Vietnamese · KNLTV Bậc 1 (A1) · Chapter 28
Thời tiết và mùaWeather and seasons
Weather vocabulary: thời tiết, trời, nóng, lạnh, mưa, nắng, gió, mùa, mùa hè, mùa đông. Key grammar: say the weather with "Trời + adjective" (no "là") — "Trời nóng" (it is hot), "Trời lạnh" (it is cold) — and "Trời mưa" (it is raining), "Trời nắng" (it is sunny). The subject of weather is "trời" (the sky), not "nó" (it). English speakers, used to "it's hot", tend to use "nó" — "Nó nóng" ✗ → "Trời nóng" ✓. Tone corner: "nóng" (sắc) vs "lạnh" (nặng), and "trời" (huyền).
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Nó nóng? Trời nóng?— Nó nóng? or Trời nóng?
- NamTom ơi, hôm nay thời tiết thế nào?Tom, how is the weather today?
- TomNó nóng. Và nó nắng.It is hot. And it is sunny. (slip: Vietnamese weather uses "trời", not "nó" → "Trời nóng. Trời nắng.")
- NamDùng "trời", không dùng "nó": "Trời nóng. Trời nắng."Use "trời", not "nó": "Trời nóng. Trời nắng."
- TomÀ, hôm nay trời nóng và nắng.Ah, today it is hot and sunny.
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Mùa hè ở đây thế nào?— What is summer like here?
- LinhMùa hè ở đây thời tiết thế nào?What is the weather like here in summer?
- TomMùa hè trời nóng và nắng. Tôi thích mùa hè.In summer it is hot and sunny. I like summer.
- LinhCòn mùa đông thì sao?And what about winter?
- TomMùa đông trời lạnh và hay mưa.In winter it is cold and it often rains.
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- thời tiết
nounweather
- trời
nounsky (subject of weather)
- nóng
adjectivehot
- lạnh
adjectivecold
- mưa
nounrain
- nắng
nounsunshine, sunny
- gió
nounwind
- mùa
nounseason
- mùa hè
nounsummer
- mùa đông
nounwinter
Grammar
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Weather: "Trời nóng" (the subject is "trời")
Explanation
In Vietnamese, the subject of weather is "trời" (the sky). Say "Trời nóng" (it is hot), "Trời lạnh" (it is cold), "Trời mưa" (it is raining), "Trời nắng" (it is sunny) — the adjective or noun goes right after "trời", with NO "là". Add a time at the front: "Hôm nay trời nóng" (today it is hot), "Mùa đông trời lạnh" (in winter it is cold). English speakers, used to "it's hot", tend to translate "it" as "nó" — "Nó nóng" ✗. But Vietnamese uses "trời", not "nó", for weather: "Trời nóng" ✓. Ask with "Thời tiết thế nào?" or "Trời thế nào?" (how is the weather?).
Examples
- Hôm nay trời nóng.It is hot today.
- Trời mưa rồi.It is raining now.
- Mùa đông trời lạnh.In winter it is cold.
- Thời tiết hôm nay thế nào? — Trời nắng.How is the weather today? — It is sunny.
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Thanh điệu: "nóng" khác "lạnh"— Tones: "nóng" vs "lạnh"
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