Japanese/Lessons/Introduction/Ii tenki desu ne/Talking about the weather

The Japanese commonly chat about the weather in idle conversation.

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(<time> は) <adjective>天気 ですね。

Words such as "いい" (good), "わるい" (bad), "あつい" (hot), あたたかい (warm), "すずしい" (cool), "さむい" (cold) and "ひどい" (terrible) are commonly used to describe the weather.

いいてんきですね。 — Nice weather, isn't it?

昨日、天気が寒かったです。 — Yesterday, the weather was cold.

Grammar Patterns

"~ですね。"

When "ね" is added after "です", it translates similarly to "isn't it?", or "eh?".

そうですね。

A phrase that usually translates to "it is, isn't it" in this context.

Examples

Japanese		English
としお:	きょうはいいてんきですね。	Toshio:	It's nice weather today, isn't it?
きみこ:	そうですね。	Kimiko:	It is, isn't it.