Arabic – Weather in Arabic Arabic Beginner Lesson- 43 – Learn Arabic Free Online

Arabic Weather

Arabic – Weather in Arabic  Arabic Beginner Lesson- 43 – Learn Arabic Free Online

Essential Arabic Vocabulary– Weather

The Middle East, in general, is known for its hot and arid climate from the months of April through October. One exception is Lebanon, which has a four-season cycle. If you are planning to visit the “Sunshine” countries, the most suitable time to schedule a trip to these regions is between November and March.

Expanding your Arabic vocabulary may also be a good idea. Learning some of the weather related terms and expressions below may help you communicate with others about the weather in an Arabic county more confidently.

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Phrase in Arabic	Phrase in English	Pronunciation
	طقس	Weather	Ṭaqs
	مطر	Rain	Maṭar
	ثلج	Snow	Ṯalǧ
	ضباب	Fog	Ḍabāb
	شمس	Sun	Šams
	رياح	Wind	Riyāḥ
	رعد	Thunder	Raʿd
	برق	Lightning	Barq
	نسيم	Breeze	Nasīm
	برد	Hail	Bard
	رذاذ	Drizzle	Raḏāḏ
	فيضان	Flood	Fayaḍān
	جليد	Frost	Ǧalīd
	عاصفة	Storm	ʿĀṣifa
	قوس قزح	Rainbow	Qaws qozaḥ
	حالة الطقس	Forecast	Ḥālat aṭ-ṭaqs
	موجة حرّ	Heat wave	Mawǧatu ḥarr
	رطوبة	Humidity	Ruṭūbah
	موسم	Season	Mawsem
	إعصار	Hurricane	ʾIʿṣār
	زلزال	Earthquake	Zilzāl
	مظلّة	Umbrella	Miẓallah
	معطف واق من المطر	Raincoat	Miʿtaf waqi men ʾal-mṭar
	الجوّ شديد الرياح	It’s windy	ʾAǧ-ǧawu šadeedu ar-riyāḥ
	الجوّ حار	It’s hot	ʾAǧ-ǧawu ḥārr
	الجوّ بارد	It’s cold	ʾAǧ-ǧawu bārid
	الجوّ ضبابي	It’s misty	ʾAǧ-ǧawu ḍabābi
	تمطر بغزارة	It’s pouring	Tumṭiru biġazarah
	تمطر رذاذاً	It’s sprinkling	Tumṭiru raḏāḏan
	غروب الشمس	Sunset	Ġurūbu ʾaš-šams
	شروق الشمس	Sunrise	Šurūqu ʾaš-šams
	فجر	Dawn	Faǧr
	بدر	Full moon	Badr
	فوق الصفر	Above zero	Fawqa ʾaṣ-ṣifr
	تحت الصفر	Below zero	Taḥta ʾaṣ-ṣifr
	درجات	Degrees	Daraǧāt

 

	Phrase in Arabic	Phrase in English	Pronunciation
	ما حال الطقس؟	What’s the weather like?	Mā ḥālu ʾaṭ-ṭaqs?
	تمطر بغزارة	It’s raining cats and dogs.	Tumṭiru biġazāra.
	تبلَّل	To be drenched.	Taballala.
	البرد قارس	It’s freezing cold.	ʾAl-bardu qāris.
	الحرارة شديدة	It’s boiling hot.	ʾAl-ḥarārah šadidah.
	!إنّه ليوم جميل	It’s a beautiful day!	ʾInnahu la yawmun ǧamilun!
	!إنّه ليوم مشمس	It’s a sunny day!	ʾInnahu la yawmun mušmisun!
	يبدو أنّها ستمطر	It looks like it is going to rain.	Yabdu ʾannaha satumṭir.

after	ba’d	بعد
always	da’eman	دائما
April	Abreel/ Nesaan	نيسان
August	Ghusht/ Aab	آب
bad weather	taqs saye’	طقس سيء
cloudy	ghaa’em	غائم
cold	baared	بارد
cool	ratb	رطب
December	Dojamber/ kanoon al awwal	كانون الأول
everyday	yawmiyan	يوميا
February	Fabrayer/ Shobaat	شباط
Fog	dabab	ضباب
foggy	dababi	ضبابي
hot	haar	حار
January	Yanayer/ Kanoon attanee	كانون الثاني
July	Youlyouz/ Tamouz	تموز
June	Younyou/ Hozairan	حزيران
March	Mares/ Athaar (th as in that)	اذار, مارس
May	May/ Ayyar	أيَار
nice weather	aljaw jameel	الجو جميل
November	Nowanber/ Teshreen attanee	تشرين الثاني
now	al’aan	الآن
October	Oktober/ Teshreen alawwal	تشرين الأول
over there	honaak	هناك
pouring	tomtero beghazaarah	تمطر بغزارة
raining	tomter	تمطر
September	Shutanber/ Ayloul	أيلول
snow	thalj (th as in thin)	ثلج
snowing	tothlej (th as in thin)	تثلج
sometimes	ahyaanan	أحيانا
sunny	moshmess	مشمس
there	honaak	هناك
usually	‘aadatan	عادة
windy	‘aasef	عاصف

 

If you want to engage in kalaam khafiif, shoot the breeze, or chitchat with a
friend or stranger, talking about Taqs (tah-kes; weather) is a pretty safe topic.
In conversations about Taqs, you’re likely to use some of the following words:
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 shams (shah-mes; sun)
 maTar (mah-tar; rain)
 ra’d (rah-ed; thunder)
 barq (bah-rek; lightning)
 suHub (soo-hoob; clouds)
 Harara (hah-rah-rah; temperature)
 daraja (dah-rah-jah; degrees)
 bard (bah-red; cold)
 sukhoun (suh-koon; hot)
 ruTuuba (roo-too-bah; humidity)
 riiH (ree-eh; wind)
 ‘aaSifa (ah-tee-fah; storm)
 thalj (thah-lej; snow)
 qawsu quzaH (kah-wuh-suh koo-zah; rainbow)
If you want to express the temperature, as in “It’s x degrees,” you must use
the following construct: al-Harara (insert number) daraja. So, al-Harara 35
daraja means “It’s 35 degrees.”
Because the weather is a quasi-universal topic that interests almost everyone,
here are some expressions you can use to start talking about Taqs:
 hal sayakun maTar al-yawm? (hal sah-yah-koon mah-tar al-yah-oum; Is it
going to rain today?)
 yawm sukhoun, na’am? (yah-oum suh-koon, nah-am; Hot day, isn’t it?)
 ‘inna yahubbu al-bard faj’atan. (ee-nah yah-hoo-boo al-bah-red fah-jehah-
tan; It’s gotten cold all of a sudden.)
 hal sayabqaa aT-Taqs haakadhaa kul al-usbuu’? (hal sah-yab-kah at-tahkes
hah-kah-zah kool al-oos-boo; Will the weather remain like this all
week?)
It would be difficult to chat about the weather without mentioning the fuSuul
(fuh-sool; seasons):
 Sayf (sah-yef; summer)
 khariif (kah-reef; fall)
 shitaa’ (shee-tah; winter)
 rabii’ (rah-beeh; spring)
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Temperatures in the majority of the Middle Eastern countries are stated in
Celsius and not Fahrenheit. If you hear someone say that al-harara 25 daraja
(al-hah-rah-rah 25 dah-rah-jah; It’s 25 degrees), don’t worry that you’re going
to freeze! They actually mean that it’s almost 80 degrees Fahrenheit. To convert
degrees from Celsius to Fahrenheit, use the following formula: