How to Say “What’s the temperature?” in Japanese

How do you say “What’s the temperature?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

What’s the temperature?

いま何度くらい？

　ima nando kurai

• what’s …?　＝　… は何？　wa nani
• the temperature　＝　温度　ondo

The literal translation of “What’s the temperature?” is “温度は何？(ondowa nani)”, but “いま何度くらい？” sounds more natural.

“いま (ima)” means “now”, “くらい (kurai)” means “about”.

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

いま何度くらいですか？

　ima nando kuraidesuka

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