Weather & Climate

1. Igl è ina gronda chalur oz.

   It's very hot today

   Usage

   A small-talk remark on a hot day. Heat of the weather is expressed with the noun chalur

   Grammar Note

   Weather is expressed with igl è + noun or adjective. Chalur is feminine, hence ina gronda. The word chaud is deliberately not used here. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. I para da vulair plover.

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   A set remark made while looking at the sky

   Grammar Note

   "It looks like" is i para da vulair + infinitive. Plover (to rain) is impersonal with the dummy subject i

3. In urizi s'avischina.

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Used when mountain weather is turning. Urizi is a thunderstorm

   Grammar Note

   S'avischinar is a reflexive verb meaning to draw near. Urizi is masculine and means a thunderstorm

4. Igl è frestg oz.

   It's cool today

   Usage

   A remark on a cool day or morning. Frestg means pleasantly cool

   Grammar Note

   Igl è + adjective describes the weather. Frestg means cool or fresh and is milder than fraid (cold). Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Pudais Vus dir a mai la prognosa da l'aura, per plaschair?

   Could you tell me the weather forecast, please?

   Usage

   Asks for the forecast at a hotel or information desk. Aura means weather here

   Grammar Note

   Pudais Vus + infinitive makes a polite request. Prognosa is feminine, and prognosa da l'aura means the weather forecast. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Hai jau basegn d'ina crema da sulegl?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Asked at an information desk before going out in strong sun, for example at altitude or on snow

   Grammar Note

   Avair basegn da + noun means to need. Putting jau after the verb forms the question. Crema is feminine, hence d'ina. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Stoss jau prender cun mai in paraplievgia?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Asked before going out. Literally: must I take an umbrella with me

   Grammar Note

   The first person of stuair is stoss. Prender cun mai means to take along. Paraplievgia ends in -a but is masculine, hence in. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Il sulegl è fitg ferm oz.

   The sun is really strong today

   Usage

   Remarks on strong sun; useful alongside sunscreen, since UV is strong in the mountains

   Grammar Note

   Sulegl is masculine. Fitg (very) + the adjective ferm (strong) expresses degree. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. La plievgia

   Rain

   Usage

   A single weather word

   Grammar Note

   Plievgia is feminine. As a verb, it rains is i plova

10. La naiv

    Snow

    Usage

    A single weather word. In the mountains snow can fall out of season

    Grammar Note

    Naiv is a feminine noun. It is a different word from the adjective naìv (naive)

11. Il vent

    Wind

    Usage

    A single weather word

    Grammar Note

    Vent is masculine

12. Serain

    Clear / sunny

    Usage

    A single weather word. Serain means clear, without clouds

    Grammar Note

    The adjective serain means clear or cloudless; its feminine is seraina

13. Nivlus

    Cloudy

    Usage

    A single weather word. Nivlus means cloudy

    Grammar Note

    The adjective nivlus is derived from nivel (cloud); its feminine is nivlusa

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