Ukrainian Weather Vocabulary

Here are Ukrainian words for weather to start with: хмарно (khmarno, cloudy), холодний (kholodnyi, cold), спекотний (spekotnyi, hot), дощ (doshch, 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.

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Weather Basics

A1–A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
cloudyхмарноkhmarnoadjA1
coldхолоднийkholodnyiadjA1
hotспекотнийspekotnyiadjA1
rainдощdoshchnounA1
rainyдощовийdoshchovyiadjA1
sunnyсонячнийsoniachnyiadjA1
snowснігsnihnounA2
windyвітряноvitrianoadjA2

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Weather Intermediate

A2–B1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
fogтуманtumannounA2
frontатмосферний фронтatmosfernyi frontnounA2
stormбуряburianounA2
temperatureтемператураtemperaturanounA2
forecastпрогнозprohnoznounB1
freezingморознийmoroznyiadjB1
humidвологийvolohyiadjB1
lightningблискавкаblyskavkanounB1

Weather Advanced

C1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
anticycloneантициклонantytsyklonnounC1
atmosphericатмосфернийatmosfernyiadjC1
cycloneциклонtsyklonnounC1
humidityвологістьvolohistnounC1
inversionінверсіяinversiianounC1
meteorologicalметеорологічнийmeteorolohichnyiadjC1
monsoonмусонmusonnounC1
precipitationопадиopadynounC1

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Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2–B2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
earthquakeземлетрусzemletrusnounA2
tornadoторнадоtornadonounB1
avalancheлавинаlavynanounB2
dust stormпилова буряpylova burianounB2
flash floodраптовий паводокraptovyi pavodoknounB2
heat waveхвиля спекиkhvylia spekynounB2
landslideзсувzsuvnounB2
volcanic eruptionвиверження вулканаvyverzhennia vulkananounB2

Everyday Weather

A2–B2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
thunderstormгрозаhrozanounA2
condensationконденсатkondensatnounB1
dewросаrosanounB1
evaporationвипаровуванняvyparovuvannianounB1
frostінійiniinounB1
smogсмогsmohnounB1
hailградhradnounB2
sleetмокрий снігmokryi snihnounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for weather. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Ukrainian words should I learn for weather?

You could start with words like хмарно (khmarno, cloudy), холодний (kholodnyi, cold), спекотний (spekotnyi, hot), дощ (doshch, rain). This page lists 40 Ukrainian words for weather (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Ukrainian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Ukrainian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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