by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Is it raining?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Is it raining?
雨降ってる?
ame futteru
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
雨降ってますか?
ame futtemasuka
Pronunciation
If someone asks you “雨降ってる?” and if it is raining, you answer like this :
降ってるよ
futteruyo
Or politely :
降ってます
futtemasu
If it is not raining, you answer :
降ってないよ
futtenaiyo
Or politely :
降ってないです
futtenaidesu