Weather & Climate

1. Es isch hüt heiss, gäll?

   It is hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   A typical way to start small talk; gäll is a casual question tag

   Grammar Note

   composed: gäll is only for familiar people; omit it in polite situations

2. Es gseht nach Räge uus.

   It looks like rain

   Usage

   Predicts the weather from the look of the sky

   Grammar Note

   composed: uussehe is a separable verb, and uus goes to the end

3. Es chunnt es Gwitter.

   A thunderstorm is coming

   Usage

   Used in summer around mountains and lakes when the weather turns

   Grammar Note

   composed: Gwitter is neuter; chunnt is the 3rd person singular of the verb for to come

4. Es isch hüt chüel, gäll?

   It is cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Small talk on a cool day, among familiar people

   Grammar Note

   composed: the initial k becomes ch, giving chüel

5. Wie isch de Wätterbricht?

   What is the weather forecast?

   Usage

   Asks about the forecast; Wätterbricht is the word used in Switzerland

   Grammar Note

   composed: Wätterbricht is masculine

6. Bruuche ich Sunnecrème?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   A question before going to the mountains or a lake

   Grammar Note

   composed: the question is formed by inversion; Crème keeps its accent as a loanword

7. Söll ich en Schirm mitnäh?

   Should I take an umbrella?

   Usage

   Asks whether rain gear is needed before going out

   Grammar Note

   composed: mitnäh means to take along

8. D Sunne isch hüt starch.

   The sun is strong today

   Usage

   Used when worried about sunburn

   Grammar Note

   composed: Sunne is feminine, so the article is d

9. Es rägnet.

   It is raining

   Usage

   A short sentence for when it rains

   Grammar Note

   composed: uses the impersonal es as the subject

10. Es schneit.

    It is snowing

    Usage

    A short sentence for when it snows

    Grammar Note

    composed: uses the impersonal es as the subject

11. de Räge

    Rain

    Usage

    A basic weather noun

    Grammar Note

    composed: Räge is masculine

12. de Schnee

    Snow

    Usage

    A basic noun for weather and winter mountains

    Grammar Note

    composed: Schnee is masculine

13. de Wind

    Wind

    Usage

    A basic weather noun

    Grammar Note

    composed: Wind is masculine

14. d Wolke

    Cloud

    Usage

    A noun for the look of the sky

    Grammar Note

    composed: Wolke is feminine

15. de Nebel

    Fog

    Usage

    A noun for the fog that often forms around lakes and mountains

    Grammar Note

    composed: Nebel is masculine

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