by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “What’s the weather like today?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
What’s the weather like today?
今日天気どう？
kyou tenki dou*
*We do not clearly pronounce the vowels in the middle and at the end of a word. We pronounce “kyou” like “kyō”, “dou” like “dō”.
- what’s … like? ＝ … どう？ dou
- the weather ＝ 天気 tenki
- today ＝ 今日 kyou
今日
today
＋
天気
the weather
＋
どう
what’s … like
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
今日天気どうですか？
kyou tenki doudesuka