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Oost west, thuis best [East, West, at home is best] Home sweet home

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(het) weer weather (de) wind wind (de) regen rain (de) sneeuw snow

(de) wolken clouds (de) mist mist, fog (de) donder thunder (de) bliksem lightning

warm warm koud cold droog dry nat wet

(de) aarde earth (de) hemel sky; heaven (de) ruimte space

(de) zon sun (de) maan moon (de) sterren stars

More Weather Words

't weer 2 the weather (het) weerbericht weather report (de) weersverwachting weather forecast hear

(de) regen 2 rain (de) wind 2 wind (de) hagel hail (de) sneeuw 2 3 snow hear

(de) bliksem lightning (de) donder thunder (het) onweer thunderstorm (de) storm 2 gale, high winds hear

(de) regen rain (de) regendruppel -    raindrop (de) regenbui rain shower hear - 2

(de) regenpijp -    rain pipe (de) regenton -    rain barrel (het) regenwater -    rain water hear

(de) regenjas	raincoat
(het) regenpak -	'waterproof gear,' jacket & pants
(de) laarzen	boots
(de) zuidwester	southwester (headgear)
hear - 2

(de) plas 2 puddle (de) modder mud nat wet hear - 2

(het) onweer thunderstorm (de) bliksem lightning (de) donder thunder hear - 2

(de) dakgoot 2 (rain) gutter (de) bliksemafleider 2 3 4 lightning rod hear - 2

(de) motregen -    drizzle (de) mist fog, mist (de) wolk 2 3 cloud hear

zonnig 2 3 sunny helder clear bewolkt 2 (3) cloudy regenachtig 2 3 rainy hear

(de) regenboog rainbow (de) zonneschijn 2 3 sunshine (de) schemering 2 twilight hear

(de) regen rain (de) mist fog, mist (het) stof 2 3 4 dust hear

(de) sneeuw 2 3 snow (het) ijs ice (de) vorst 2 frost hear

de zon schijnt 2	the sun is shining
't regent 2 3	it is raining
't vriest -	it is freezing
(de) nachtvorst 2	frost in the night
't dooit	[it is thawing] - it stopped freezing
hear

(het) noodweer 2 ('dangerous, very bad weather' - but: (de) noodweer - 'self-defense')
(de) overstroming 2 3 ('flood')
(de) hittegolf 2 3 ('heat wave')
(het) briesje ('a breeze')
(de) storm 2 ('high winds, gale') - (de) orkaan 2 ('hurricane')
(het) weerlicht ('distant lightning flash') - (de) donderslag 2 3 ('thunderclap')
(de) vorst ('frost') also means 'the (male) royal ruler.' The more common word is koning ('king.')
(de) nachtvorst 2 ('frost at night, freezing temperatures at night')
ijsvrij 2 ['ice-free'] - when there's good natural ice schools may close for a few hours so students can go skating (rare)
sleet: natte sneeuw 2 ('wet snow') / ijzel 2 (rain that freezes when it hits the ground)
een vlaag wind = een windvlaag ('a gust of wind') - (de) windstoot 2 3 ('sudden, powerful gust of wind')
windstil 2 'no wind'
(het) buitje ('light rain, a small rainshower') - plural: (de) buitjes
wisselvallig 2 3 'changeable, unsettled, unstable' - usually said about weather
(de) zonneschijn 2 3 ('sunshine')
spekglad very slippery (icy roads) ['like bacon']
bitter koud bitter, unpleasantly cold
waterkoud because of the humidity it feels colder than it actually is
ijskoud 'cold as ice,' very cold
gloeiend heet 2 3 ['glowing-hot'] very hot, red-hot
(de) thermometer ('thermometer') - (de) barometer 2 ('barometer')
(het) hogedrukgebied 2 3 ('high-pressure area')
(de) hooikoorts 2 ('hay fever, pollen allergy') - (de) zonnesteek 2 3 ('sunstroke, heatstroke')
Wanneer die zon weer verkleurt tot oranje en verdwijnt voor 't licht van de maan ...
('When that sun again changes color to orange, and disappears before the light of the moon ...')

Weather Talk

Though there are not something like twenty words for rain in Dutch, the weather is of course a popular conversation subject in Holland.
The number of phrases may be a little excessive - I used weather examples on my word order page - but I didn't want to keep anything from you, my dear students.
Unlike in English, there is barely any difference in meaning between the Dutch simple past and perfect present tenses.
Further reading on verbs, word order etc.: grammar overview
Also note that English often uses the contiuous, like 'It is raining' where Dutch just uses the simple verb: 'Het regent.'

Hoe is 't weer?	How is the weather?
Hoe is 't weer bij jou?	How is your weather? (literally: the weather with you, where you are.)
Schijnt de zon of regent het?	Is the sun shining or is it raining?
't Is ... mooi weer ... warm ... koud. 2	It's ... nice weather ... warm ... cold
(de) regen 2	rain
Regent 't?	Is it raining?
Het regent.	It [rains] is raining.
Het regende. 2	It [rained] was raining.
Het heeft geregend. 2	It has [rained] been raining.
Het had geregend.	It had [rained] been raining.
Het regent hard. 2	It is raining hard.
Het regende hard. 2	It was raining hard.
Het regent niet.	It is not raining.
Het gaat regenen. 2	It's going to rain.
Het gaat morgen regenen.	It's going to rain tomorrow.
Gaat 't regenen? 2	Is it going to rain?
Zou 't gaan regenen?	Is it going to rain? Do you think it is going to rain?
Gaat 't morgen regenen? 2	Is it going to rain tomorrow?
Gaat 't morgen hard regenen?	Is it going to rain hard tomorrow?
Heeft 't gisteren geregend?	Did it rain yesterday?
Heeft 't gisteren hard geregend?	Did it rain hard yesterday?
Het regende gisteren.	It was raining yesterday.
vannacht	either 'last night' or 'tonight' - look at the tense of the verb
Vannacht regende het.	Last night it rained
Vannacht heeft 't geregend.	Last night it rained
't Heeft vannacht geregend. 2	Last night it rained
't Gaat vannacht regenen.	It's going to rain tonight
't Regende gisteren hard.	It was raining hard yesterday.
't Heeft gisteren hard geregend.	It was raining hard yesterday.
We hebben veel regen. 2	We're having a lot of rain.
Er is nauwelijks regen gevallen 2 3	There has [barely fallen rain] not been much rain
Waar gaat 't regenen?	Where is it going to rain?
Het heeft gisteren in Nederland geregend. Yesterday it rained in Holland.
Het heeft gisteren geregend in Nederland. 2 Yesterday it rained in Holland.
Het heeft gisteren in Den Haag niet geregend. It didn't rain in The Hague yesterday.
Het heeft gisteren niet geregend in Den Haag. It didn't rain in The Hague yesterday.
Het heeft gisteren in Nederland hard geregend. Yesterday it rained hard in Holland.
Het heeft de hele dag geregend. 2 3	It has been raining all day
't Lijkt of 't gaat regenen.	It looks like [it's going to rain] rain
Een regenachtige dag	A [rain-like] rainy day
Het was een regenachtige dag.	It was a rainy day
't Was regenachtig.	It was rainy
Ik hoop dat we 't droog houden 2 3	I hope [we'll keep it dry] it will stay dry
't Regent weer 2	It's raining again
't Was even droog 2 3	It [was dry] didn't rain for a short while
't Lijkt wel weer droog 2	[It looks like it's dry again] - the rain seems to have stopped
De regen is voorlopig weer voorbij 2 3 4	For now the rain has ended, no rain expected in the coming days
Ben je nat geworden? 2	Did you get wet?
Net voordat 't begon te regenen. 2 3	[Just before it started to rain] Just before it rained
't Komt door de regen 2 3	It [comes] is because of the rain - it is caused by the rain
Tussen de buien door 2 3	In between showers (when there is/was a break in the rain)
Ik heb wel eens gehoord dat het in het zuiden van Californië nooit regent. I've heard that it never rains in Southern California
Ik heb wel eens gehoord dat het nooit regent in het zuiden van Californië. 2 I've been told that it never rains in Southern California
Als 't regent wordt de wedstrijd afgelast.	If it rains the game will be canceled
Als 't hard regent blijf ik thuis. 2	If it's raining hard I'll stay home
We zouden gaan fietsen maar 't begon te regenen. We were going to make a bike ride but it started to rain - Not something a real Dutchman would say
(de) neerslag 2 3	precipitation, rain (formal)
(de) weersverwachting weather forecast / (het) weerbericht weather report
Wat is de weersverwachting? 2	What is the weather forecast?
Wat zegt het weerbericht? 2	What does the weather report say?
Het weerbericht zegt ...	The weather forecast says ...
Het weerbericht zegt dat het morgen gaat regenen. The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.
Volgens het weerbericht gaat het morgen regenen. According to the weather forecast it is going to rain tomorrow.
Volgens 't weerbericht wordt 't vandaag zevenentwintig graden. 2 3 According to the weather forecast it's going to be 27 degrees today.
Wie zegt dat 't gaat regenen?	Who says it's going to rain?
Denk je dat 't gaat regenen?	Do you think it's going to rain?
Denk je dat 't morgen gaat regenen?	Do you think it's going to rain tomorrow?
Denk je dat 't hard gaat regenen?	Do you think it's going to rain hard?
Denk je dat 't morgen hard gaat regenen?	Do you think it's going to rain hard tomorrow?
Ik denk dat 't gaat regenen.	I think it's going to rain
Ik denk dat 't morgen gaat regenen. 2	I think it's going to rain tomorrow
Ik denk dat 't morgen hard gaat regenen.	I think it's going to rain hard tomorrow
Ik denk dat er geen regen komt.	I don't think it's going to rain
Wordt er regen verwacht? 2	Is rain expected?
't Blijft regenen. 2	It will keep raining
't Blijft de hele week regenen. 2	[It will keep raining] It's going to rain all week
't Blijft maar regenen! 2	It just keeps on raining, the rain never stops
Volgende week gaat het regenen.	Next week it's going to rain
(de) zon	sun
een mager zonnetje 2	a pale, powerless sun
't Klaart op. 2	The sky is clearing, clouds are disappearing
De zon komt door. 2	The sun is coming [through] out
't Wordt lichter 2	It's clearing up ['more light']
Als de zon doorkomt na een regenbui ... 2 3	When the sun comes out after a shower ...
De zon schijnt. 2	The sun is shining
De zon schijnt niet	The sun is not shining
Vanmorgen scheen de zon.	This morning, the sun was shining
De zon scheen de hele dag.	The sun was shining all day.
De zon heeft de hele dag geschenen.	The sun was shining all day.
De zon komt op. 2	The sun is rising
De zon komt iedere dag op.	Every day, the sun rises
De zon kwam weer op.	The sun came up again
De zon gaat onder. 2	The sun is going down
Het wordt donker.	It is getting dark
De zon ging onder. 2	The sun went down
Ging de zon onder? 2	Did the sun go down?
Toen de zon onderging ... 2	When the sun went down ...
Het werd donker.	It was getting dark
Toen de zon onderging werd het donker.	When the sun went down it became dark
Als de zon schijnt terwijl 't regent, krijg je soms een regenboog.	When the sun shines while it is raining, you sometimes get a rainbow.
't Wordt zo vroeg donker. 2 3	It's getting dark so early
't Is lang licht. 2	It is light till late
(de) wind 2	wind
Geen zuchtje wind 2	Not a breath of air, there is no wind at all
Het is windstil. 2	There is no wind
waaien 2	(wind) blowing
waaien / woei / gewaaid	(wind) to blow / blew / blown
waaide	(wind) blew (alternate simple past tense)
't Begint te waaien.	A wind starts to blow, a wind is picking up
De wind waait. 2	A wind is blowing
uitwaaien 2 3 4	going outdoors for a walk to get some fresh air (and clear the mind) - a.o.
wind mee 2 3	the wind in your back (tailwind)
tegenwind	the wind-against (headwind)
Er is een koude wind. 2	There's a chilly wind blowing
De wind wakkert aan.	The wind is getting stronger
De wind is gaan liggen.	The wind has died down
Er stond een stevige bries 2	There was a strong, constant wind (breeze)
Door de tegenwind kwamen we (maar) met moeite vooruit. 2 (3 4) [Because of the wind-against we had difficulty moving forward] Because we had the wind against us we only moved forward slowly.
warm warm, hot / koud cold
't Is koud buiten.	It's cold outside
Is 't koud? 2	Is it cold?
't Is koud.	It's cold
't Is heel erg koud. 2	It's extremely, really very cold
't Was koud.	It was cold
't Wordt koud. 2	It is getting cold
't Werd koud.	It was getting cold
't Was een koude dag.	It was a cold day
't Sneeuwt.	It is snowing
't Dooit.	It is thawing, It stopped freezing
Heb je 't koud? 2	Are you cold?
Ik heb 't koud.	I am cold
Ik ben verkouden.	I have a cold
lekker warm 2 3	pleasantly, enjoyably warm
Het is hier erg warm.	It's hot here.
Zelfs in de schaduw was het warm.	Even in the shade it was hot.
Is het warm of heb ik koorts? 2	Is it hot or do I have a fever?
Heb ik koorts of is het warm? 2	Do I have a fever or is it hot?
Hier is het warm, daar is het koud.	'Here it's warm, over there it's cold'
Het was vorige maand erg koud.	Last month it was very cold
't Is beestachtig koud 2 3	It's [beastly] terribly cold
't Is best koud 2 3	It's rather cold, it's colder than expected
't Is niet eens zo koud 2	It's not even that cold, it's not as cold as expected
't Water is koud	The water is cold
't Is een koude wind 2 3	It's a cold wind
De kou in 2 3	(Going) Into the cold
We hebben niet veel sneeuw dit jaar.	We don't have much snow this year.
Er was niet veel sneeuw dit jaar.	There was not much snow this year.
Het was helemaal wit.	['It was entirely white'] Everything was white (i.e. covered with snow.)
een meter sneeuw 2	one meter (three feet) of snow
een dun laagje sneeuw 2 3	a thin layer of snow
De Elfstedentocht 2	'The 11-Cities tour' - national skating event on natural ice. The Dutch Superbowl. >>
Komt er een Elfstedentocht? 2 3	Will there be an '11-Cities Tour'?
Voorlopig nog niet. 2	Not yet and not soon, not in the immediate future, not for the moment
Voorlopig nog geen Elfstedentocht. 2	There will not be an '11-Cities Tour' soon
Is het ijs dik genoeg? 2	Is the ice thick enough?
warm eten 2	hot food, a hot meal ‑>>
warme chocola 2	hot chocolate - more drinks
slecht weer 2 bad weather / erg slecht weer 2 very bad weather
't Trekt dicht.	[It's pulling shut] Clouds are forming
Donkere wolken pakken samen.	Dark clouds are gathering
Er komt onweer.	There will be a thunderstorm (donder thunder & bliksem lightning)
Kans op onweer 2 3	A chance of thunderstorms
Ik werd verrast door onweer 2	I was unpleasantly surprised by, 'caught in a thunderstorm'
Er dreigt onweer 2 3 4	A thunderstorm threatens
't Onweer drijft over 2	The thunderstorm blows over
de bliksem sloeg in 2	lightning did strike
Toen de bliksem insloeg ging het licht uit. 2	When lightning struck the light went out
't Is benauwd 2	'It is muggy' (high humidity, difficulty breathing)
't Is drukkend 2 3	'There is something oppressive in the air' (before a thunderstorm)
(de) druk	'pressure'
	statements, feelings
Wat een weer! 2 3	[Such weather!] Such bad weather!
Wat een hondeweer!	Such miserable [dog's] weather!
Wat een klereweer! 2 3	Such horrible weather! - slang
Het was slecht weer.	['It was bad weather'] The weather was bad
Het weer was slecht.	The weather was bad
Het slechte weer	The bad weather
Het was zwaar weer.	It was [heavy] very bad weather
't Is mistig 2 3	It's foggy
't Miezert. 2	[There is a drizzle] It's miserable weather
Ik hoop dat jullie beter weer hebben dan wij 2 (3) I hope you guys are having better weather than we (or: will have)
't Ruikt naar regen. 2	'It smells like rain.' (You smell that it's raining.)
't Is meestal bewolkt in Nederland. 2	It's usually cloudy, overcast in Holland
Het is vaak bewolkt in Nederland. <	In Holland, it's often overcast.
In Nederland is het vaak bewolkt	In Holland it's often cloudy, overcast
Als de zon schijnt ben ik blij.	When the sun is shining I'm happy, sunshine makes me happy
Als het regent word ik droevig.	When it rains I get sad, rain makes me sad
Wat vertellen ons de wolken? 2 3	What [do] can the clouds tell us? (the title of a famous weather-forecasting book)
Ze keken naar de wolken.	They were looking at the clouds
Ik ben blij dat het mooi weer is.	I'm glad that the weather is good
Ik ben blij dat het vannacht geregend heeft. 2 I'm glad it rained last night
Ik ben blij dat de zon schijnt.	I'm glad that the sun is shining
Ik ben blij als de zon schijnt. 2 3	I'm happy when the sun shines
Hij was blij omdat het mooi weer was.	He was happy because the weather was nice
Gisteren was het erg slecht weer.	Yesterday we had very bad weather.
Gisteren was het erg mooi weer.	Yesterday the weather was very nice.
lekker fris 2	['pleasantly cool'] nice and cool (temperature)
't Is lekker fris buiten. 2 3 4	It's nice and cool outside.
't Is overdag zulk mooi weer. 2 3	It's such beautiful weather in the daytime (but the nights are cold)
't Is zulk mooi weer buiten.	Outside, the weather is so beautiful. (but inside it's cold /or/ but I have to work)
't Is buiten zulk prachtig weer.	Outside, the weather is so beautiful. (but inside it's cold /or/ but I have to work)
Het is mooi weer.	The weather is nice, it's a beautiful day.
Misschien kunnen we wel buiten zitten. 2	'Maybe we can even (go) sit outside.'
Dat jaar was heel mooi.	Generally: 'That year the weather was very good' - but it could also mean the year was good in other respects
Zo'n mooie dag 2	Such a beautiful day
Zo'n sombere zomer	Such a gloomy, dark summer
't Lijkt wel zomer!	It looks like, feels like summer
't Wordt zomer 2 3	Summer is coming (you notice the signs)
de geur van dennenaalden in de zomer	the smell of pine needles in Summer
herfstkleuren 2	Fall colors (tree leaves changing color)
De winter komt eraan 2	Winter is coming
Een verschrikkelijke winter	A horrible, very bad Winter
De winter was lang. 2 3	Winter [was] lasted long.
Als de lente komt, dan stuur ik jou tulpen uit Amsterdam. 'When Spring comes, [then] I'll send you tulips from Amsterdam.'
de seizoenen the seasons (de) lente Spring - (de) zomer Summer - (de) herfst Fall, Autumn - (de) winter Winter

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Tegenwind in Nederland Als je in Nederland fietst dan heb je òf wind mee, òf je hebt wind tegen. Meestal heb je natuurlijk tegenwind, en als je 's morgens met tegenwind naar je werk of naar school fietst, dan draait de wind vaak, en dan heb je aan het eind van de dag niet de wind mee maar weer tegenwind. Als je 's morgens wind mee hebt dan draait de wind nooit. Theoretisch zou je zeggen dat het ook wel eens windstil zou moeten zijn, maar dat gebeurt bijna nooit. M'n vrouw zegt dat het alleen windstil is als je wil(t) vliegeren.

The Wind-Against in Holland Riding a bicycle in Holland you'll either have the wind in your back, or you'll have the wind against. Of course, most of the time you'll have the wind against you, and in case you have the wind against when riding your bike to work or to school in the morning, you'll often find the wind has shifted at the end of the day. If you have the wind at your back in the morning it never changes direction. In theory, you'd expect an occasional day of no wind, but that's rare, very rare. My wife says the only time there's no wind is when you'd like to fly a kite.

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