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Standard Arabic Vocabulary → Weather vocabulary → Basic weather vocabulary

The weather is always a great conversation starter. And in Arabic-speaking countries, it is no different. In this lesson, we will learn some basic weather vocabulary that will help you talk about the weather in Standard Arabic.

Basic weather vocabulary

Here are some basic weather vocabulary words in Standard Arabic:

Standard Arabic	Pronunciation	English
الطقس	al-ṭaqas	weather
الجو	al-jaww	temperature
الشمس	aš-šams	sun
الغيوم	al-ġuyūm	clouds
المطر	al-maṭar	rain
البرد	al-bard	cold
الثلج	at-thalj	snow

Talking about the weather

If you want to talk about the weather in Arabic, you can use the following phrases:

• اليوم جوه حلو. (al-yawm jaww huwwa ḥeluww.) - The weather is nice today.
• الطقس مشمس. (aṭ-ṭaqas mushmis) - The weather is sunny.
• بتمطر النهاردة. (bitmaṭṭar an-nahārda.) - It's raining today.
• الجو برد. (al-jaww bard) - The weather is cold.

Conclusion

That's it for this lesson on basic weather vocabulary in Standard Arabic. The vocabulary we learned today will help you talk about the weather and start conversations in Arabic-speaking countries. Make sure to practice these phrases and words to improve your proficiency in Standard Arabic.

Sources

• Arabic Language
• Weather Terminology

Table of Contents - Standard Arabic Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction to Arabic script

• Arabic vowels
• Arabic consonants
• Basic Arabic phrases

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Nouns and gender in Arabic

• Definite and indefinite articles
• Masculine and feminine nouns

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Verbs and conjugation in Arabic

• Present tense conjugation
• Past tense conjugation
• Future tense conjugation

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Numbers and counting in Arabic

• Cardinal numbers 1-100
• Ordinal numbers

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Everyday Arabic vocabulary

• Greetings and farewells
• Colors
• Days of the week
• Months of the year

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Food and drink vocabulary

• Basic food vocabulary
• Drinks

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Arabic customs and traditions

• Islam and Arabic culture
• Arabic hospitality

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Arabic music and entertainment

• Arabic music genres
• Arabic dance

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Adjectives in Arabic

• Adjective agreement and placement
• Comparative and superlative

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Pronouns in Arabic

• Personal pronouns
• Possessive pronouns

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Prepositions in Arabic

• Basic prepositions
• Prepositions of time and place

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Interrogatives in Arabic

• Question words
• Question formation

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Adverbs in Arabic

• Formation and placement
• Negation

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Transportation vocabulary

• Public transportation
• Asking for directions

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Shopping and money vocabulary

• Money vocabulary
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Arabic literature and poetry

• Classical Arabic literature
• Arabic poetry

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Arabic calligraphy and art

• History of Arabic calligraphy
• Arabic art and architecture

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Weather vocabulary

• Basic weather vocabulary
• Talking about the weather

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Conditional sentences in Arabic

• First and second conditional
• Third conditional and mixed conditionals

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Passive voice in Arabic

• Formation and usage
• Differences from the active voice

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Relative clauses in Arabic

• Formation and usage
• Differences from English relative clauses

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Arabic adjectives and nouns

• Common Arabic adjectives
• Compound nouns in Arabic

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Arabic cinema and TV

• Arabic cinema
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Arabic fashion and beauty

• Traditional Arabic dress
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Sports and leisure vocabulary

• Popular Arabic sports
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