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Weather forecast in German

The radio at Bäckerei Krause is on the weather. Priya wants tomorrow's forecast, not what it is doing now.

Renate already has a Schirm on the counter. Anton sits in a linen shirt, dressed as if July never left.

By the end, you'll ask if it will rain tomorrow, read a chance of rain, and pass on an umbrella reminder.

Keep today's weather for another lesson. This page is only the forecast.

By the end of this lesson

Ask about tomorrow's weather, read a rain forecast, and remind someone to take an umbrella.

  • Wird es morgen regnen?Will it rain tomorrow?
  • Wie wird das Wetter morgen?What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?
  • Es soll kälter werden.It's supposed to get colder.
  • Die Regenwahrscheinlichkeit ist hoch.There's a high chance of rain.
  • Nimm einen Schirm mit.Take an umbrella.
  • Morgen werden es zwölf Grad.Tomorrow it will be twelve degrees.

Scene — the bakery radio

Morning at the bakery. The radio talks through the forecast while Renate wipes the counter.

A folded Schirm sits next to the till. Anton is in his linen shirt, as if it were still July. His Milchkaffee sits full beside him.

Renate wipes the counter as Priya waits nearby and Anton sits beside his untouched Milchkaffee while the radio carries the forecast.

Learn — rain tomorrow

Six lines cover tomorrow's rain, the forecast, a chance of rain, twelve degrees, and an umbrella reminder.

You'll ask first, then you'll hear the answer.

  1. Anton turns toward the wet bakery window, his full Milchkaffee still untouched beside him.

    Wird es morgen regnen?

    Will it rain tomorrow?

    When to use it: Ask this when you want to know if rain is coming tomorrow.

    Wird starts the yes/no question; regnen comes at the end.

  2. Priya leans toward Renate across the counter to ask what tomorrow’s weather will be like.

    Wie wird das Wetter morgen?

    What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?

    When to use it: Ask this for tomorrow's forecast, not for the weather today.

    Ask with wird in second place, then the rest of the question.

  3. Renate turns up the small radio as it lists the towns in the forecast.

    Es soll kälter werden.

    It's supposed to get colder.

    When to use it: Use this when the forecast says the air will turn colder.

    Soll here reports what the radio says, not an order.

    Say it: The ä in kälter sounds like eh, not ah.

  4. Renate looks toward the rain on the window while giving Priya the rain forecast.

    Die Regenwahrscheinlichkeit ist hoch.

    There's a high chance of rain.

    When to use it: Say this when the forecast gives a strong chance of rain.

    Learn this long rain-chance word as one piece.

    Say it: Stress the first part, Regen, in this long word.

  5. Renate slides the folded umbrella toward Priya after Priya discovers her backpack has none.

    Nimm einen Schirm mit.

    Take an umbrella.

    When to use it: Tell a friend to take an umbrella with them.

    The prefix mit stands at the end of the clause.

    Say it: Schirm starts with the sh sound, not s.

  6. Anton remains beside his untouched Milchkaffee as the radio continues the forecast.

    Morgen werden es zwölf Grad.

    Tomorrow it will be twelve degrees.

    When to use it: Give tomorrow's temperature when you hear it on the radio.

    Werden sits in second place after the time word Morgen.

    Say it: The ö in zwölf is a rounded eh sound.

Story — the Schirm on the counter

The radio is on. Priya wants tomorrow, and Renate already has a Schirm ready.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.

  1. The radio lists the towns. Renate turns it up a little.
  2. RenateGuten Morgen.Good morning.
  3. PriyaGuten Morgen.Good morning.
  4. PriyaWie wird das Wetter morgen?What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?
  5. RenateEs soll kälter werden.It's supposed to get colder.
  6. Anton looks down at his linen shirt, then at the wet window.
  7. PriyaWird es morgen regnen?Will it rain tomorrow?
  8. RenateDie Regenwahrscheinlichkeit ist hoch.There's a high chance of rain.
  9. AntonMorgen werden es zwölf Grad.Tomorrow it will be twelve degrees.
  10. Priya opens her backpack. There is no Schirm inside.
  11. RenateWarum hast du keinen Schirm dabei?Why don't you have an umbrella with you?
  12. PriyaWeil ich den Schirm vergessen habe.Because I forgot my umbrella.
  13. RenateNimm einen Schirm mit.Take an umbrella.
  14. Anton still does not touch his Milchkaffee.

Practice — tomorrow's forecast

Ten short exercises wait here. You'll listen, fill a gap, build a line, and swap a word.

They stay on tomorrow's forecast, not today's weather.

0 of 10 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    German

    Wird es morgen regnen?Drop the English here
    Wie wird das Wetter morgen?Drop the English here
    Es soll kälter werden.Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its German, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    You want the full forecast for tomorrow, not only whether it will rain.

  4. Pick the reply

    Renate says:

    Warum hast du keinen Schirm dabei?

    Why don't you have an umbrella with you?

    And you reply with:

  5. Fill the gap

    There's a high chance of rain.

    Die Regenwahrscheinlichkeit ist ____.

  6. What does it mean?

    Es soll kälter werden.

  7. Build the line

    Take an umbrella.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  8. Swap the word

    The radio just gave tomorrow's temperature: twelve degrees.

    Morgen werden es ____ Grad.

  9. Find the mistake

  10. What do you say?

    It is morning at the bakery. Greet Renate as you come in.

Say it — ask the radio

Now you're Priya at the bakery, listening to the radio with Renate. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak.

Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. RenateGuten Morgen.Good morning.
  2. Priya (you)Ask her about the weather tomorrow.

    Wie wird das Wetter morgen?

    What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?

0 of 6 said

Recap — what you can say now

GermanEnglish
Wird es morgen regnen?Will it rain tomorrow?
Wie wird das Wetter morgen?What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?
Es soll kälter werden.It's supposed to get colder.
Die Regenwahrscheinlichkeit ist hoch.There's a high chance of rain.
Nimm einen Schirm mit.Take an umbrella.
Morgen werden es zwölf Grad.Tomorrow it will be twelve degrees.
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