Weather and seasons
የአየር ሁኔታ እና ወቅቶች
Describe the weather and talk about the rainy and dry seasons.
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weather/ˈweðə/noun
የአየር ሁኔታ
What's the weather like today?
ዛሬ የአየር ሁኔታው እንዴት ነው?
rainy season/ˈreɪni ˈsiːzn/noun
ክረምት
The rainy season starts in June.
ክረምት በሰኔ ይጀምራል።
በእንግሊዝኛ "winter" ቀዝቃዛውን ወቅት ያመለክታል፤ የኢትዮጵያን ክረምት "the rainy season" ማለት ይሻላል።
dry season/ˈdraɪ ˈsiːzn/noun
በጋ
The dry season is good for travel.
በጋ ለጉዞ ጥሩ ነው።
rain/reɪn/noun, verb
ዝናብ
It rains every afternoon in July.
በሐምሌ በየከሰዓቱ ይዘንባል።
sunny/ˈsʌni/adjective
ፀሐያማ
It's sunny today.
ዛሬ ፀሐያማ ነው።
cloudy/ˈklaʊdi/adjective
ደመናማ
The sky is cloudy.
ሰማዩ ደመናማ ነው።
hot/hɒt/adjective
ሞቃት
Dire Dawa is very hot.
ድሬ ዳዋ በጣም ሞቃት ናት።
cold/kəʊld/adjective
ቀዝቃዛ
The nights are cold in Addis Ababa.
አዲስ አበባ ሌሊት ይበርዳል።
windy/ˈwɪndi/adjective
ነፋሻማ
It's windy today.
ዛሬ ነፋሻማ ነው።
umbrella/ʌmˈbrelə/noun
ጃንጥላ
Take an umbrella. It's raining.
ጃንጥላ ይያዙ። እየዘነበ ነው።