Weather in Arabic
How do you talk about the weather in Arabic? Maybe you’re experiencing sun, snow, or something in between - this free audio lesson will teach you tons of Arabic words you can use in conversation.
What’s the Arabic word for “rain”? How do explain that’s it really hot outside? Whether you’re traveling in an Arabic-speaking country or conversing with Arabic speakers closer to home, the Rocket Arabic team will teach you how to talk about the climate and the current weather conditions in Arabic.
We hope you don’t encounter any extreme weather, but to be on safe side we’ll teach you some words for that too. It’s good to be prepared and know what to expect, so let’s get started!
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الجو ايه النهاردة؟
El gaw a el naharda?
What's the weather forecast for today?
الجو ايه الاسبوع دة؟
El gaw a el esbou3 da?
What's the weather forecast for this week?
ايه اخبار الجو؟
A a7'bar el gaw?
How's the weather?
الجو عامل ايه؟
El gaw 3amel a?
What's the weather like?
الجو برة عامل ايه؟
El gaw bara 3amel a?
What's it like outside?
There are a lot of possible answers to that question. Here are the most common ones…
الجو دافي
El gaw dafy
It's warm
الجو بارد
El gaw bared
It's cold
الدنيا هواء
El denya hawa
It's windy
الدنيا عاصفة
El denya 3asefa
It's stormy
الجو سخن
El gaw so7'n
It's hot
الدنيا شمس
El denya shams
It's sunny
السماء صافية
El sama safya
It's clear
الدنيا مغيمة
El denya me3'ayema
It's cloudy
الجو جميل
El gaw gamil
It's nice
الدنيا متلجة
El denya metalega
It's icy
الجو رطوبة
El gaw retoba
It's humid
You can use the word “awy” (very) for all of the above phrases to emphasize that it’s not just cold or warm, but very cold or very warm. For example:
الدنيت برد
El denya bard awy
It's very cold
الجو دافي
El gaw dafy awy
It's very warm
الجو سخن اوي
El gaw so7'n awy
It's very hot
الدنيا متلجة اوي
El denya metalega awy
It's very icy
When talking about rain you can use the following expressions …
الدنيا بتشتي
El denya beteshty
It's raining
الدنيا شتاء
El denya sheta
It's rainy
For a farmer rain might be all he needs, whereas a cricket team might be hoping for a sunny day. Here are some more general answers.
الجو كئيب
El gaw ka2ib.
It's miserable weather.
الجو حلو
El gaw 7elw.
It's good weather.
الجو وحش
El gaw we7esh.
It's bad weather.
الجو جميل
El gaw gamil.
It's beautiful weather.
الجو بشع
El gaw bashe3.
It's terrible weather.
If you are planning to travel to Germany, Switzerland or Austria during the winter time, you’ll definitely need to know the next two sentences. Let me assure you, there will be plenty of opportunities to use them.
بتشتي تلج
Beteshty talg
It's snowing
الدنيا ساقعة تلج
El denya sa23a talg
It's icy cold
Here are some more words that describe certain weather conditions…
قوس قزح
Kos-kaza7
The rainbow
تلج
talg
The hail
الشتاء
El sheta
The rain
الرعد
El ra3d
The thunder
العاصفة الرعدية
El 3asefa el ra3deya
The thunderstorm
البرق
El bar2
The lightning
الزلزال
El zelzal
The earthquake
العاصفة
El 3asefa
The storm
الاعصار
El e3sar
The hurricane
الحرارة
El 7arara
The temperature
الضباب
El dubab
The fog
الفيضان
El fyadan
The flood
التلج
El talg
The ice
التلج
El talg
The snow
حتت تلج
7etat talg
The snowflake
السحاب
El se7ab
The cloud
That’s it for this lesson. I hope you enjoyed the lesson!
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!مع السلامة (Ma3a essalama!) Goodbye!
Amira Zaki: Rocket Arabic
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