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INTRODUCTION
Hallo! Hello and welcome to Dutch Survival Phrases brought to you by DutchPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Netherlands. You will be surprised at how far a little Dutch will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
Whether or not the weather cooperates is an important issue on which many plans are made and canceled. It can happen sometimes that you are planning a long trip and you want to be sure that your walks and your tours around Dutch cities will be safe and dry! In this lesson, we'll cover a phrase that will help you finalize your plans if they depend on the weather.
In Dutch, "What will the weather be like tomorrow?" is Wat voor weer wordt het morgen?
Let's break it down by syllable: Wat voor weer wordt het mor-gen?
Now Let's hear it once again: Wat voor weer wordt het morgen?
The first two words, wat voor, means, "what kind," wat voor.
Let's say this word one more time: Wat voor.
Then we have weer, which stands for "weather."
Weer.
This is followed by wordt, which means, "to become."
Let's break it down by syllable and say it once again: Wordt.
Wordt.
The next component is het, and means, "it" in English. Het. We end this question with morgen ("tomorrow").
Mor-gen.
Morgen.
All together, we have: Wat voor weer wordt het morgen? ("What will the weather be like tomorrow?")
In case you're somewhere where the weather can change very quickly, you can ask, "What will the weather be like today?" Wat voor weer wordt het vandaag?
Let's break it down by syllable: Wat voor weer wordt het van-daag?
Now Let's hear it once again: Wat voor weer wordt het vandaag?
As you can see, we have the same pattern of the phrase we have previously seen. Wat voor weer wordt het vandaag? Means, "What will the weather be like today?"
We only put vandaag, meaning, "today," in place of morgen ("tomorrow").
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Van-daag. Vandaag.
All together, we have: Wat voor weer wordt het vandaag? Wat voor weer wordt het vandaag? ("What will the weather be like today?")
Let's go over the possible answers. In Dutch, "It will rain" is Het gaat regenen.
Let's break it down by syllable: Het gaat rege-nen.
Now let's hear it one more time: Het gaat regenen. We start the sentence with Het gaat, which literarily means, "It goes." Het gaat. We end the sentence with the type of weather, in this case "rain" (regenen).
Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Re-ge-nen. Regenen. So all together, it's het gaat regenen ("It will rain").
"It will snow" is Het gaat sneeuwen.
Let's break "snow" down. Sneeu-wen. Het gaat sneeu-wen.
"It will be sunny" is Het wordt zonnig.
Let's break it down by syllable: Het wordt zon-nig.
Now let's hear it one more time: Het wordt zonnig. We again have Het wordt, or "it becomes," and zonnig ("sunny"). Het wordt zonnig.
"It will be windy" is Het wordt winderig.
Let's break it down by syllable: Het wordt winderig. Het wordt winderig.
The first words, Het wordt, mean, "it becomes." Het wordt.
This is followed by winderig ("windy"). Winderig.
Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Win-derig. Winderig.
All together, we have: Het wordt winderig. ("It will be windy.")

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Dutch.
"What will the weather be like tomorrow?" - Wat voor weer wordt het morgen?
Wat voor weer wordt het morgen?
Wat voor weer wordt het morgen?
"It will rain." - Het gaat regenen.
Het gaat regenen.
Het gaat regenen.
"It will snow." - Het gaat sneeuwen.
Het gaat sneeuwen.
Het gaat sneeuwen.
"It will be sunny." - Het wordt zonnig.
Het wordt zonnig.
Het wordt zonnig.
"It will be windy." - Het wordt winderig.
Het wordt winderig.
Het wordt winderig.
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Tot ziens!

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