Real, everyday American English — Weather and Seasons (Part 2). You hear 40 phrases Americans actually use, each spoken clearly with a natural-speed repeat, the stressed syllable marked, and a short note on when to use it. Then take the matching quiz. Phrases in this episode (CAPITALS = the beat): Hang it up to dry. [HANG it UHP tuh DRY.] The water has receded. [thuh WAH-dur haz ruh-SEE-dud.] The sky's getting really dark. [thuh SKYZ GEH-ding REE-lee DARK.] A couple of drops fell. [uh KUH-pul uh DRAHPS FEL.] It's supposed to rain today. [its suh-POHST tuh RAYN tuh-DAY.] I can’t take this heat. [eye KANT TAYK this HEET.] They’ve opened the dam. [thayv OH-pund thuh DAM.] Put everything up high. [POOT EV-ree-thing up HY.] Don’t go out in the sun. [dohnt goh OWT in thuh SUN.] Keep your phone charged. [KEEP yer FOHN CHARJD.] The road is under water. [thuh ROHD iz UN-dur WAH-dur.] Is it raining back home? [iz it RAY-ning BAK HOHM?] A thunderstorm is coming. [uh THUN-dur-storm iz KUH-ming.] It's clouding over. [its KLOW-ding OH-vur.] It's getting hot out. [its GEH-ding HAHT OWT.] There's a hurricane warning. [thairz uh HUR-uh-kayn WOR-ning.] The clothes aren’t drying. [thuh KLOHZ ARNT DRY-ing.] A warning has been issued. [uh WOR-ning haz bin IH-shood.] It’ll come down any minute. [IH-dl KUM DOWN EH-nee MIH-nit.] Go ahead and put the AC on. [goh uh-HED un PUUT thee AY-SEE AWN.] Call the power company. [KAWL thuh POW-ur KUHM-puh-nee.] The rainy season has begun. [thuh RAY-nee SEE-zun haz bih-GUHN.] The weather keeps changing. [thuh WEH-thur KEEPS CHAYN-jing.] It doesn’t look like it’s letting up. [it DUH-znt LUUK lyk its LEH-ding UHP.] We can’t run the water pump. [wee KANT RUN thuh WAH-dur PUHMP.] Everything’s covered in mud. [EV-ree-thingz KUH-vurd in MUHD.] There’s no real winter here. [thairz noh REEL WIN-tur HEER.] It's pouring out there! [its POR-ing OWT THAIR!] There’s more rain this year. [thairz MOR RAYN this YEER.] …and more in the episode