Weather & Climate

1. ئەمڕۆ زۆر گەرمە

   Emṟo zor germe

   It's very hot today

   Usage

   A small-talk remark; summers in the Kurdistan Region are very hot

   Grammar Note

   Weather is stated as ئەمڕۆ + adjective + -e. The subject (هەوا 'air, weather') can be dropped.

2. ئەمڕۆ لە دەرەوە ساردە

   Emṟo le derewe sarde

   It's cold outside today

   Usage

   Used when deciding whether to take a coat; mountain winters are cold

   Grammar Note

   سارد means 'cold' for weather and for drinks. لە دەرەوە is 'outside'.

3. ئەمڕۆ باران دەبارێت

   Emṟo baran debarêt

   It's raining today

   Usage

   A remark on a rainy day

   Grammar Note

   باران بارین means 'to rain'. دەبارێت is the 3rd-person present of بارین and also serves for snow.

4. ئەمڕۆ باران و بایە

   Emṟo baran û baye

   It's rainy and windy today

   Usage

   When bad weather affects your plans

   Grammar Note

   با means 'wind'; بایە says 'it is windy'. The word و 'and' is a single letter.

5. دووبارە بەفر دەبارێت

   Dûbare befr debarêt

   It's snowing again

   Usage

   A remark on snowy days; mountain areas get heavy snow in winter

   Grammar Note

   Rain and snow take the same verb بارین (باران / بەفر دەبارێت).

6. لەوانەیە بەفر ببارێت

   Lewaneye befr bibarêt

   It may snow

   Usage

   Predicting snow from the forecast or the sky

   Grammar Note

   لەوانەیە 'it may be that' is followed by the subjunctive (ببارێت).

7. سبەی کەشوهەوا چۆن دەبێت؟

   Sbey keşuhewa çon debêt?

   What will the weather be like tomorrow?

   Usage

   Asks about tomorrow's weather to plan a trip

   Grammar Note

   کەشوهەوا means 'weather' or 'climate'. چۆن دەبێت؟ asks 'how will it be?'.

8. پێت وایە ئەم کۆتایی هەفتەیە باران ببارێت؟

   Pêt waye em kotayî hefteye baran bibarêt?

   Do you think it will rain this weekend?

   Usage

   Asked of a friend when planning the weekend

   Grammar Note

   پێم وایە 'I think' becomes پێت وایە 'you think'. The content follows in the subjunctive.

9. ئەگەری هەیە سبەی زۆر گەرم بێت

   Egerî heye sbey zor germ bêt

   It's likely to be very hot tomorrow

   Usage

   Heard in a heat forecast

   Grammar Note

   ئەگەر 'if' and ئەگەری 'possibility' are different words. ئەگەری هەیە takes the subjunctive.

10. ئاسمان خەریکە دەبێتە هەور

    Asman xerîke debête hewr

    The sky is becoming cloudy

    Usage

    When rain looks likely

    Grammar Note

    خەریکە + verb means 'is in the process of'. هەور is 'cloud', and دەبێتە means 'becomes'.

11. هەورە، بەڵام باران نابارێت

    Hewre, bełam baran nabarêt

    It's cloudy, but it isn't raining

    Usage

    An answer when asked if you need an umbrella

    Grammar Note

    The negative present puts نا- before the stem (نابارێت).

12. چ کاتێک خۆر ئاوا دەبێت؟

    Ç katêk xor awa debêt?

    What time does the sun set?

    Usage

    Planning to watch the sunset or to know when the day's fast ends

    Grammar Note

    خۆر ئاوا بوون means 'the sun sets'. چ کاتێک is 'at what time'.

13. بەنزیکەیی هەرگیز لێرە باران نابارێت

    Benizîkeyî hergîz lêre baran nabarêt

    It almost never rains here

    Usage

    Describes a dry climate

    Grammar Note

    هەرگیز 'never' goes with a negative verb (نابارێت).

14. لە ڕۆژێکی وا، زۆر ئاسانە خۆر بتسووتێنێت

    Le ṟojêk-î wa, zor asane xor bitsûtênêt

    On a day like this, you can easily get sunburned

    Usage

    A warning on a day of strong sun

    Grammar Note

    خۆر بتسووتێنێت means 'the sun burns you'; the clitic -t marks 'you' as the object.

15. ئاسمان سافە؛ پڕە لە ئەستێرە

    Asman safe; piṟe le estêre

    The sky is clear; it is full of stars

    Usage

    Admires a clear night sky

    Grammar Note

    پڕ لە … means 'full of …'. The mark ؛ is the Arabic-script semicolon.

16. باران

    Baran

    Rain

    Usage

    Used when talking about the weather or buying rain gear

    Grammar Note

    باران means 'rain'. The verb is بارین 'to fall'.

17. بەفر

    Befr

    Snow

    Usage

    For talking about winter weather in the mountains

    Grammar Note

    بەفر means 'snow'. The short vowel is not written.

18. خۆر

    Xor

    Sun

    Usage

    For talking about strong sunshine

    Grammar Note

    خۆر means 'sun'. The letter ۆ is o; it differs from خۆ 'oneself'.

19. با

    Ba

    Wind

    Usage

    For windy days; با is also a separate word meaning 'let's'

    Grammar Note

    با means 'wind'. Before a verb it is the separate 'let's' word (با بچین).

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