58 [✐1] It's strange weather, isn't it?

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

[✐1.Adagio]
Note: Japanese people are generally not good at small talk, but even if they don’t know each other well, they might have a small chat with neighbours or people working in the same building. "Weather" is always a good topic to start with!
[00: 07]Hello everyone. Let’s talk about the weather today.
Repeat after me

[00:14]

1. It’s a good weather today, isn’t it?

(Lit.: Today is a good weather, isn’t it?)

2. It’s clear/sunshiny/fine today, isn’t it?

3. It’s warm today, isn’t it?

4. It’s cloudy today, isn’t it?

5. It’s cold today, isn’t it?

6. It’s cool today,isn’t it?

[01:08]

You have no problem so far, right?

Repeat after me

[01:14]

1. It’s hot every day, isn’t it.

2. It’s hot and humid/muggy today, isn’t it?

3. It’s raining a lot, isn’t it?

4. It’s a strong wind, isn’t it?

5. It will be snow tomorrow, won’t it?

6. It’s strange weather, isn’t it?

[02:15]

Then, let’s answer as follows.

For example,

[02:19]

How is the weather there?

here rain

→ It rains (it’s raining) here.

OK?

[02:29]

1. How is the weather there?

here, hot

→ It’s hot here.

2. How is the weather there?

nice weather

→ It’s nice weather here.

3. How is the weather there?

here, very cold

→ It’s very cold here.

[03:27]

4. How is the weather there?

today, muggy

→ It’s muggy today.

5. How is the weather there?

since yesterday, rain

→ It’s been raining since yesterday.

6. How is the weather there?

nice weather, but cold/chilly at night

→ It’s nice weather, but cold at night.

[04:36]

Now, let’s make a sentence in past form.

For example,

it rains, yesterday

→ It rained yesterday.

Ready?

[04:49]

1. It snows, yesterday

→ It snowed yesterday.

2. It’s hot, last week

→ It was hot last week.

3. It’s chilly, this morning

→ It was chilly this morning.

4. It’s clear, in the morning

→ It was clear in the morning.

[06:06]

Next comes Dialogue.

In the office building, Tomoko san(A) dashed and got in the elevator just before the door closed. A man(B) inside asked what floor she wanted to go to and pressed the elevator button for her. They had a little conversation about the weather.

[06:27]

A: Ah, I made it.

B: Which floor (would you like to go)?

A: 9th floor please. Thank you.

B: Sure, 9th floor… It’s muggy today, isn’t it?

A: Yeah, and it was very windy yesterday, wasn’t it?

B: It will be heavy rain tomorrow.

A: Really? It’s a strange weather recently, isn’t it?

Repeat after me

[06:55]

1. 9th floor please.

2. It’s muggy today, isn’t it?

3. It was very windy yesterday, wasn’t it?

4. It will be heavy rain tomorrow.

5. It’s a strange weather recently, isn’t it?

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Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.