Weather and seasons D'Wieder
Small talk about the weather, the four seasons and what to wear.
By the end of this lesson you can
- Talk about the weather: rain, snow, sun, wind and temperature.
- Name the four seasons.
- Compare with méi … wéi and esou … wéi, and say what the weather will be with ginn.
22 words and phrases
- d'Wieder
- the weather
- d'Sonn
- the sun
- de Reen
- the rain
- de Schnéi
- the snow
- de Wand
- the wind
- de Niwwel
- the fog
- d'Wollek
- the cloud Plural: d'Wolleken.
- Et reent.
- It is raining.
- Et schneit.
- It is snowing.
- D'Sonn schéngt.
- The sun is shining.
- kal
- cold
- waarm
- warm
- hëtzeg
- hot
- niwweleg
- foggy
- Et sinn zwanzeg Grad.
- It is twenty degrees.
- d'Fréijoer
- spring
- de Summer
- summer
- den Hierscht
- autumn
- de Wanter
- winter
- Wéi ass d'Wieder haut?
- What is the weather like today?
- de Prabbeli
- the umbrella
- de Mantel
- the coat
Grammar
"Et" for the weather, "ginn" for what is coming
Weather sentences start with the impersonal "et": Et reent, Et ass kal, Et sinn zéng Grad.
To say what the weather will be, everyday Luxembourgish uses "ginn" (to become): Muer gëtt et waarm. (Tomorrow it will be warm.)
- Am Wanter schneit et heiansdo. — In winter it sometimes snows.
- Huel de Prabbeli mat, et reent. — Take the umbrella, it is raining.
Comparing: méi … wéi, esou … wéi
To say that something is more than something else, use méi before the adjective and wéi before the second part: Et ass méi kal wéi gëschter.
To say that two things are equal, use esou … wéi: Et ass esou kal wéi gëschter.
- Haut ass et méi kal wéi gëschter. — Today it is colder than yesterday.
- Et ass haut esou kal wéi gëschter. — Today it is as cold as yesterday.
- De Wanter ass méi kal wéi den Hierscht. — Winter is colder than autumn.
- Hei ass et méi waarm wéi am Wanter. — Here it is warmer than in winter.
Practice
14 exercises: multiple choice, typing, matching pairs and word order.