Here are Arabic words for weather to start with: غائم (gha'im, cloudy), بارد (barid, cold), حارّ (harr, hot), مطر (matar, rain). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudy | غائمgha'im | adj | A1 |
| cold | باردbarid | adj | A1 |
| hot | حارّharr | adj | A1 |
| rain | مطرmatar | noun | A1 |
| rainy | ممطرmumtir | adj | A1 |
| sunny | مشمسmushmis | adj | A1 |
| snow | ثلجthalj | noun | A2 |
| windy | عاصف'asif | adj | A2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| fog | ضبابdabab | noun | A2 |
| front | جبهة هوائيةjabha hawa'iya | noun | A2 |
| storm | عاصفة'asifa | noun | A2 |
| temperature | درجة حرارةdarajat harara | noun | A2 |
| forecast | توقعاتtawaqqu'at | noun | B1 |
| freezing | قارسqaris | adj | B1 |
| humid | رطبratb | adj | B1 |
| lightning | برقbarq | noun | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| anticyclone | مرتفع جويmurtafi' jawwi | noun | C1 |
| atmospheric | جويjawwi | adj | C1 |
| cyclone | إعصارi'sar | noun | C1 |
| humidity | رطوبةrutuba | noun | C1 |
| inversion | انقلاب حراريinqilab harari | noun | C1 |
| meteorological | أرصاد جويةarsad jawwiyya | adj | C1 |
| monsoon | ريح موسميةrih mawsimiyya | noun | C1 |
| precipitation | هطولhutul | noun | C1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| earthquake | زلزالzilzal | noun | A2 |
| tornado | إعصار قمعيi'sar qam'i | noun | B1 |
| avalanche | انهيار جليديinhiyar jalidi | noun | B2 |
| dust storm | عاصفة ترابية'asifa turabiyya | noun | B2 |
| flash flood | فيضان مفاجئfayadan mufaji' | noun | B2 |
| heat wave | موجة حرmawjat harr | noun | B2 |
| landslide | انهيار أرضيinhiyar ardi | noun | B2 |
| volcanic eruption | ثوران بركانيthawaran burkani | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| thunderstorm | عاصفة رعدية'asifa ra'diyya | noun | A2 |
| condensation | تكاثفtakathuf | noun | B1 |
| dew | ندىnada | noun | B1 |
| evaporation | تبخرtabakhkhur | noun | B1 |
| frost | صقيعsaqi' | noun | B1 |
| smog | ضباب دخانيdabab dukhani | noun | B1 |
| hail | بردbarad | noun | B2 |
| sleet | مطر ثلجيmatar thalji | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like غائم (gha'im, cloudy), بارد (barid, cold), حارّ (harr, hot), مطر (matar, rain). This page lists 40 Arabic words for weather (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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