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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Dutch with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas! I'm so ready. What are we learning today? Lucas: Well, the weather outside is kinda grey, so I thought: let's talk about the weather. Luna: Oh, nice! That's super useful. I always want to make small talk about the weather. Lucas: Exactly. So today we have a few phrases. First up: 'Het regent.' That means 'It's raining.' Luna: Het regent. Het regent. That sounds straightforward. Lucas: Yeah. Repeat after me: Het regent. Luna: Het regent. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if it's sunny, you say: 'Het is zonnig.' Luna: Het is zonnig. That sounds like 'sunny' with a Dutch twist. Lucas: Exactly. Try it: Het is zonnig. Luna: Het is zonnig. Lucas: Great. Now imagine it's cold. 'Het is koud.' Luna: Het is koud. That's easy to remember because 'koud' sounds like 'cold'. Lucas: Yes! Het is koud. And the opposite: 'Het is warm.' Luna: Het is warm. Lucas: And when it's windy: 'Het waait.' Luna: Het waait. That one is new. Waait. Like wind? Lucas: Exactly. Waait comes from waaien, to blow. So: Het waait. Luna: Het waait. Lucas: And finally, to ask about the weather: 'Wat voor weer is het?' Luna: Wat voor weer is het? That's a big one. Lucas: It means 'What's the weather like?' Let's break it: wat voor weer is het. Luna: Wat voor weer is het. Lucas: You got it. Now let's practice a little scene. So, suppose I meet you on the street. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: I say: Hoi Luna, wat voor weer is het? Luna: Uhh, let me think... Het is zonnig! Lucas: Ah, mooi! En het is warm? Luna: Ja, het is warm. Lucas: Perfect. See, you can use these in real conversations. Luna: Yeah, that's cool. So if it's raining, I can say: Het regent. Lucas: Exactly. And if it's windy: Het waait. Luna: Het waait. And cold: Het is koud. Lucas: You've got it. Now, let's do a quick repetition round. I say the English, you say the Dutch. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: It's raining. Luna: Het regent. Lucas: It's sunny. Luna: Het is zonnig. Lucas: It's cold. Luna: Het is koud. Lucas: It's windy. Luna: Het waait. Lucas: It's warm. Luna: Het is warm. Lucas: And the question? Luna: Wat voor weer is het? Lucas: Excellent! You're a natural. Luna: Thanks! These are going to be so useful. I can already imagine chatting with a Dutch neighbor. Lucas: Right? And you know, since we're talking about useful things, I want to mention something quickly. Luna: Sure, what's up? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Dutch like we just did with weather phrases, a small handful of listeners help keep this going by chipping in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's totally listener-funded, no ads. That support literally makes it possible for us to make these episodes. Lucas: So, yeah, that's a thing. Anyway, back to the weather. Let's do one more scene. This time you ask me. Luna: Okay! Hoi Lucas, wat voor weer is het? Lucas: Het is koud en het waait. Luna: Oh, koud en waait. Dat is niet fijn. Lucas: Nee, inderdaad. But I can say: Het is zonnig en warm. That's better. Luna: Ja, veel beter. Lucas: See, you're already combining phrases. Now, let's review all six one more time. I'll say each phrase and you repeat. Luna: Perfect. Lucas: Het regent. Luna: Het regent. Lucas: Het is zonnig. Luna: Het is zonnig. Lucas: Het is koud. Luna: Het is koud. Lucas: Het waait. Luna: Het waait. Lucas: Het is warm. Luna: Het is warm. Lucas: Wat voor weer is het? Luna: Wat voor weer is het? Lucas: Perfect. Great job today, Luna. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! This was fun. I'll definitely use these. Lucas: And listeners, practice these phrases. See you next time. Luna: Doei!