Talking about the weather is a great way to start a casual conversation. With these new vocabulary words, you'll be able to ask about the weather and describe seasons in Chinese. Seasons in Chinese As you already know, there are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Let's learn the Mandarin Chinese names for these seasons. 季节 - jì jié – Season 春天 - chūn tiān – Spring 夏天 - xià tiān – Summer 秋天 - qiū tiān – Autumn 冬天 - dōng tiān – Winter Weather Vocabulary Now let's get more specific and talk about day-to-day weather. While reading through this vocabulary list, think about how you can apply these new words. What is the weather usually like in 秋天 (qiū tiān)? What about 夏天 (xià tiān)? What is the weather like for you today? 天气 - tiān qì - weather 好 – hǎo - good 晴朗 - qíng lǎng - sunny 多云 - duō yún - overcast 下雨 - xià yǔ - raining 下雪 - xià xuě - snowing 冷 - lěng - cold 热 - rè - hot 溫暖 - wēn nuǎn - warm 涼爽- liáng shuǎng - cool Now that you have a basis in describing the weather, put it to use by incorporating this new vocabulary into a sentence. 天气怎么样? - tiān qì zěn me yàng? - What's the weather like? |
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