The weather
الجمعة، 24 أبريل 2009
Learn to talk about the weather (requires Real Player).
Using verbs to describe the weather
The sun is shining | It's drizzling | ||
The wind is blowing | It's raining (The rain is falling.) | ||
It's hailing | It's pouring (The rain is pouring down.) | ||
It's snowing (The snow is falling.) | It's thundering |
Using adjectives to describe the weather
Sweltering = It's sweltering. or It's a sweltering day. | Freezing = It's freezing. or It's a freezing day. | ||
Warm = It's warn. or It's a warm day. | Cold = It's cold. or It's a cold day. | ||
Sunny = It's sunny. or It's a sunny day. | Cloudy = It's cloudy. or It's a cloudy day. | ||
Clear = It's clear. or It's a clear day. | Stormy = It's stormy. or It's a stormy day. | ||
Misty = It's misty. or It's a misty day. | Foggy = It's foggy. or It's a foggy day. | ||
Breezy = It's breezy. or It's a breezy day | Windy = It's windy. or It's a windy day. | ||
Showery = It's showery. or It's a showery day. | Rainy = It's rainy. or It's a rainy day. | ||
Frosty = It's frosty. or It's a frosty day. | Snowy = It's snowy. or It's a snowy day. | ||
Icy = It's icy. or It's an icy day. | Drizzly = It's drizzly. or It's a drizzly day. | ||
. Dry = It's dry. or It's a dry day. | Wet = It's wet. or It's a wet day. |
Other things associated with the weather
sunshine | lightning | |||||
puddles | raindrops | |||||
hailstones | snowflakes | |||||
frost | The weather forecast | |||||
flood | drought | |||||
tidalwave | tornado / twister | |||||
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Describing the weather generally
hot, scorching | wet, miserable, damp | ||
warm, mild, fine, dry | dull, grey | ||
cool, refreshing | cold, chilly |
What to say
How to ask about the weather.
A lot of nouns about the weather are uncountable, so we have to create or add a counting word:-
Fog / Mist | A wisp of mist / fog. |
Hail | A hailstone |
Rain | A drop of rain / A raindrop |
Snow | A snowflake |
Sunshine | A ray of sunshine |
Wind | A gust of wind |
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