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Weather, seasons, months and dates

Unit 12 · Part B · Arabic A2 (Elementary)
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Weather

Arabic A2 · Unit 12
GoalTalk about the weather with الْجَوّ and هُنَاكَ.
New words
طَقْس (ṭaqs) · weatherجَوّ (jaww) · air, weatherمَطَر (maṭar) · rainثَلْج (thalj) · snowرِيح (rīḥ) · windشَمْس (shams) · sunحَارّ (ḥārr) · hotبَارِد (bārid) · cold
Explanation

To talk about the weather, use الْجَوّ or الطَّقْس with a describing word: الْجَوّ حَارّ, “It is hot.” Both words are masculine. For rain, snow and wind, say هُنَاكَ and the noun: هُنَاكَ مَطَر, “It is raining (there is rain)”. To ask, say كَيْف الطَّقْس الْيَوْم؟ In the past use كَانَ: كَانَ الطَّقْس جَمِيلًا أَمْس. Two more weather words are مُشْمِس “sunny” and غَائِم “cloudy”.

SayMeaning
الْجَوّ حَارّit is hot
الْجَوّ بَارِدit is cold
الْجَوّ مُشْمِسit is sunny
الْجَوّ غَائِمit is cloudy
هُنَاكَ مَطَرit is raining
هُنَاكَ رِيحit is windy
هُنَاكَ ثَلْجit is snowing
Worked examples
Karim

كَيْف الطَّقْس الْيَوْم؟

Layla

الْجَوّ حَارّ وَمُشْمِس.

Karim

وَأَمْس؟

Layla

كَانَ الْجَوّ غَائِمًا، وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ مَطَر.

Karim asks Layla about the weather. Press each line.
Weather in a few places.
The past with كَانَ.
Class activity

Look out of the window and write today's weather in three sentences: one with الْجَوّ and an adjective, one with هُنَاكَ and a noun, and one about yesterday with كَانَ. Then ask a friend كَيْف الطَّقْس الْيَوْم؟

Practice
1
Press Listen. Is the weather hot, warm or cold?
2
Write: “It is raining.”
3
The picture shows the sun. Write: “The weather is sunny.”
4
The picture shows snow. Write: “There is snow.”
5
Write: “The weather was hot yesterday.”