Weather & Climate

1. الجو حر النهارده، مش كده؟

   Il-gaww ḥarr in-nahārda, mish kida?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   A standard small-talk opener; Egyptian summers are hot enough to make it true.

   Grammar Note

   "Mish kida?" at the end asks for agreement, like "isn't it?". The ج is pronounced [g], hence "gaww".

2. شكل الدنيا هتمطر

   Shakl id-dunya hatimṭar

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   "Id-dunya" literally means "the world" but is used as the subject for the weather.

   Grammar Note

   The prefix "ha-" before a verb makes the future. Composed from words checked in dictionaries and corpora.

3. فيه عاصفة جاية

   Fīh ʿāṣifa gayya

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   "Fīh" means "there is"; "gayya" is "coming", feminine to agree with ʿāṣifa.

   Grammar Note

   The participle gayy/gayya expresses "is coming". Composed from words checked in dictionaries and corpora.

4. الجو روعة النهارده، مش كده؟

   Il-gaww rūʿa in-nahārda, mish kida?

   It's pleasant today, isn't it?

   Usage

   "Rūʿa" is the colloquial "wonderful".

   Grammar Note

   The noun "rūʿa" is used directly as the predicate, with no agreement ending.

5. الجو هيبقى ازاي بكرة؟

   Il-gaww hayibʾa izzāy bukra?

   What will the weather be like tomorrow?

   Usage

   A way to ask a local in place of reading a forecast.

   Grammar Note

   "Yibʾa" means "to become/be"; with ha- it is future. Composed from words checked in dictionaries and corpora.

6. الشمس قوية أوي

   Ish-shams ʾawiyya awi

   The sun is really strong

   Usage

   Good before asking for shade or a hat.

   Grammar Note

   "Ish-shams" is feminine, so the adjective is feminine too.

7. مطر

   Maṭar

   Rain

   Usage

   A vocabulary card; the verb "maṭar" also means "it rained".

   Grammar Note

   Rain is rare in Egypt and falls mostly on the Mediterranean coast in winter.

8. تلج

   Talg

   Snow

   Usage

   "Talg" is used for both snow and ice.

   Grammar Note

   Snow in Egypt is limited to a few high places such as the Sinai mountains.

9. الجو مشمس

   Il-gaww mushmis

   It's sunny

   Usage

   "Mushmis" means "sunny", which describes most Egyptian days.

   Grammar Note

   A verbless noun + adjective sentence.

10. فيه سحب

    Fīh suḥub

    It's cloudy

    Usage

    Literally "there are clouds".

    Grammar Note

    "Fīh" expresses existence and is followed by the noun. Composed from words checked in dictionaries and corpora.

11. الجو دافي شوية النهارده

    Il-gaww dāfi shuwayya in-nahārda

    It's a bit warm today

    Usage

    "Dāfi" means "warm"; for weather that is not too hot.

    Grammar Note

    "Shuwayya" means "a little"; placed after an adjective it softens it.

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