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!
Pronunciation help for talking about the weather in Arabic
As hard as you try, without helpful feedback your Arabic pronunciation is never going to be the same as a native speaker’s. If you've found it difficult to perfect the way you say Arabic words and phrases, this lesson will help you.
Using the blue Rocket Record buttons you can record the way you say each word or phrase, and compare it with the way a native speaker of Arabic does. That’s right, with Rocket Languages voice mapping technology you can record your voice as many times as you need until your pronunciation matches the Arabic speaker!
There are a lot of possible answers to that question. Here are the most common ones…
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:
When talking about rain you can use the following expressions …
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.
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.
Here are some more words that describe certain weather conditions…
مع السلامة Ma3a el salama
Amira
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P.S. You can practice your Arabic skills with this exercise.
Exercise 1. Match the Arabic phrases with the correct English translation.
| 1. El gaw dafy awy | (______) | a. It’s snowing |
| 2. Beteshty talg | (______) | b. It’s terrible weather |
| 3. El gaw bashe3 | (______) | c. Hows the weather? |
| 4. A a7`bar el gaw? | (______) | d. It’s stormy |
| 5. El denya 3asefa | (______) | e. It’s very warm |
Exercise 2. Now, match the Arabic words with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the correct answer into the gap provided.
| 1. El dubab | (______) | a. The ice |
| 2. El sheta | (______) | b. The temperature |
| 3. El se7ab | (______) | c. The cloud |
| 4. El 7arara | (______) | d. The rain |
| 5. El talg | (______) | e. The fog |
