How to Say ‘It's so cold today.’ in Traditional Chinese
今天好冷喔。
jīn tiān hǎo lěng ō
[jin tyan hǎo lěng oh]
💬 Usage Tip: 好 (hǎo) before an adjective means "so", and 冷 needs no 是. Swap in another adjective: 今天好熱喔 "It's so hot today."
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: The soft 喔 at the end is very Taiwanese. It makes the complaint sound friendly and chatty, which is perfect for opening small talk by the office coffee machine.
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jin tyan]
today
Refers to the current day; often used when talking about today's event or schedule.
今天的活動讓我更了解這家公司。
Today’s event helped me understand this company better.
好冷喔。
hǎo lěng ō
is so cold.
好 (hǎo) here means 'so' or 'very', and 冷 (lěng) means 'cold'. 喔 (o) is a friendly Taiwanese ending particle. 好 shifts to a second tone before the third tone 冷.
外面好冷喔。
It's so cold outside.
Words in this phrase
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
so; very
Before an adjective, 好 means 'so' or 'really' as an intensifier.
今天好冷！
It's so cold today!
冷
lěng
[lěng]
cold
Describes cold weather or a cold feeling.
外面很冷。
It's very cold outside.
喔
ō
[oh]
oh; sentence particle
A friendly final particle that softens the tone and sounds warm or casual.
到時候見喔。
See you then.
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