Episode 14: Chat About Weather
This week on Slovak Sound Check we’re keeping it cool (or hot!) with everyday phrases for talking about the weather. Learn how to ask “Aké je počasie?” (What’s the weather like?), reply with simple sentences such as “Je teplo” (It’s warm), and master handy words for sunny, rainy, cloudy, and windy days. Plus, a quick grammar tip on why Slovak weather expressions don’t use a subject. Perfect small talk for heatwaves, cold snaps — or just breaking the ice!
Vocabulary
Aké je (dnes) počasie? = What is the weather (today)?
Je teplo. = It’s warm.
Je veľmi teplo. = It’s very warm.
Je horúco. = It’s hot.
Je zima. = It’s cold.
Je chladno. = It’s chilly / cold.
Je pekne. = It’s nice weather.
Je škaredo. = It’s bad weather.
Je slnečno. = It’s sunny.
Nie je slnečno. = It’s not sunny.
Je zamračené. = It’s cloudy.
Prší. = It’s raining.
vietor = wind
Je veterno. = It’s windy.
Fúka vietor. = The wind is blowing.
Recap
byť = to be
je = is (to be in the 3rd person sg.)
nie je = is not
ja som = I am
Bonuses
dnes = today
Note: In Slovak, the subject of a sentence is often silent because verbs are conjugated to indicate the person. This means we usually don’t need to explicitly say “I,” “you,” or “he/she” — the verb form tells us who is acting. However, when talking about the weather, there is no explicit subject at all. Instead, we usually use: third-person verbs on their own like in “Prší” (It is raining) or the third-person form of to be “je” + an adverb describing the weather as in “Je slnečno” (It is sunny), “Je zima” (It is cold) or “Je veterno” (It is windy).
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