How to Say ‘It looks like it might snow.’ in Japanese
雪が降りそうです。
yuki ga furi sou desu
[yoo-KEE ga foo-REE sou dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Weather that "falls" takes が: 雨が降る "it rains", 雪が降る "it snows".
Phrase Breakdown
雪が
yuki ga
snow (subject)
雪 (yuki) means 'snow'. が (ga) marks the subject. The 'u' in yuki is soft.
雪がきれいです。
The snow is beautiful.
Words in this phrase
雪
yuki
[yoo-KEE]
snow
Noun for snow; common in winter weather talk.
雪がたくさん降りました。
A lot of snow fell.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
降りそうです。
furi sou desu
looks like it will fall
降りそう (furisō) means 'seems about to fall'. The Japanese 'fu' is made with lightly rounded lips, not by touching your teeth.
夜に降りそうです。
It looks like it'll fall tonight.
Words in this phrase
降り
furi
[foo-REE]
fall (rain, snow)
Stem of 降る, used for precipitation falling from the sky.
雨が降りそうですね。
It looks like it will rain.
そう
sou
[sou]
seems like; looks like
Added to a verb stem to show something appears likely or seems that way.
この会社は自分に合いそうです。
This company seems like it would suit me.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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