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Folge 56: Wie wird das Wetter?
While Lisa enjoys sun on vacation, home is seven degrees and gray—and Nico’s lost bag may have turned up.
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Episode summary
Someone stays behind with plenty of German exercises while Lisa is away on holiday, already looking forward to her return. On the phone, Lisa’s vacation weather sounds perfect; the local report is the opposite: around seven degrees, cloudy skies, possible rain in the evening, and an even colder day tomorrow under a permanently gray Himmel. The unfair contrast—sun and twenty degrees for Lisa—stings, and the complaint gemein captures that feeling. Then the talk shifts: Nico, who stayed after the party, lost his bag, and the radio description is remembered—black, with a bicycle patch. The speaker thinks that exact bag has just been found. Weather phrases and a small detective detail share the same short scene, so you practice degrees, forecasts, and describing an object together.
Key vocabulary
das Wetter
Meaning: weather
Example: Wie wird das Wetter morgen?
das Grad
Meaning: degree (temperature)
Example: Es sind ungefähr sieben Grad.
der Himmel
Meaning: sky
Example: Der Himmel ist den ganzen Tag grau.
die Sonne
Meaning: sun
Example: Bei euch scheint die Sonne, oder?
die Übung
Meaning: exercise (practice task)
Example: Ich habe noch viele Deutschübungen.
der Aufnäher
Meaning: patch (sewn-on badge)
Example: Die Tasche hat einen Aufnäher mit einem Fahrrad.
das Fahrrad
Meaning: bicycle
Example: Auf dem Aufnäher ist ein Fahrrad.
bewölkt
Meaning: cloudy
Example: Heute ist es kühl und bewölkt.
regnen
Meaning: to rain
Example: Abends soll es vielleicht noch regnen.
wiederkommen
Meaning: to come back
Example: Ich freue mich, wenn du wiederkommst.
Grammar & usage focus
Weather forecasts with soll and wird
For uncertain forecasts Germans often use soll + infinitive (es soll regnen = it’s supposed to rain). For a change ahead, wird + adjective is common (morgen wird es noch kälter). Temperature is stated with es sind … Grad. Adjectives like bewölkt and grau describe the sky without needing a full verb every time.
Examples
- Abends soll es vielleicht noch regnen.
- Morgen wird es noch kälter.
Comprehension check
What is the person at home doing while Lisa is away?
Show answer: German exercises, while looking forward to Lisa’s return.
What is the weather like at home?
Show answer: About seven degrees, cloudy, maybe rain in the evening, colder tomorrow, gray sky.
What weather does Lisa seem to have?
Show answer: Sun and about twenty degrees.
How is Nico’s lost bag described?
Show answer: Black, with a patch showing a bicycle.
What does the speaker believe at the end?
Show answer: That they have found Nico’s bag.
Tips for shadowing this episode
Memorize a three-part weather answer: degrees, sky (bewölkt/grau), and a forecast with soll or wird. When describing a lost item, name color plus one detail (Aufnäher). Pair freue ich mich with wiederkommen for warm phone closings.
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