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Let's take a closer look at the conversation.
Do you remember how Karen says,
"How hot!"
Как жарко! (Kak zharko!)
First is как (kak), "how." Как. Как.
After this is жарко (zharko), literally "hotly" but translates as “hot,” in this context. Жарко. Жарко.
Together, it’s Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) Literally "How hotly," but translates as "How hot!" Как жарко!
This forms an exclamation, and it’s meant to elicit a response from the listener.
Karen is expecting her neighbor to respond after she says, “Как жарко!” "How hot!"
Как жарко!
Let's take a closer look at the response.
Do you remember how the neighbor says,
"Yes, it’s hot today."
Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.)
First is Да (Da), meaning "yes." Да. Да.
Next is сегодня (segodnya), "today." Cегодня. Cегодня.
After this, жарко (zharko), "hot." Жарко.
All together, Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.) Literally, "Yes, today hotly," but it translates as "Yes, it's hot today."
Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.)
The pattern is
Как WEATHER CONDITION.
"How" WEATHER CONDITION.
Kak WEATHER CONDITION.
To use this pattern, simply replace the WEATHER CONDITION placeholder with the current weather condition.
Note: This pattern requires a word belonging to a subset of Russian adverbs sometimes called categories of state.
Imagine it’s cold. Холодно (Kholodno), literally "coldly," but translates as "cold" in this context. Холодно. Холодно.
Say
"How cold!"
Literally, “How coldly.”
Ready?
Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!)
"How cold!"
Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!)

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