Saturday morning. Tuss is up first and wakes Mamma Mi. Pappa Bao is still asleep, and outside the window everything is white.

Tuss
Mamma, titta! Snö!
Mum, look! Snow!
Mamma Mi
Oj! Inget regn, ingen sol. Bara snö och moln.
Oh! No rain, no sun. Just snow and clouds.
Tuss
Och det blåser. Brr! Kallt ute, varmt inne!
And it’s windy. Brr! Cold outside, warm inside!
Nya ord · New words · Kapitel 9

Vädret: the weather

Listen to each word and look at how it’s used. Practice comes right after.

  • ett väder
    weather

    Olle’s tip: ä sounds like “air”: väder = VAIR-der.

    Bra väder idag! Nice weather today!

    In real life (2)
    • small talk at work

      Hur blir vädret i helgen? What will the weather be like at the weekend?

      blir = will be

    • a neighbour on the stairs

      Vilket fint väder! What lovely weather!

      vilket = what (a) · fint = lovely

  • en sol
    sun

    Olle’s tip: The o is “oo”: sol = SOOL.

    Sol idag, snö imorgon. Sun today, snow tomorrow.

    In real life (2)
    • on a winter morning

      Solen skiner! The sun is shining!

      skiner = is shining

    • the weather forecast

      Imorgon blir det sol. Tomorrow it’ll be sunny.

      blir det = it will be

  • ett regn
    rain

    Olle’s tip: regn → regnjacka, the rain jacket from Tuss’s school trip.

    Regn och sol idag. Rain and sun today.

    In real life (2)
    • the weather forecast

      Det kommer regn i eftermiddag. Rain is coming this afternoon.

      i eftermiddag = this afternoon

    • at preschool

      Vi går ut i regnet. We go out in the rain.

      ut = out

  • regnar
    rains, is raining

    Olle’s tip: The g sounds like ng: regnar = RENG-nar.

    Det regnar i Stockholm. It’s raining in Stockholm.

    In real life (2)
    • at the front door

      Det regnar, ta ett paraply! It’s raining, take an umbrella!

      ett paraply = an umbrella

    • a phone call

      Regnar det hos er? Is it raining where you are?

      hos er = where you are

  • ett moln
    cloud

    Moln och regn idag. Clouds and rain today.

    In real life (2)
    • looking out of the window

      Det är många moln idag. There are lots of clouds today.

    • a child in the park

      Titta, ett moln som en katt! Look, a cloud like a cat!

      som = like

  • blåser
    blows, is windy

    Olle’s tip: Det blåser = it blows: it’s windy.

    Det blåser ute. It’s windy outside.

    In real life (2)
    • at the bus stop

      Det blåser mycket idag. It’s very windy today.

    • on a walk by the water

      Det blåser kallt från havet. A cold wind is blowing from the sea.

      havet = the sea

  • en snö
    snow

    Olle’s tip: snö rhymes with kö (queue): the same long, rounded ö.

    Titta, snö! Look, snow!

    In real life (2)
    • the morning news

      Det kom mycket snö i natt. A lot of snow fell last night.

      det kom = there came · i natt = last night

    • a note from the landlord

      Skotta snön framför dörren, tack. Please shovel the snow in front of the door.

      skotta = shovel · framför = in front of

  • snöar
    snows, is snowing

    Olle’s tip: snöar = snö (snow) + -ar: the verb is the noun plus -ar, like regnar.

    Det snöar idag. It’s snowing today.

    In real life (2)
    • a text from a colleague

      Det snöar! Bussen är försenad. It’s snowing! The bus is late.

    • a classmate at SFI

      Snöar det i Vietnam? Does it snow in Vietnam?