Open Class Chinese - Daily Mandarin-

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Talk About Weather

People often love to talk about the weather, it is always a good way of breaking the ice especially when starting a conversation. It is quite the same in China. Let us see how to use Mandarin to talk about weather to kick started your conversation whenever necessary as follows.

Warm Up

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Listen to conversation

Chen Wei is walking in the park with Jia Jia after lunch. Watch below video and listen to their conversation.

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Play the audio track

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Talk About Weather

今 天 天 气 真 好 ！

jīn tiān tiān qì zhēn hǎo！

The weather is so good today！

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Talk About Weather

来 公 园  散 散 步  ， 多 舒 服 啊 ！

lái ɡōnɡ yuán sàn sàn bù ， duō shū fu a ！

It is very comfortable to have a walk in the park!

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Talk About Weather

是 啊 ！ 昨 天 明 明 还 下 着 大 雨 ，

shì a ！ zuó tiān mínɡ mínɡ hái xià zhe dà yǔ ，

What! Yesterday, it was still raining heavily,

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Talk About Weather

今 天 就 出 大 太 阳 了！

jīn tiān jiù chū dà tài yánɡ le！

but the sun is shining today!

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Talk About Weather

天 气 预 报 说 ， 今 天 天 气 晴 朗 呢.

tiān qì yù bào shuō ， jīn tiān tiān qì qínɡ lǎnɡ ne.

The weather forecast said that the weather is sunny today.

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Talk About Weather

你 一 直 撑 着 雨 伞 干 嘛 ?

nǐ yì zhí chēnɡ zhe yú sǎn ɡàn mɑ?

Why don’t you still hold with an umbrella?

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Talk About Weather

太 阳 那 么 大 ， 我 怕 晒 黑  !

tài yánɡ nà me dà ， wǒ pà shài hēi！

The sunlight is so bright, I am afraid of getting tanned.