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65 German Weather Words for Everyday Use
2026-04-09 24 min
🌤️ German Weather Words You’ll Actually Use
Talking about the weather is one of the easiest ways to start speaking German — and in this episode, you’ll learn the core words and simple sentence patterns to do exactly that. From “the sun is shining” to “it’s raining right now”, I break it down step by step so you can start forming your own sentences immediately.
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🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- The most essential German weather words (sun, rain, wind, clouds, and more)
- Key descriptive words like hot, cold, wet, dry
- Simple sentence patterns you can use with the weather words instantly
- Workable word and sentence practice tips
- How to say “there is / there are” in German (e.g., “Es gibt viel Wind” = “there is a lot of wind” and “Es gibt viele Wolken” = “there are many clouds”)
- How to say what’s happening right now in German — without “-ing” (e.g., “It rains” instead of “It’s raining”)
🎧Mentioned in this episode ➝ Episode 64 — How to Actually Practice Words
If you want to remember and use the words from this episode, go back and listen to Episode 64. It shows you how to turn vocabulary into real speaking.
If you want to remember and use the words from this episode, go back and listen to Episode 64. It shows you how to turn vocabulary into real speaking.
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