Is it going to rain, snow, or hail? Will the sun shine all day? Will it be a great day for going to the beach or shall we go to the art gallery instead? You might want to ask about the weather in Russian before making plans.
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Pronouncing the weather in Russian
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Какой прогноз погоды на сегодня?
Kakoi pragnoz pagody na sivodnia?
What's the weather forecast for today?
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Какой прогноз погоды на неделю?
Kakoi pragnoz pagody na nideliu?
What's the weather forecast for this week?
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Какая погода?
Kakaia pagoda?
How's the weather?
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Как на улице?
Kak na oolitse?
What's it like outside?
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There are a lot of possible answers to that question. Here are the most common ones…
Russian weather vocabulary
Тепло
Tiplo
It's warm
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Холодно
Holadna
It's cold
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Ветер
Vetir
It's windy
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Жарко
Zharka
It's hot
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Солнце
Sontse
It's sunny
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Ясно
Yasna
It's clear
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Пасмурно
Pasmurna
It's cloudy
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Хорошо
Kharasho
It's nice
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Мороз
Maroz
It's a frost
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Сыро
Syro
It's damp
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You can use the word очень (ochin’) (very) for the above phrases to emphasize that it’s not just cold or warm, but very cold or very warm. For example:
Очень холодно
Ochin’ holadna
It's very cold
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Очень тепло
Ochin’ tiplo
It's very warm
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Очень жарко
Ochin’ zharka
It's very hot
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When talking about rain you can use the following expressions …
Идëт дождь
Idyot dosht’
It's raining
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Ненастная погода
Ninastnaia pagoda
Rainy weather
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For a farmer rain might be all he needs, whereas a soccer team might be hoping for a sunny day. Here are some more general answers.
Скверная погода
Skvernaia pagoda
It's miserable weather
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Хорошая погода
Haroshaia pagoda
It's good weather
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Плохая погода
Plahaia pagoda
It's bad weather
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Прекрасная погода
Prikrasnaia pagoda
It's beautiful weather
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Идëт снег
Idyot snek
It's snowing
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Гололëд
Galalyot
There's ice
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Here are some more words that describe certain weather conditions…
Радуга
Raduga
The rainbow
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Дождь
Dosht’
The rain
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Град
Grat
The hail
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Гром
Grom
The thunder
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Гроза
Graza
The thunderstorm
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Молния
Molnia
The lightning
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Землятрясение
Zemlitrisenie
The earthquake
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Ураган
Uragan
The hurricane
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Температура
Timpiratoora
The temperature
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Туман
Tuman
The fog
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Наводнение
Navadnenie
The flood
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Лëд
Lyot
The ice
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Снег
Snek
The snow
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Снежинка
Snizheenka
The snowflake
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Облако
Oblaka
The cloud
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That’s it for today’s lesson. I hope you enjoyed it.
Here are a few recommended Russian lessons to try next!
- Learning adjectives in Russian.
- Traveling by air? There are some Russian airplane words you may need to use.
- Saying Yes in Russian.
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