Weather & Climate

1. الجو سخون بزاف اليوم

   l-jaw skhūn bzāf l-yūm

   It is very hot today

   Usage

   Weather small talk; do not say "skhūn" about a person, where it has another meaning.

   Grammar Note

   "l-jaw" is the weather; no verb "to be" is needed. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

2. كاتبان ليا غادي تطيح الشتا

   kātbān lia ghādī tṭīḥ sh-shta

   It looks like it is going to rain

   Usage

   When the sky darkens; rain "falls" in Darija ("ṭāḥ sh-shta").

   Grammar Note

   "kātbān lia" means it seems; "sh-shta" takes the feminine verb "tṭīḥ". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

3. الجو زوين اليوم

   l-jaw zwīn l-yūm

   The weather is nice today

   Usage

   A friendly remark on a nice day.

   Grammar Note

   "zwīn" means pretty or nice. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

4. ڭول ليا شناهيا توقعات الجو

   gūl lia shnāhiya tawaqquʿāt l-jaw

   Tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   At a hotel desk, for instance; "tawaqquʿāt" is forecast.

   Grammar Note

   "gūl" is the command "say"; "shnāhiya" means what is it (for a feminine noun). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

5. واش خاصني كريم ديال الشمس؟

   wāsh khāṣṣni krīm dyāl sh-shams?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Ask hotel staff before going out.

   Grammar Note

   "khāṣṣni" means I need. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

6. واش خاصني ناخد معايا المضلة؟

   wāsh khāṣṣni nākhod maʿāya l-miḍalla?

   Should I take an umbrella with me?

   Usage

   On a day that may rain; "l-miḍalla" is umbrella.

   Grammar Note

   "khāṣṣni" plus a verb means I should; "maʿāya" is with me. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

7. الشمس قوية بزاف دابا

   sh-shams qawiya bzāf dāba

   The sun is really strong right now

   Usage

   To advise against going out at midday, or to lead into sunscreen.

   Grammar Note

   "dāba" means now. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

8. الشتا

   sh-shta

   Rain

   Usage

   "sh-shta" means rain and is also used for winter.

   Grammar Note

   In Morocco rain "falls": "ṭāḥ sh-shta".

9. التلج

   t-tlej

   Snow

   Usage

   Snow falls in the Atlas in winter; the same word also means ice.

   Grammar Note

   "t-tlej" covers both snow and ice.

10. الريح

    r-rīḥ

    Wind

    Usage

    As a single word.

    Grammar Note

    The plural is "riyāḥ".

11. مشمس

    mshemmes

    Sunny

    Usage

    Used as "l-jaw mshemmes" (the weather is sunny).

    Grammar Note

    The form appears in a dictionary sentence "l-jaw mshemmes l-yūm".

12. كاين السحاب

    kāyn s-sḥāb

    It is cloudy

    Usage

    Literally "there are clouds".

    Grammar Note

    "kāyn" means there is. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

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