How to Say “It’s cold / chilly.” in Japanese

How do you say “It’s cold.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

It’s cold / chilly.

寒いね。

 samuine

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

寒いですね。

 samui desune

Pronunciation

If you want to say “It’s cold today.”, just add “今日 (kyou)” to the beginning of the sentence :

今日寒いね。

 kyou* samuine

*We pronounce “kyou” like “kyō”.

“今日 (kyou)” means “today”.

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

今日寒いですね。

 kyou samui desune


今日
today

寒いね
it’s cold