How to Say ‘It's so cold today.’ in Simplified Chinese
今天好冷啊。
jīn tiān hǎo lěng a
[jeen-tyen hǎo lěng ah]
💬 Usage Tip: 好 before an adjective here means "so", not "good", and 啊 at the end adds feeling. Swap the adjective: 今天好热啊 "it's so hot today".
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
好冷啊。
hǎo lěng a
so cold!
好 (hǎo) here means 'so, very' + 冷 (lěng) 'cold' + 啊 (a), a particle for exclamations. 好 and 冷 are both third tone, so 好 rises: háo lěng a.
外面好冷啊！
It's so cold outside!
Words in this phrase
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
so; very
Used before adjectives as an intensifier meaning 'so' or 'very'.
今天好冷。
It's so cold today.
冷
lěng
[lěng]
cold
Low in temperature; describes weather or a place feeling chilly.
今天外面很冷。
It's very cold outside today.
啊
a
[ah]
ah; oh; a sentence particle
A particle used to soften tone, show surprise, or make speech sound more natural.
真的啊，我还以为你只是随便说说。
Really? I thought you were just saying it casually.
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