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How to Say ‘The weather was great.’ in German

Das Wetter war super.

dahs VET-er vah ZOO-per

[dahs VET-er vah ZOO-per]

Phrase Breakdown

Das Wetter

dahs VET-er

The weather

Neuter noun with 'das'. The 'W' is pronounced like English 'v': VET-ter.

Example

Das Wetter ist schlecht.

The weather is bad.

Words in this phrase

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.

war super.

vah ZOO-per

was great.

'Super' is common casual praise in German. Say it 'ZOO-per' with a German 's'.

Example

Das Essen war super.

The food was great.

Words in this phrase

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.

super

[ZOO-per]

great

Informal positive reaction meaning something is very good.

Example

Super, das passt perfekt in meinen Kalender.

Great, that fits perfectly in my calendar.

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