Weather in Arabic: Sunny, Rainy, Hot and Cold

01What is happening in the sky?

• Mushmis describes sunny conditions; mumtir describes rainy conditions. These are adjectives, not the names of the sun or the rain.
• The icons show the meaning, and the written labels make each card clear even without the picture.
• Use the Arabic spelling with the simple reading aid. Plain Latin letters do not represent every Arabic sound exactly.

02Describe the temperature too

• Harr and barid describe temperature. Mushmis and mumtir describe different features of the weather.
• A sunny day can be cold. A rainy day can be warm. Do not choose a temperature word only from a sun or rain symbol.
• The doubled r in harr is a reminder of the stronger, held consonant shown by the shadda in Arabic.

For practice, give a card two labels: one for the sky and one for temperature. Keeping these choices separate helps you say what you actually mean.

03Make a complete weather sentence

• At taqs means the weather. It is a masculine singular noun, so these examples use masculine adjectives.
• Arabic needs no separate present-tense word for “is” in this pattern. Start with the weather, then describe it.
• The Arabic article is written ال. Its pronunciation blends with the following ط, which is why the reading aid begins at taqs.

Swap only the last word to change your message. At taqs mumtir says the weather is rainy; at taqs harr says it is hot.

04Combine two true details

Wa means and. In Arabic it is attached to the following word, as in wabarid; our reading aid separates wa to help you see the parts.

• Read both descriptions before choosing an answer. Sunny and cold is different from sunny and hot.
• Use a combination that matches the situation. You do not have to include a temperature every time you mention the sky.

05Ask, answer, and add today

Al yawm means today. In this example it comes between the topic and its description. You can also give the shorter reply at taqs mumtir when the time is already clear.

Look outside, choose the appropriate description, and say a sentence aloud. On another day, change the adjective. Our plain reading aids leave most final grammatical endings out so you can focus on the sentence pattern.