Glossary |
das Wetter (-) |
weather |
wie ist das Wetter? |
what's the weather like? |
heiß |
hot |
trocken |
dry |
der Winter |
winter |
im Winter |
in winter |
neblig |
foggy; misty |
in der Nacht |
in the night |
ab und zu |
now and then |
das Glatteis |
(black) ice |
sich etwas vorstellen |
We have already met the verb "vorstellen" when it takes a direct object and means "to introduce somebody". When it takes a reflexive pronoun in the dative case however it means "to imagine something". |
der Frühling |
spring |
im Frühling |
in spring |
warm |
warm |
stürmisch |
stormy |
der Herbst |
autumn |
im Herbst |
in autumn |
kühl |
cool; cold |
wolkig |
cloudy |
fast |
almost |
die ganze Zeit |
the whole time |
der Regen |
rain |
schlecht |
bad |
mild |
mild |
sonnig |
sunny |
windig |
windy |
die Wolke (-n) |
cloud |
der Grad (-e) |
degree |
wie viel Grad sind es? |
"What is the temperature?" Literally: "How many degrees is it?" |
weiß ich nicht |
don't know |
wohl |
probably |
etwa |
approximately |
hoffentlich |
hopefully |
sich etwas anhören |
This means "to listen to something". The thing that you are listening to is in the accusative case, whereas the reflexive pronoun referring back to the person doing the listening is in the dative case. |
die Wettervorhersage (-n) |
weather forecast |
das Radio |
radio |
im Radio |
on the radio |
anmachen (sep.) |
This means "to switch on". It is a separable verb. |
bis morgen abend |
until tomorrow evening |
der Norden |
the north |
im Norden |
in the north |
der Regenschauer (-) |
rain shower |
stark |
This normally means "strong", but when used in weather phrases it can also mean "heavy". |
bewölkt |
cloudy |
stark bewölkt |
with heavy clouds |
das Gewitter (-) |
(thunder-)storm |
der Wind (-e) |
wind |
der Nordosten |
the north-east |
aus Nordost |
This means "from the north-east". Note that the shorter form of the part of the compass without "-en" is used in this construction. |
die Mitte (-n) |
middle; centre |
in der Mitte |
in the middle (i.e. between North and South Germany) |
bedeckt |
overcast |
wiederholt |
repeatedly |
der Tropfen (-) |
drop |
schwach |
weak |
der Osten |
the east |
der Südosten |
the south-east |
aus Ost bis Südost |
from the east to the south-east |
Süddeutschland |
This means "South Germany". The shorter form of the part of the compass is used in the compound noun. |
heiter |
fine; clear |
trocken |
dry |
der Niederschlag (pl. -schläge) |
This means "precipitation". It is used very commonly in weather forecasts but not in conversational German. |
die Temperatur (-en) |
temperature |
die Höchsttemperatur (-en) |
This means "highest temperature". It is often used in the plural in weather forecasts. |
das Sendegebiet (-e) |
broadcast area (i.e. the area to which the radio station is broadcasting) |
die Tiefsttemperatur (-en) |
This means "lowest temperature". It is often used in the plural in weather forecasts. |
in der Nacht zum Montag |
This literally means "in the night to Monday", but equates to "Sunday night and early Monday morning". |
der Gefrierpunkt |
This means "freezing point". You might also hear "null Grad" used to translate this. |
um den Gefrierpunkt |
around the freezing point |
Norddeutschland |
North Germany |
leicht |
light |
der Frost |
frost |
minus drei Grad |
minus three degrees |
vereinzelt |
isolated; occasional |
der Gewitterschauer (-) |
thundery shower |