5/30/18

Weather


Weather:



  • weather/climate - ţaçes
  • temperature - xarâra
  • humidity - rţûbe
  • warm/heat - côb
  • cold (environment) - bared/jlîd
  • snow - talej
  • hail - barad
  • rain - citi/maţar
  • shower - catwe {êt}
  • heavy rain - wêbil
  • off-season rain - râmûý
  • downpour - maţar zkîm
  • pouring rain - mizk/mêzûk
  • fog - gţayţa
  • wind - hawa/rîx {ryêx}
  • air/atmosphere - jaww
  • lightning - bareç
  • thunderclap/thunderbolt - raýed {rýûd}
  • sky - sama {wêt}
  • cloud - gayme {gyûm}
  • sun - cames {cmûs}
  • rainbow - çôws çazax
  • clear sky - ţaçes şâxi
  • hot weather - ţaçes côb
  • dry weather - ţaçes nêcif
  • torrid/ardent weather - ţaçes ýbûç
  • cold weather - ţaçes bêrid
  • sunny weather - ţaçes micmis
  • humid weather - ţaçes roţib
  • stormy weather - jaww ýâşif
  • variable weather - ţaçes mitaçallib/mçallab
  • cold - mşaçça/bêrid/saçaý
  • icy/frozen - mtallaj
  • central heating/heater - côfâj/tidfêye
  • air conditioning - çêy sî
  • fireplace/chimney - dêkûn {dwêkîn}/cimînê
  • degree (unit) - daraje {êt}
  • storm - ýâşfe {ýawâsif}
  • tornado - zawbaýa {zawêbiý}
  • flood - ţawafên
  • sunburn - lafxit cames/ḑarbit cames
  • smoke - dakne/dukkân
  • pollution - talawwos
  • pollen - lçâx



Note: 



  • The Lebanese word for 'rain - citi', also means 'winter'.



Examples:


How's the weather? - qîf iţ-ţaçes?
The weather is nice. - ţ-ţaçes xilo
The weather is not pretty. - ţ-ţaçes biciý
It's cold. - fî bared
The wind is cold. - l-hawâ bêrid
It's hot. - fî côb
It's raining. - ýam bitcatti
The rain stopped. - şoxyit id-dini/şoxi ţ-ţaçes
It's snowing. - ýam titloj
It's windy today. - fî hawa l-yôm
The sky is cloudy. - fî gyûm bis-sama
Looks like it's going to rain. - qaçànno rax tcatti
It's raining cats and dogs. - ţâyfe
It rained. - cattit id-dini



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5/24/18

Seasons of the Year



Seasons of the Year:


  • season - faşl {fşûl}/mawsam {mawêsim}
  • spring - rabîý
  • summer - şeyf/şayfiyye
  • autumn - karîf
  • winter - citi/catwiyye

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5/4/18

Months of the Year



Months of the year:



  • January - qênûn it-têni
  • February - cbâţ
  • March - çâzâr
  • April - nîsên
  • May - çayyâr
  • June - xzayrân
  • July - tammûz
  • August - çâb
  • September - çaylûl
  • October - ticrîn il-çawwal
  • November - ticrîn it-têni
  • December - qênûn il-çawwal


Examples:


Today is February the 20th. - l-yôm ýicrîn cbâţ
My birthday is on April 15th. - ýîdi bi-kamstaýc nîsên
We return at the end of July. - nirjaý bi-çêkir tammûz
Schools begin in mid-August. - l-madêris bitballic bi-noşş çâb

Notes:


Lebanon officially follows the Gregorian calendar, although some communities use other types of calendars to calculate their holidays and observances. Other Arab countries that use the Gregorian calendar have adopted Arabized Western month names, e.g. 'January - yanâyir'; 'February - fibrâyir', etc.

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5/1/18

Days of the Week



Days of the week:


  • Sunday - l-çaxad
  • Monday - t-tanên
  • Tuesday - t-talêta
  • Wednesday - l-çorbýa
  • Thursday - l-kamîs
  • Friday - l-jomýa
  • Saturday - s-sabet


Examples:


He arrived on Thursday. - wuşil yôm il-kamîs
She returned on Sunday. - rijýit yôm il-çaxad
We're coming on Friday. - mniji yôm il-çorbýa
I'll see you (masc.) on Monday. - bcûfaq yôm it-tanên

Notes: 


  • Days are often preceded by the article prefix.
  • 'Sunday - l-çaxad' literally means 'the first day'; 't-tanên' means 'the second day'; 't-talêta' means 'the third day; 'l-çorbýa' means 'the fourth day'; 'l-kamîs' means 'the fifth day'; 'l-jomýa' means 'the day of gathering'; 's-sabet' means 'the seventh day'.

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