Phrase guide

how's the weather

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to inquire about the weather.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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phrase

Meaning 2

Indicating a change of subject to unimportant topics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ainu: タント シㇼピㇼカ シリ? (tanto sirpirka siri) — how's the weather?
  • Albanian: si është moti? — how's the weather?
  • Albanian: si është koha? — how's the weather?
  • Arabic: مَا هُوَ الطَّقْس؟ (mā huwa ṭ-ṭaqs?) — how's the weather?
  • Arabic: كَيْفَ حَالُ الطَّقْس؟ (kayfa ḥālu ṭ-ṭaqs?) — how's the weather?
  • Arabic: الجو عامل إزاي؟ (el-gaww ʕāmel ʔezzāy?) — how's the weather?
  • Armenian: ի՞նչ եղանակ է։ (inčʻ eġanak ē.) — how's the weather?
  • Azerbaijani: hava necədir? — how's the weather?
  • Belarusian: як надво́р'е? (jak nadvórʺje?) — how's the weather?
  • Belarusian: як паго́да? (jak pahóda?) — how's the weather?
  • Belarusian: яко́е надво́р'е? (jakóje nadvórʺje?) — how's the weather?
  • Belarusian: яка́я паго́да? (jakája pahóda?) — how's the weather?
  • Bengali: আবহাওয়া কেমন? (abohaōẇa kemon?) — how's the weather?
  • Bulgarian: как е вре́мето? (kak e vrémeto?) — how's the weather?
  • Bulgarian: какво́ е вре́мето? (kakvó e vrémeto?) — how's the weather?
  • Chinese Cantonese: 天氣點呀? /天气点呀? (tin1 hei3 dim2 aa3?) — how's the weather?
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天氣怎麽樣? /天气怎么样? (tiānqì zěnmeyàng?) — how's the weather?
  • Czech: jaké je počasí? — how's the weather?
  • Danish: hvordan er vejret? — how's the weather?
  • Dutch: hoe is het weer? — how's the weather?
  • Estonian: kuidas ilm on? — how's the weather?
  • Finnish: minkälainen sää on? — how's the weather?
  • French: comment est le temps — how's the weather?
  • French: quel temps fait-il — how's the weather?
  • Galician: que tempo vai? — how's the weather?
  • Georgian: როგორია ამინდი? (rogoria amindi?) — how's the weather?
  • German: wie ist das Wetter? — how's the weather?
  • Greek: πώς είναι ο καιρός; (pós eínai o kairós?) — how's the weather?
  • Hebrew: איך מזג האוויר? (ekh mézeg ha-avír?) — how's the weather?
  • Hindi: मौसम कैसा है? (mausam kaisā hai?) — how's the weather?
  • Hungarian: milyen az idő? — how's the weather?
  • Icelandic: hvernig er veðrið? — how's the weather?
  • Irish: conas atá an aimsir? — how's the weather?
  • Italian: che tempo fa? — how's the weather?
  • Japanese: 天気はどうですか (tenki wa dō desu ka?) — how's the weather?
  • Japanese: 天気はどう? (tenki wa dō?) — how's the weather?
  • Kazakh: ауа райы қандай? (aua raiy qandai?) — how's the weather?
  • Korean: 날씨는 어떻습니까? (nalssi-neun eotteoseumnikka?) — how's the weather?
  • Korean: 날씨는 어때요? (nalssi-neun eottaeyo?) — how's the weather?
  • Korean: 날씨 어때? (nalssi eottae?) — how's the weather?
  • Kyrgyz: аба ырайы кандай? (aba ırayı kanday?) — how's the weather?
  • Latvian: kāds ir laiks? — how's the weather?
  • Latvian: kādi ir laikapstākļi? — how's the weather?
  • Lithuanian: kaip oras? — how's the weather?
  • Lithuanian: koks oras? — how's the weather?
  • Macedonian: како е времето? (kako e vremeto?) — how's the weather?
  • Mongolian: цаг агаар ямар байна даа? (cag agaar jamar bajna daa?) — how's the weather?
  • Mongolian: цаг агаар ямар байна? (cag agaar jamar bajna?) — how's the weather?
  • Norman: quaï temps qu'i fait? — how's the weather?
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvordan er været? — how's the weather?
  • Pashto: هوا څنګه ده؟ (hawā śənga da?) — how's the weather?
  • Iranian Persian: هَوا چِطُورِه؟ (havâ četowre?) — how's the weather?
  • Polish: jaka jest pogoda? — how's the weather?
  • Portuguese: como está o tempo? — how's the weather?
  • Romanian: cum este vremea? — how's the weather?
  • Russian: как пого́да? (kak pogóda?) — how's the weather?
  • Russian: кака́я сейча́с пого́да? (kakája sejčás pogóda?) — how's the weather?
  • Russian: кака́я пого́да? (kakája pogóda?) — how's the weather?
  • Serbo-Croatian: какво је време? — how's the weather?
  • Serbo-Croatian: kakvo je vreme? — how's the weather?
  • Slovak: aké je počasie? — how's the weather?
  • Slovene: kakšno je vreme? — how's the weather?
  • Spanish: ¿qué tiempo hace? — how's the weather?
  • Spanish: ¿cómo está el tiempo? — how's the weather?
  • Swedish: hur är vädret? — how's the weather?
  • Swedish: vad är det för väder? — how's the weather?
  • Tajik: ҳаво чӣ хел аст? (havo či xel ast?) — how's the weather?
  • Tajik: ҳаво чӣ гуна аст? (havo či guna ast?) — how's the weather?
  • Lower Tanana: ye'ogw doxut'a — how's the weather?
  • Thai: อากาศเป็นยังไง (aa-gàat bpen yang-ngai) — how's the weather?
  • Turkish: hava nasıl? — how's the weather?
  • Turkmen: howa nähili? — how's the weather?
  • Ukrainian: як пого́да? (jak pohóda?) — how's the weather?
  • Ukrainian: яка́ пого́да? (jaká pohóda?) — how's the weather?
  • Unami: lapàn hèch? — how's the weather?
  • Urdu: مَوسَم کَیسا ہَے؟ (mausam kaisā hai?) — how's the weather?
  • Uyghur: ھاۋا قانداق؟ (hawa qandaq?) — how's the weather?
  • Uzbek: ob-havo qanday? — how's the weather?
  • Vietnamese: thời tiết thế nào? — how's the weather?
  • Welsh: sut mae'r tywydd? — how's the weather?