Dialogue
小华\uFF1A
Jīn今tiān天Běi北jīng京tiān天qì气zěn怎me么yàng样？How's the weather in Beijing today?
安娜\uFF1A
Qíng晴tiān天，fēi非cháng常hǎo好！Wǒ我jué觉de得bú不nà那me么rè热le了。Nǐ你nàr那ne儿呢？It's sunny, really nice! I feel it's not that hot anymore. How about your place?
小华\uFF1A
Yīn阴tiān天，yǒu有diǎn点màn儿fēng慢Wǒ风。jué我de觉tài得rè太le热bǐ了，Běi比jīng北rè京duō热le多了！It's overcast with a slow breeze. I feel it's too hot — much hotter than Beijing!
安娜\uFF1A
Shì是ma吗？Běi北jīng京kěn可éng能kuài快xià下yǔ雨le了。Wǒ我xī希wàng望míng明tiān天shì是qíng晴tiān天。Really? It might rain soon in Beijing. I hope tomorrow is sunny.
小华\uFF1A
Zhèr这wēn儿dù温tài度gāo太le高sān了，shí三bā十dù八Nǐ度！nàr你wēn那dù儿gāo温hái度shi高dī还是低？The temperature here is way too high — 38 degrees! Is the temperature high or low at your place?
安娜\uFF1A
Wǒ我zhèr这èr儿shí二wǔ十dù五bǐ度，nǐ比zhèr你dī这duō儿le低Zhè多yàng了。de这tiān样qì的zhēn天bú气cuò真不错！It's 25 degrees here, much lower than yours. This kind of weather is really nice!
小华\uFF1A
Míng明tiān天nǐ你nàr那kěn儿éng可shì能qíng是tiān晴hái天shi还yīn是tiān阴天？Might it be sunny or overcast at your place tomorrow?
安娜\uFF1A
Wǒ我jué觉de得kěn可éng能shì是qíng晴tiān天。Wǒ我xī希wàng望bú不yào要tài太rè热，yǒu有diǎn点fēng儿zuì风hǎo最好。I think it might be sunny. I hope it won't be too hot — a little breeze would be best.
小华\uFF1A
Zhèr这míng儿tiān明kěn天éng可hái能shi还zhè是me这rè么Wǒ热。jué我de觉tài得rè太le热fēi了，cháng非bù常hǎo不好。It might still be this hot here tomorrow. I feel it's too hot — really not good.
安娜\uFF1A
Wǒ我xī希wàng望nǐ你nàr那kuài儿xià快yǔ下nà雨，yàng那jiù样bú就nà不me那rè么le热了！I hope it rains soon at your place — that way it won't be so hot!
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
晴clear阴overcast (weather)高high快rapid慢slow远far近near最most比(particle used for comparison and "-er than")那么like that; in that way; to that extent这么so much那样that kind这样like this; this way; such可能might (happen)希望to wish for觉得to think非常unusual有点儿slightly太highest不错correct
View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
晴
阴
高
慢
远
近
最
比
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Simple comparisons with 比
Use A 比 B + adjective to compare two people or things.
所以 for therefore
Use 所以 after a cause clause to express the result or conclusion.
Degree with 那么/这么/太/有点儿
Use 那么, 这么 for degree comparison; 太 for excess; 有点儿 for slight negative degree.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write a short weather comparison between two places. Use 比 for at least one comparison, 觉得 for a personal opinion, and 这么 or 那么 for degree. Include a hope or wish (希望).
Frame
今天……是晴天/阴天。我觉得……。这儿比那儿……。我希望明天……。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used 比 to compare the weather in two places.
- \u2610 I used 觉得 to express a personal feeling.
- \u2610 I used 这么 or 那么 with an adjective for degree.
- \u2610 I included 希望 for a wish about future weather.