< Modern Greek
Vocab: Ο καιρός
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Present Tense
Vocabulary
The Weather
· Ο καιρός | ||
|---|---|---|
| Πώς είναι ο καιρός; | What is the weather? | |
| Τι καιρό έχουμε σήμερα; | What weather do we have today? | |
| Τι καιρό κάνει στην Ελλάδα; | What is the weather in Greece? | |
| Πώς είναι ο καιρός στην Ελλάδα; | What is the weather in Greece? | |
| Βρέχει | It's raining | |
| Έχει ζέστη | It's hot | |
| Έχει κρύο | It's cold | |
| Έχει ήλιο | It's sunny | |
| Φυσάει | It's windy | |
| Χιονίζει | It's snowing |
The seasons
| το καλοκαίρι | the summer |
| το φθινόπωρο | the fall; the autumn |
| ο χειμώνας | the winter |
| η άνοιξη | the spring |
The weather
Vocabulary:
| ο καιρός | the weather |
| η λιακάδα | the sunshine |
| το σύννεφο | the cloud |
| η βροχή | the rain |
| η μπόρα | the (rain) shower |
| η καταιγίδα | the storm |
| η βροντή | the thunder |
| η αστραπή | the lightning |
| ο κεραυνός | the thunder |
| βρέχω | to moisten |
| βρέχει | it rains |
| το χιόνι | the snow |
| χιονίζει | it snows |
| το χιονόνερο | the sleet |
| η ομίχλη | the fog |
| η καταχνιά | the mist |
| η πάχνη | the dew |
| το χαλάζι | the hail |
| ο παγετός | the frost |
Examples:
NB: To be raining, windy and snowing all have dedicated verbs and so there is no need to say "It is." NB: Unlike in English we don't use "It is" sunny, but rather "It has" sun. I think this is common in non-English languages (it's certainly true in French).
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