Weather & Climate

1. Bugün çok sıcak, değil mi?

   Bu-gün çok sı-cak, de-ğil mi?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Weather conversation in Turkey

   Grammar Note

   Turkish is Turkic with Latin script. "Değil mi" = isn't it (tag question)

2. Yağmur yağacak gibi görünüyor

   Yağ-mur ya-ğa-cak gi-bi gö-rü-nü-yor

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   When rain seems likely

   Grammar Note

   "-ecek gibi görünmek" = "it looks like it will" — an inference structure

3. Güçlü fırtına yaklaşıyor

   Güç-lü fır-tı-na yak-la-şı-yor

   A strong storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warning about an approaching storm

   Grammar Note

   "Yaklaşmak" = to approach. "-ıyor" is the present progressive ending

4. Bugün hava serin, değil mi?

   Bu-gün ha-va se-rin, de-ğil mi?

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Sharing appreciation for cool weather

   Grammar Note

   "Hava" from Arabic, meaning air/weather — the general Turkish word for weather

5. Hava tahminini söyler misiniz?

   Ha-va tah-mi-ni-ni söy-ler mi-si-niz?

   Could you tell me the weather forecast?

   Usage

   Politely asking for the weather forecast

   Grammar Note

   "Söyler misiniz" = "could you say/tell?" — polite question form

6. Güneş kremi gerekli mi?

   Gü-neş kre-mi ge-rek-li mi?

   Is sunscreen necessary?

   Usage

   Ask on sunny days

   Grammar Note

   "Güneş" = sun (Turkic native). "Gerekli" = necessary

7. Şemsiye götürmeli miyim?

   Şem-si-ye gö-tür-me-li mi-yim?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Before going out in uncertain weather

   Grammar Note

   "Şemsiye" from Arabic "shamsiyya" (sun umbrella). "Şems" = sun

8. Kuru mevsim ne zaman?

   Ku-ru mev-sim ne za-man?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Travel planning question

   Grammar Note

   "Mevsim" from Arabic "mawsim". Turkey's dry season: June–September

9. Yağışlı mevsim ne zaman?

   Ya-ğış-lı mev-sim ne za-man?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Ask about the rainy season

   Grammar Note

   Turkey's rainfall: mainly autumn–winter (October–April). "-lı" is adjectivizing

10. Güneş çok güçlü

    Gü-neş çok güç-lü

    The sun is really strong

    Usage

    Exclamation about intense sunshine

    Grammar Note

    "Güçlü" = strong/powerful. "-lü" changes according to vowel harmony

11. Yağmur

    Rain

    Usage

    Point to this when discussing rain gear or changing plans; "Yağmur yağıyor" = it is raining

12. Kar

    Snow

    Usage

    For talking about snow; note that "kâr" with a circumflex is a different word meaning profit

13. Rüzgâr

    Wind

    Usage

    For talking about wind — a common reason for ferry cancellations

14. Güneşli

    Sunny

    Usage

    Describes sunny weather; "Hava güneşli" = the weather is sunny

15. Bulutlu

    Cloudy

    Usage

    Describes cloudy weather; "Hava bulutlu" = the weather is cloudy

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