How to Say ‘How was the weather?’ in Japanese
天気はどうでしたか。
tenki wa dou deshi ta ka
[TEN-kee wah dou DEH-shee tah kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Put any topic before はどうでしたか。 to ask how it went: 旅行はどうでしたか。 "How was the trip?"
Phrase Breakdown
天気は
tenki wa
the weather
天気 (tenki) means 'weather'. は (wa) marks it as the topic.
天気はいいです。
The weather is nice.
Words in this phrase
天気
tenki
[TEN-kee]
weather
The condition of the sky and air on a given day.
今日はいい天気です。
The weather is nice today.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
どうでしたか。
dou deshi ta ka
how was it?
Asks about something in the past. Lengthen 'dou'.
テストはどうでしたか。
How was the test?
Words in this phrase
どう
dou
[dou]
how
Interrogative pro-adverb used to ask about manner or state.
どうしたらいいですか？
What should I do?
でし
deshi
[DEH-shee]
was (polite copula stem)
Stem of the polite copula です in its past form, combined with た to make でした.
昨日は雨でした。
It was rainy yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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