot today?
今天冷吗？
Jīntiān lěng ma? — Is it cold today?
今天天气好吗？
Jīntiān tiānqì hǎo ma? — Is the weather good today?
外面阴吗？
Wàimiàn yīn ma? — Is it cloudy outside?
Jīntiān tiānqì rè ma? — Is the weather hot today?
今天冷吗？
Jīntiān lěng ma? — Is it cold today?
今天天气好吗？
Jīntiān tiānqì hǎo ma? — Is the weather good today?
外面阴吗？
Wàimiàn yīn ma? — Is it cloudy outside?
Show Possible Answers
Possible Answers
今天天气热吗？
→ 不热。（Bú rè. — It is not hot.）
→ 有点热。（Yǒudiǎn rè. — It is a little hot.）
→ 很热。（Hěn rè. — It is very hot.）
今天冷吗？
→ 不冷。（Bù lěng. — It is not cold.）
→ 有点冷。（Yǒudiǎn lěng. — It is a little cold.）
→ 很冷。（Hěn lěng. — It is very cold.）
今天天气好吗？
→ 很好。（Hěn hǎo. — It is very good.）
→ 还不错。（Hái búcuò. — It is pretty good.）
→ 不太好。（Bú tài hǎo. — It is not very good.）
外面阴吗？
→ 很阴。（Hěn yīn. — It is very cloudy.）
→ 有点阴。（Yǒudiǎn yīn. — It is a little cloudy.）
→ 不阴。（Bù yīn. — It is not cloudy.）
→ 不热。（Bú rè. — It is not hot.）
→ 有点热。（Yǒudiǎn rè. — It is a little hot.）
→ 很热。（Hěn rè. — It is very hot.）
今天冷吗？
→ 不冷。（Bù lěng. — It is not cold.）
→ 有点冷。（Yǒudiǎn lěng. — It is a little cold.）
→ 很冷。（Hěn lěng. — It is very cold.）
今天天气好吗？
→ 很好。（Hěn hǎo. — It is very good.）
→ 还不错。（Hái búcuò. — It is pretty good.）
→ 不太好。（Bú tài hǎo. — It is not very good.）
外面阴吗？
→ 很阴。（Hěn yīn. — It is very cloudy.）
→ 有点阴。（Yǒudiǎn yīn. — It is a little cloudy.）
→ 不阴。（Bù yīn. — It is not cloudy.）
Practice 3: Say it yourself
Say three simple sentences about today’s weather.
Speaking Prompt
Use these sentence starters:
1. 今天……
Jīntiān...
Today...
2. 天气……
Tiānqì...
The weather...
3. 我觉得……
Wǒ juéde...
I think / I feel...
1. 今天……
Jīntiān...
Today...
2. 天气……
Tiānqì...
The weather...
3. 我觉得……
Wǒ juéde...
I think / I feel...
Show Example Answer
Example Answer
今天有点冷。
Jīntiān yǒudiǎn lěng.
Today is a little cold.
天气还不错。
Tiānqì hái búcuò.
The weather is still pretty good.
我觉得今天天气很好。
Wǒ juéde jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.
I think the weather is very good today.
Jīntiān yǒudiǎn lěng.
Today is a little cold.
天气还不错。
Tiānqì hái búcuò.
The weather is still pretty good.
我觉得今天天气很好。
Wǒ juéde jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.
I think the weather is very good today.