Getting ready for cloudy weather | Learn German in English

German lesson set in a contemporary Berlin everyday setting: Before a walk, two adults talk about cloudy, windy weather and getting a coat and hat before going outside..

EN → DE / Level: A1

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Use Getting ready for cloudy weather to practice German conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Draußen sieht es wolkig aus.

DROW-sen zeet ess VOL-khikh OWS. It looks cloudy outside.
B

Nimm einen warmen Mantel mit.

NIM EYE-nen VAR-men MAN-tl MIT. Take a warm coat with you.
A

Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an?

FOYLT zikh dair VINT KALT AHN? Does the wind feel cold?
B

Heute ist es kalt und windig.

HOY-tuh ist ess KALT oont VIN-dikh. It is cold and windy today.
A

Ich brauche auch meinen Hut.

ikh BROW-khuh OWKH MY-nen HOOT. I need my hat too.
B

Er ist neben der Tür.

air ist NAY-ben dair TEWR. It is by the door.
A

Ich ziehe ihn an, bevor ich gehe.

ikh TSEE-uh een AHN, beh-FOHR ikh GAY-uh. I will put it on before I leave.
B

Dann bist du für den Spaziergang bereit.

DAHN bist doo FEWR dayn SHPAHT-tsee-rahng beh-RITE. Then you will be ready for the walk.

Word by Word

Draußen Draußen means outside in Draußen sieht es wolkig aus. It gives the location of the weather being described and is useful when talking about conditions outside before going out.
sieht sieht contributes the meaning looks in Draußen sieht es wolkig aus. Together with aus, it describes how something appears; use this expression when giving an impression about the weather or another situation.
es es is the it in Draußen sieht es wolkig aus and refers to the conditions outside rather than to a named object. It appears in the reusable weather pattern Es sieht ... aus, which describes how something appears.
wolkig wolkig describes the sky or weather as cloudy in Draußen sieht es wolkig aus. Use it when describing cloudy conditions before deciding what to wear or do outside.
aus aus completes the meaning of sieht in Draußen sieht es wolkig aus, so the whole expression says that it looks cloudy. It comes at the end of this expression and is useful when describing an appearance.
Nimm Nimm tells one person to take something in Nimm einen warmen Mantel mit. It is used for direct advice or an instruction, such as telling someone to take clothing before going outside.
einen einen means a or an before Mantel in Nimm einen warmen Mantel mit. It belongs with the following description and noun; use the same position before an item that someone should take.
warmen warmen describes the Mantel as warm in Nimm einen warmen Mantel mit. It stands between einen and Mantel, and this phrase is useful when recommending suitable clothing for cold weather.
Mantel Mantel means coat in Nimm einen warmen Mantel mit. It is the clothing item being recommended, so the phrase is useful when advising someone what to take for a walk in cold weather.
mit mit completes Nimm einen warmen Mantel mit and adds the meaning along or with you. In this instruction, the item comes before mit; use the expression when telling someone to take an item along.
Fühlt Fühlt begins the question Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an? and contributes the idea of feeling. Together with sich and an, the question asks how the wind feels, so it is useful when checking the effect of weather.
sich sich is the reflexive element in Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an? and connects the feeling back to the wind. It is part of the expression for asking how something feels, useful when checking a weather condition.
der der introduces Wind in der Wind and means the in Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an? It is used here before the noun being asked about, when referring to the wind as a known weather feature.
Wind Wind means wind in Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an? It is the weather feature whose temperature is being checked, and it can be used in questions or statements about outdoor conditions.
kalt kalt describes the wind as cold in Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an? and the weather as cold in Heute ist es kalt und windig. Use it to describe a cold sensation or cold weather before going outside.
an an completes the expression Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an? and helps form the question about how the wind feels. It appears at the end of this expression, so keep it there when asking about a sensation.
Heute Heute means today in Heute ist es kalt und windig. It places the weather description in the current day and is useful when talking about today's conditions.
ist ist says that the weather has the stated condition in Heute ist es kalt und windig. It connects es with descriptions such as kalt and windig, useful for making a simple weather statement.
und und joins kalt and windig in Heute ist es kalt und windig. It links two descriptions of the same weather, useful when reporting more than one condition together.
windig windig describes the weather as windy in Heute ist es kalt und windig. Use it with other weather descriptions when explaining why someone may need a coat or hat.
Ich Ich means I in Ich brauche auch meinen Hut. It identifies the speaker as the person who needs the hat, and it is useful when stating your own needs before leaving.
brauche brauche means need in Ich brauche auch meinen Hut. It is followed by the item that is needed, so use Ich brauche before naming something you require.
auch auch means also or too in Ich brauche auch meinen Hut. It adds the hat to something already relevant in the conversation, and it appears before the item being added.
meinen meinen marks Hut as belonging to the speaker in Ich brauche auch meinen Hut. It comes directly before Hut and is useful when identifying the speaker's own item.
Hut Hut means hat in Ich brauche auch meinen Hut. It is the extra item the speaker needs for the windy weather, useful when discussing clothing for going outside.
Er Er means it here in Er ist neben der Tür and refers back to the masculine noun Hut. It lets the speaker mention the hat again without repeating the noun when locating it.
neben neben means beside or by in Er ist neben der Tür. It shows the hat's location in relation to the door, and the pattern neben der Tür is useful when giving a nearby location.
Tür Tür means door in Er ist neben der Tür. It is the landmark used to locate the hat, useful when telling someone where to find an item before leaving.
ziehe ziehe is the verb part of Ich ziehe ihn an and contributes the action of putting on clothing. Together with an, it means put on; use the expression when describing getting dressed before going outside.
ihn ihn stands for the hat in Ich ziehe ihn an, so the speaker does not repeat Hut. It appears before an and is useful when the item being put on has already been mentioned.
bevor bevor means before in bevor ich gehe. It introduces the action that must happen first, useful when explaining that one action will be completed before leaving.
gehe gehe means go or leave in bevor ich gehe. It describes the speaker's departure and is useful in the expression bevor ich gehe when preparing to leave.
Dann Dann means then in Dann bist du für den Spaziergang bereit. It introduces the result after the coat and hat are dealt with, useful when explaining what will happen next.
bist bist means are in Dann bist du für den Spaziergang bereit. It describes the person's state as ready, and the phrase is useful when confirming that someone can now go.
du du means you when speaking directly to one person in Dann bist du für den Spaziergang bereit. It identifies the person being reassured or addressed, useful in a direct conversation about getting ready.
für für means for in für den Spaziergang bereit and marks what the person is ready for. Use it before an activity or event when describing readiness for that activity.
den den introduces Spaziergang in für den Spaziergang. It belongs to the phrase naming the specific walk, useful when referring to the planned activity someone is preparing for.
Spaziergang Spaziergang means walk in für den Spaziergang bereit. It names the outdoor activity for which the person is getting ready, useful when discussing a planned walk.
bereit bereit means ready in Dann bist du für den Spaziergang bereit. It describes the person's state after putting on the needed clothing, useful when confirming readiness for an activity.

Grammar Points

Trennbare Verben: Präfix am Satzende

Ich ziehe meinen Mantel an.

ikh TSEE-uh MY-nen MAN-tl AHN.

I put on my coat.

Bei trennbaren Verben steht der erste Teil im Hauptsatz am Ende: ziehe ... an.

bevor + Nebensatz: Verb am Ende

Bevor ich gehe, ziehe ich meinen Mantel an.

beh-FOHR ikh GAY-uh, TSEE-uh ikh MY-nen MAN-tl AHN.

Before I leave, I put on my coat.

Nach „bevor“ steht das konjugierte Verb im Nebensatz am Ende: bevor ich gehe.

German Vocabulary

aussehen verb
OWS-zay-en to look, to appear sieht ... aus

Draußen sieht es wolkig aus.

brauchen verb
BROW-khen to need brauche

Ich brauche auch meinen Hut.

draußen adv
DROW-sen outside

Draußen sieht es wolkig aus.

heute adv
HOY-tuh today

Heute ist es kalt und windig.

kalt adj
KALT cold

Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an?

Mantel noun
MAN-tl coat

Nimm einen warmen Mantel mit.

mitnehmen verb
MIT-nay-men to take with you Nimm ... mit

Nimm einen warmen Mantel mit.

sich anfühlen verb
zikh AHN-FOY-len to feel Fühlt sich ... an

Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an?

warm adj
VARM warm warmen

Nimm einen warmen Mantel mit.

Wind noun
VINT wind

Fühlt sich der Wind kalt an?

windig adj
VIN-dikh windy

Heute ist es kalt und windig.

wolkig adj
VOL-khikh cloudy

Draußen sieht es wolkig aus.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

It looks cloudy outside.

Show AnswerDraußen sieht es wolkig aus.

Take a warm coat with you.

Show AnswerNimm einen warmen Mantel mit.

Does the wind feel cold?

Show AnswerFühlt sich der Wind kalt an?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

wind

Show AnswerWind

warm

Show Answerwarmen

outside

Show Answerdraußen

cloudy

Show Answerwolkig