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After completing this lesson you will be able to:

• Describe the weather

The Danish weather can be very unpredictable. However, as we also say, "there is no bad weather, only bad clothing."

Denmark has four seasons:

Summer: June, July and August.
Autumn: September, October and November.
Winter: December, January and February.
Spring: March, April and May.

Summers are usually warm and winters cold, snowy and windy, so you will get to try a lot of different weather conditions.

If you want to ask someone about the weather, you can say:

When describing the weather, you can say: "det er..."

In Denmark the temperature is measured in degrees celsius:

You can ask about the weather using the verb "bliver:"

You can also describe the weather using "bliver:"

There is a difference between the words "når" and "hvornår" in Danish:

Hvornår is used in direct and indirect questions:

Direct: "Hvornår kommer du?"

Indirect: "Jeg ved ikke hvornår han kommer."

Da is used about single events in the past:

"Da jeg kom hjem, var du gået."

"Da jeg var barn, ville jeg spille fodbold."

Når is used about future, repetitive or more general events:

Future: "Jeg spørger ham, når jeg kommer hjem."

Repetitive: "Når jeg kommer hjem, drikker jeg en kop te."

General: "Når man er barn, vil man bare lege."