暖かい気候
atatakai kikō
The English phrase "warm weather" is translated into Japanese as 暖かい気候 (atatakai kikō).
The phrase is used to describe a climate or a period of time characterized by pleasantly high temperatures. While 暖かい気候 refers to the broader climate, you might use 暖かい天気 in daily conversation to refer specifically to the current warm weather.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the adjective 暖かい (atatakai), meaning warm and the noun 気候 (kikō), meaning climate.
Which one should you use?
暖かい気候 focuses on the climate, whereas 暖かい天気 is a common way to refer to the specific warm weather experienced in a daily conversational context.
How do you pronounce it?
atatakai kikō
Did you know?
- When the weather becomes 'pleasantly warm', Japanese people may use the phrase ぽかぽか (poka-poka) to describe the feeling of sun on the skin.
- Japanese uses two different characters for 'warm' depending on what is being described. 暖かい is used for air temperature and weather, while 温かい is used for things you can touch, like a bowl of soup or a person's heart.
- The word 気候 (kikō) for 'climate' combines the characters for 'spirit' or 'energy' and 'wind', suggesting that climate is the prevailing energy of the air.
Examples in context
- ここは暖かい気候ですね。Koko wa attakai kikou desu ne.The weather here is warm, isn't it?
- 暖かい気候の場所に行きたいです。Attakai kikou no basho ni ikitai desu.I want to go to a place with warm weather.
- 暖かい気候は植物に良いです。Attakai kikou wa shokubutsu ni yoi desu.Warm weather is good for plants.
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are discussing where to move for work.
- 陽太 Yota結衣さんは、どんな場所に住みたいですか？Yui-san wa, donna basho ni sumitai desu ka?Yui, what kind of place do you want to live in?
- 結衣 Yui私は暖かい気候の街に住みたいです。Watashi wa atatakai kikō no machi ni sumitai desu.I want to live in a city with warm weather.
- 陽太 Yotaいいですね。沖縄などはどう思いますか？Ii desu ne. Okinawa nado wa dō omoimasu ka?That sounds nice. What do you think about places like Okinawa?
- 結衣 Yuiいいですね！ぜひ検討したいです。Ii desu ne! Zehi kentō shitai desu.That's great! I'd definitely like to consider it.
