Modern Standard Arabic

Weather in Modern Standard Arabic

weather	ʈaqs^un	طَقْسٌ
What’s the weather like today?	mā hiya ɧāla^tu -ʈʈaqsⁱ -lyawm^a?	ما هِيَ حالَةُ الطَّقْسِ اليَوْمَ؟
The weather is __.	aʈʈaqs^u __.	الطَّقْسُ __.
good, nice, fair	mu3tadil^un	مُعْتَدِلٌ
good, nice, fair	jamīl^un	جَميلٌ
bad, miserable	sayyiʔ^un	سَيِّئٌ
What a nice day!	yā lah^u min yawmⁱⁿ jamīlⁱⁿ!	يا لَهُ مِنْ يَوْمٍ جَميلٍ!
temperature	daraja^tu -lɧarāra^ti	دَرَجَةُ الحَرارَةِ
What’s the temperature?	kam tabluɣ^u daraja^tu -lɧarāra^ti?	كَمْ تَبْلُغُ دَرَجَةُ الحَرارَةِ؟
(It’s) 25 degrees [Celsius].	xams^un wa-3išrūn^a daraja^tan.	خَمْسٌ وَعِشْرونَ دَرَجَةً.
It’s in the low twenties.	fī ʔawāʔilⁱ -l3išrīnātⁱ.	في أَوائِلِ العِشْريناتِ.
in the mid-twenties	fī muntaʂafⁱ -l3išrīnātⁱ	في مُنْتَصَفِ العِشْريناتِ
in the high twenties	fī ʔawāxirⁱ -l3išrīnātⁱ	في أَواخِرِ العِشْريناتِ
It’s around 30 degrees.	ɧawālay ŧalāŧīn^a daraja^tan.	حَوالَيْ ثَلاثينَ دَرَجَةً.
It’s over 30 degrees.	ʔakŧar^u min ŧalāŧīn^a daraja^tan.	أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ثَلاثينَ دَرَجَةً.
It’s below zero/freezing.	taɧt^a -ʂʂifrⁱ.	تَحْتَ الصِّفْرِ.
the maximum temperature, the high	daraja^tu -lɧarāra^ti -lquʂwā	دَرَجَةُ الحَرارَةِ القُصْوى
the minimum temperature, the low	daraja^tu -lɧarāra^ti -ddunyā	دَرَجَةُ الحَرارَةِ الدُّنْيا
It’s __.	aʈʈaqs^u __.	الطَّقْسُ __.
heat	ɧarāra^tun	حَرارَةٌ
It’s very hot.	aʈʈaqs^u ɧārr^un jiddan.	الطَّقْسُ حارٌّ جِدًّا.
warmth	difʔ^un	دِفْءٌ
coolness, coldness	burūda^tun	بُرودَةٌ
It’s really cold.	aʈʈaqs^u bārid^un jiddan.	الطَّقْسُ بارِدٌ جِدًّا.
It’s freezing outside.	albard^u qāris^un fī -lxārijⁱ.	البَرْدُ قارِسٌ في الخارِجِ.
heatwave	mawja^tu ɧarrⁱⁿ	مَوْجَةُ حَرٍّ
heatwave	mawja^tun ɧārra^tun	مَوْجَةٌ حارَّةٌ
How hot does it get where you’re from?	mā huwa madā ɧarāri^ti -ʈʈaqsⁱ fī baladik^a?	ما هُوَ مَدى حَرارِةِ الطَّقْسِ في بَلَدِكَ؟
Where I’m from, it doesn’t usually get over 30 degrees in the summer.	lā tazīd^u daraja^tu -lɧarāra^ti fī baladī 3āda^tan 3an ŧalāŧīn^a daraja^tan fī -ʂʂayfⁱ.	لا تَزيدُ دَرَجَةُ الحَرارَةِ في بَلَدي عادَةً عَنْ ثَلاثينَ دَرَجَةً في الصَّيْفِ.
It’s hotter than it was yesterday.	aʈʈaqs^u ʔaɧarr^u min yawmⁱ ʔamsⁱⁿ.	الطَّقْسُ أَحَرُّ مِنْ يَوْمِ أَمْسٍ.
I don’t like hot weather.	ʔana lā ʔuɧibb^u -ʈʈaqs^a -lɧārr^a.	أَنا لا أُحِبُّ الطَّقْسَ الحارَّ.
sky	samāʔ^un (samawāt^un)	سَماءٌ (سَمَواتٌ)
The sky is clear.	assamāʔ^u ʂāfiya^tun.	السَّماءُ صافِيَةٌ.
It’s sunny.	aʈʈaqs^u mušmis^un.	الطَّقْسُ مُشْمِسٌ.
sun	šams^un (šumūs^un)	شَمْسٌ (شُموسٌ)
The sun has come out.	ʔašraqatⁱ -ššams^u.	أَشْرَقَتِ الشَّمْسُ.
The sun is shining.	aššams^u mušriqa^tun.	الشَّمْسُ مُشْرِقَةٌ.
darkness	ʐalām^un	ظَلامٌ
It’s dark.	aʈʈaqs^u muʐlim^un.	الطَّقْسُ مُظْلِمٌ.
It’s dark.	aljaww^u muʐlim^un	الجَوُّ مُظْلِمٌ
cloud	ɣayma^tun (ɣuyūm^un)	غَيْمَةٌ (غُيومٌ)
It’s cloudy/overcast.	aʈʈaqs^u ɣāʔim^un.	الطَّقْسُ غائِمٌ.
It’s cloudy/overcast.	aljaww^u mulabbad^un bi-lɣuyūmⁱ.	الجَوُّ مُلَبَّدٌ بِالغُيومِ.
rain	maʈar^un	مَطَرٌ
It is raining.	ʔinnahā tumʈir^u.	إِنَّها تُمْطِرُ.
It’s rainy.	aljaww^u mumʈir^un.	الجَوُّ مُمْطِرٌ.
It’s started to rain.	badaʔat tumʈir^u.	بَدَأَتْ تُمْطِرُ.
It’s stopped raining.	tawaqqaf^a -lmaʈar^u.	تَوَقَّفَ المَطَرُ.
It is pouring.	ʔinnahā tumʈir^u bi-ɣazāra^tin.	إِنَّها تُمْطِرُ بِغَزارَةٍ.
It is drizzling.	ʔinnahā tumʈir^u rađāđan.	إِنَّها تُمْطِرُ رَذاذًا.
It is drizzling.	ʔinnhā tumʈir^u qalīlan.	إِنّها تُمْطِرُ قَليلًا.
rainbow	qaws^u quzaɧⁱⁿ	قَوْسُ قُزَحٍ
rainbow	qaws^u -lmaʈarⁱ	قَوْسُ المَطَرِ
wind	rīɧ^un [f.]	ريحٌ
It’s windy.	aʈʈaqs^u 3āʂif^un.	الطَّقْسُ عاصِفٌ.
It’s windy.	aljaww^u 3āʂif^un.	الجَوُّ عاصِفٌ.
to blow	habba ^[1g3]	هَبَّ
khamsin (hot, dusty southerly wind in the spring)	riyāɧ^u -lxamāsīnⁱ	رِياحُ الخَماسينِ
snow	ŧalj^un (ŧulūj^un)	ثَلْجٌ (ثُلوجٌ)
It’s snowing.	ʔinnahā tuŧlij^u.	إِنَّها تُثْلِجُ.
It’s snowing.	alŧalj^u yatasāqaʈ^u.	الثَلْجُ يَتَساقَطُ.
Does it snow where you’re from?	hal tuŧlij^u fī baladik^a?	هَلْ تُثْلِجُ في بَلَدِكَ؟
Does it snow where you’re from?	hal yatasāqaʈ^u -ŧŧalj^u fī baladik^a?	هَلْ يَتَساقَطُ الثَّلْجُ في بَلَدِكَ؟
Where I’m from, it snows a lot in the winter.	tatasāqaʈ^u -ŧŧulūj^u fī baladī kaŧīran fī -ššitāʔⁱ.	تَتَساقَطُ الثُّلوجُ في بَلَدي كَثيرًا في الشِّتاءِ.
hail	barad^un	بَرَدٌ
It’s hailing.	ʔinnahā tumʈir^u barad^an.	إِنَّها تُمْطِرُ بَرَدًا.
fog	ɖabāb^un	ضَبابٌ
It’s foggy.	aʈʈaqs^u ɖabābiyy^un.	الطَّقْسُ ضَبابِيٌّ.
It’s foggy.	aljaww^u ɖabābiyy^un.	الجَوُّ ضَبابِيٌّ.
storm	3āʂifa^tun (3awāʂif^u)	عاصِفَةٌ (عَواصِفُ)
There’s a windstorm.; It’s stormy.	aʈʈaqs^u 3āʂif^un.	الطَّقْسُ عاصِفٌ.
There’s a windstorm.; It’s stormy.	aljaww^u 3āʂif^un.	الجَوُّ عاصِفٌ.
There’s a rainstorm.	hunālik^a 3āʂifa^tun mumʈira^tun.	هُنالِكَ عاصِفَةٌ مُمْطِرَةٌ.
sandstorm, dust storm	3āʂifa^tun turābiyya^tun	عاصِفَةٌ تُرابِيَّةٌ
sandstorm, dust storm	3āʂifa^tun ramliyya^tun	عاصِفَةٌ رَمْلِيَّةٌ
hurricane, typhoon, cyclone	ʔi3ʂār^un (ʔa3āʂīr^u)	إِعْصارٌ (أَعاصيرُ)
tornado	ʔi3ʂār^un qum3iyy^un	إِعْصارٌ قُمْعِيٌّ
dust devil	dawwāma^tun turābiyya^tun	دَوّامَةٌ تُرابِيَّةٌ
the eye of the storm	markaz^u -l3āʂifa^ti	مَرْكَزُ العاصِفَةِ
lightning	barq^un	بَرْقٌ
There was a flash of lightning.	kāna hunāk^a wamīɖ^u barqⁱⁿ.	كانَ هُناكَ وَميضُ بَرْقٍ.
Lightning struck the tree.	ɖaraba -lbarq^u -ššajara^ta.	ضَرَبَ البَرْقُ الشَّجَرَةَ.
thunder	ra3d^un	رَعْدٌ
The thunder woke me up last night.	ʔayqaʐanī -rra3d^u layla^ta ʔamsⁱ.	أَيْقَظَني الرَّعْدُ لَيْلَةَ أَمْسِ.
weather forecast	annašra^tu -ljawwiyya^tu	النَّشْرَةُ الجَوِّيَّةُ
weather forecast	tawaqqu3āt^u -ʈʈaqsⁱ	تَوَقُّعاتُ الطَّقْسِ
What’s the forecast for tomorrow?	mā hiya -ttawaqqu3āt^u li-ʈaqsⁱ yawmⁱⁿ ɣadⁱⁿ?	ما هِيَ التَّوَقُّعاتُ لِطَقْسِ يَوْمٍ غَدٍ؟
Do you think it’s going to rain?	hal ta3taqid^u ʔannahā satumʈir^u?	هَلْ تَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّها سَتُمْطِرُ؟
It looks like (it’s going to) rain.	yabdū ʔannahā satumʈir^u.	يَبْدو أَنَّها سَتُمْطِرُ.
We’re expecting a storm.	naɧnu natawaqqa3^u 3āʂifa^tan.	نَحْنُ نَتَوَقَّعُ عاصِفَةً.
climate	munāx^un	مُناخٌ
arid, dry	qāɧil^un	قاحِلٌ
arid, dry	jāff^un	جافٌّ
Cairo has a very arid climate.	munāx^u -lqāhira^ti qāɧil^un jiddan.	مُناخُ القاهِرَةِ قاحِلٌ جِدًّا.
humid	raʈib^un	رَطِبٌ
tropical	istiwāʔiyy^un	اِسْتِوائِيٌّ
The weather is quite changeable.	aʈʈaqs^u mutaqallib^un jiddan.	الطَّقْسُ مُتَقَلِّبٌ جِدًّا.
drought	jafāf^un	جَفافٌ
flood	fayaɖān^un	فَيَضانٌ

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