Five ways to talk about the heat like a true German
Briefly

In high temperatures, Germans commonly express discomfort using specific phrases. "Mir ist heiß" correctly indicates personal heat sensation in dative form. The term "Affenhitze" is a colloquialism for extreme heat, originating from the Berlin monkey house. Another phrase, "Es ist brütend heiß!", relates to incubating warmth. Additionally, saying "Ich schmore in diese Hitze" reflects the feeling of sizzling in hot weather. The expression "die Sonne knallt!" indicates intense sunlight causing heat.
"Mir ist heiß" is the correct way to express the sensation of being hot in German, using the dative form instead of a direct translation.
The term "Affenhitze" means 'monkey heat' and originated in Berlin, describing extremely high temperatures associated with the hot monkey house.
"Es ist brütend heiß!" describes sweltering heat and relates to the idea of incubating younglings that require warmth.
The expression "Ich schmore in diese Hitze" uses the verb 'schmoren' to convey feeling like one is sizzling in high temperatures.
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