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How to Say ‘How was the weather in the Harz?’ in German

Wie war das Wetter im Harz?

vee vah dahs VET-er im harts

[vee vah dahs VET-er im harts]

Phrase Breakdown

Wie war das Wetter

vee vah dahs VET-er

How was the weather

A common small-talk question.

Example

Wie war das Wetter gestern?

How was the weather yesterday?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

how

Question word asking about manner or state.

Example

Wie geht es dir?

How are you?

war

[vah]

was

Past tense of 'is', used to describe something that happened or existed in the past.

Example

Er war ein großer Krieger.

He was a great warrior.

das

[dahs]

the

Definite article used with the noun 'Gespräch.'

Example

Das Gespräch hat mir neue Einblicke gegeben.

The conversation gave me new insights.

Wetter

[VET-er]

weather

Neuter noun (das Wetter); a common small-talk topic.

Example

Das Wetter ist heute schön.

The weather is nice today.

im Harz?

im harts

in the Harz?

This gives the location. Raise your voice at the end because it is a question.

Example

Warst du schon im Harz?

Have you been to the Harz?

Words in this phrase

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Harz

[harts]

the Harz (mountains)

A low mountain range in central Germany.

Example

Im Harz gibt es viele Wanderwege.

There are many hiking trails in the Harz.

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