Weather & Climate

1. امروز خیلی گرم است، نه؟

   Emruz kheyli garm ast, na?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Weather conversation in Iran

   Grammar Note

   Sentence-final "نه؟" is a tag question ("isn't it?") seeking agreement. "خیلی" = "very" before an adjective

2. به نظر می‌رسد باران می‌بارد

   Be nazar miresad bārān mibārad

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   When rain seems likely

   Grammar Note

   "Be nazar miresad" = "appears to the eye" — inference. Persian uses SOV order

3. طوفان در حال نزدیک شدن است

   Tufān dar hāl-e nazdik shodan ast

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warning about an approaching storm

   Grammar Note

   "Dar hal + verbal noun + ast" forms the progressive. "Tufan" is Arabic-origin

4. امروز هوا خنک است، نه؟

   Emruz havā khonak ast, na?

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Sharing appreciation for cool weather

   Grammar Note

   "Hava" from Arabic "hawā'" (air). The standard Persian word for weather

5. پیش‌بینی هوا را به من بگویید

   Pishbini-ye havā rā be man beguyid

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Politely asking for the weather forecast

   Grammar Note

   "Pish-bini" = "pre-vision/forecast" (compound: pish=before + bini=seeing)

6. به کرم ضدآفتاب نیاز دارم؟

   Be kerem-e zeddāftāb niyāz dāram?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Ask on sunny days

   Grammar Note

   "Aftab" = "sun / sunlight". "ضد" = "anti-", so "ضدآفتاب" = "sun-protective"

7. چتر بردن لازم است؟

   Chatr bordan lāzem ast?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Before going out in uncertain weather

   Grammar Note

   "Lazem" borrowed from Arabic "lāzim" (necessary)

8. فصل خشک کی است؟

   Fasl-e khoshk key ast?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Travel planning question

   Grammar Note

   "Fasl" from Arabic "faṣl" (season). Iran's dry season: June–September

9. فصل بارانی کی است؟

   Fasl-e bārāni key ast?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Ask about the rainy season

   Grammar Note

   Iran gets most rain autumn–spring (October–April). "-i" is an adjectivizing suffix

10. آفتاب خیلی قوی است

    Āftāb kheyli qavi ast

    The sun is really strong

    Usage

    Exclamation about intense sunshine

    Grammar Note

    "Qavi" borrowed from Arabic "qawī" (strong)

11. باران

    Bārān

    Rain

    Usage

    Point to this when checking the weather; the spoken form is bārun

12. برف

    Barf

    Snow

    Usage

    For checking weather or road conditions; inland Iran gets heavy winter snow and mountain passes close

13. باد

    Bād

    Wind

    Usage

    Point to this when checking the weather; a sandstorm is tufān-e shen

14. آفتابی

    Āftābi

    Sunny

    Usage

    For checking a forecast; the adjective from āftāb (sun)

15. ابری

    Abri

    Cloudy

    Usage

    For checking a forecast; the adjective from abr (cloud)

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