Make weather small talk, ask about rain and say you will take an umbrella.

The idea

ね invites agreement or a shared observation, as in いい天気ですね. 雨（あめ） means rain; 午後は雨です says it will rain in the afternoon. 傘（かさ） is an umbrella; 傘を持っていきます means you will take one with you.

Patterns to compare
JapaneseMeaning
今日きょうはいい天気てんきですね。It's nice weather today, isn't it?
今日きょうは暑あついですね。It's hot today, isn't it?
午後ごごは雨あめですか。Will it rain this afternoon?
明日あしたは寒さむいですか。Will it be cold tomorrow?

Examples

  • 今日きょうはいい天気てんきですね。It's nice weather today, isn't it?
  • そうですね。暖あたたかいですね。Yes, it is. It's warm, isn't it?
  • 今日きょうは暑あついですね。It's hot today, isn't it?
  • 午後ごごは雨あめですか。Will it rain this afternoon?
  • はい、午後ごごは雨あめです。Yes, it will rain this afternoon.
  • 傘かさを持もっていきます。I'll take an umbrella with me.
  • 明日あしたは寒さむいですか。Will it be cold tomorrow?

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Watch out

暑い describes hot weather; 寒い describes cold weather. The examples are not a weather forecast.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose and fill the blank: 今日きょうはいい天気てんきです＿。（ね／を）

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    ね

    ね invites agreement or a shared observation, as in いい天気ですね.

  2. Choose and fill the blank: 午後ごごは＿です。（あめ／かさ）

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    あめ

    雨（あめ） means rain; 午後は雨です says it will rain in the afternoon.

  3. Choose and fill the blank: 雨あめです。＿を持もっていきます。（かさ／てんき）

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    かさ

    傘（かさ） is an umbrella; 傘を持っていきます means you will take one with you.

Use it today

Comment on today's weather, ask about afternoon rain and say whether you will take an umbrella.