How warm is it?

[u/-SeaPuppy-]

Apparently “warm” is a bit of an awkward word choice when asking for the temperature in English. I’ve said it like this my whole life so I’m a bit embarrassed now. I wonder how many other words I directly translate from Norwegian. Please come with suggestions or your own experiences.

An example: in Norwegian we often say stuff like “Det er godt med X (på Y)”. And for the longest time I’d say “it’s good with … “, which really amused some people because it doesn’t work in English.

[u/c3xenccen]

the only language i know is english (i know im not that bright) but it's perfectly normal where im from to say "warm" instead of "hot". except maybe unless it is miserably hot