German · Hausflur / Smalltalk
A neighbour in the stairwell starts chatting about the weather: what to say in German
A neighbour in the stairwell starts a chat about the weather.
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How it's done. Germans like to chat to neighbours about the weather: Schönes Wetter heute is a polite greeting; in the north people say Moin, in the south Grüß Gott or Servus.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Guten Morgen! Schönes Wetter heute, oder?GOO-tayn MOR-gayn! SHYOH-nes VEH-tuh KHOY-teh, OH-duh?
Good morning! Lovely weather today, isn't it?
They might also say:
Morgen! Das Wetter ist heute herrlich.
MOR-gayn! Dahs VEH-tuh eest KHOY-teh KHEHR-leekh.
Morning! The weather is glorious today.
YOU REPLY
Ja, endlich Sonne!
Yah, AYN-dleekh ZOH-neh!
Yes, finally some sun!
Or say:Ja, es ist sehr schön heute.
Yah, es eest zehr shyohn KHOY-teh.
THEY SAY
Gestern hat es noch den ganzen Tag geregnet.GES-tehrn khaht es nokh dayn GAHN-tsayn tahk geh-REG-net.
Yesterday it was still raining all day.
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YOU REPLY
Ja, das war grau. Heute ist es viel besser.
Yah, dahs vahr grow. KHOY-teh eest es feel BEH-suh.
Yes, that was grey. Today is much better.
THEY SAY
Dann einen schönen Tag noch!Dahn IGH-nayn SHYOH-nayn tahk nokh!
Then have a nice day!
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YOU FINISH
Danke, Ihnen auch!
DAHN-keh, EE-nayn owkh!
Thank you, you too!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Morgen
MOR-gayn
noun
morning
Schönes
SHYOH-nes
adjective
nice
Wetter
VEH-tuh
noun
weather
heute
KHOY-teh
adverb
today
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
23 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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