How To Talk About Weather in The Algerian Dialect

In this speaking lesson, you will learn how to ask and talk about the weather during the four seasons, in a very simple way.

Take a look at the vocabulary below, divided into nouns (n) and adjcetives (adj)

For the verbs, I will just give you the basic and the most used ones.

يْطيحْ = يْصُبْ (fall down)

We use it with: rain, snow and hail.

Verbs related to temperature

يِبْرِدْ = get cold

يِدْفَا = get warm
يِسْخُنْ = get hot

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How to ask about weather

Most common expressions

كيفاش راهُو الْحال بَرّا؟

كيفاش /واش راهو الجَوْ؟

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How to answer the question

I will give you 3 basic expressions and how to use them

1

+ الجَوْ / الْحال

adjective

الجو بارد
2

+ كايِنْ

noun

كايِن الْغْيوم بِزّاف

3

راهو / راهي

(male/female the noun after them)
+ verb/noun

راهو يْصُب الثّلْج

راهي السْخانَة

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Examples for all seasons

الشْتَا

اليوم الجَو بارِدْ بِزّاف والجْليد في لَرْضْ

Today is very cold and there’s frost on the ground

الرْبيع

اليوم الحالة راهي مْشَمْسَة والوَرْد تْفَتَّح في كُل مْكَان

Today is sunny and the flowers have bloomed everywhere

الْخْرِيفْ

اليوم الرّيح قاوي بِزّاف، الوْرَقْ كامِلْ طاحُو

Today the wind is strong , all the leaves have fallen down

الصّيفْ

اليوم نْهارْ تَعْ بْحَرْ ، السْخانَة تُقْتِلْ

Today is a beach day, it is boiling outside

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