Weather & Climate

1. आयज खूब उकाडो आसा, ना?

   āyaj khūb ukāḍo āsā, nā?

   It is very hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   A common weather opener; Goa is humid and the muggy heat is called उकाडो

   Grammar Note

   "Today" is आयज (not Marathi आज). A tag question is made by adding ना at the end. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

2. पावस पडटलो अशें दिसता

   pāvas paḍaṭalo aśeṃ disatā

   It looks like it will rain.

   Usage

   Said when the sky looks threatening; "rain" is पावस

   Grammar Note

   "Rain falls" is पावस पडप. The future ends in -टलो/-टली/-टलें, like जातलें. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. वादळ येत आसा

   vādaḷ yet āsā

   A storm is approaching.

   Usage

   A warning when a storm is on the way

   Grammar Note

   The continuous is verb stem + -त आसा, as in पावस पडत आसा. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

4. आयज हवा थंड आसा, ना?

   āyaj havā thaṃḍ āsā, nā?

   It is cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   A small-talk remark on a cool day

   Grammar Note

   गार means a large lizard in Konkani, so "cool" is थंड. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

5. हवामानाचो अंदाज सांगात

   havāmānāco aṃdāj sāṃgāt

   Please tell me the weather forecast.

   Usage

   A polite request, for example at a hotel desk

   Grammar Note

   The polite imperative is stem + -ात. "Weather" is हवामान (dictionary-confirmed); the genitive agrees with the possessed noun. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. म्हाका सत्री व्हरपाक जाय?

   mhākā satrī vharapāk jāy?

   Do I need to take an umbrella?

   Usage

   Asked before going out when rain is possible

   Grammar Note

   Need is person + -क + purposive verb + जाय. "Umbrella" is सत्री (dictionary-confirmed). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. पावसाळो केन्ना आसता?

   pāvasāḷo kennā āsatā?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   In Goa the rainy season runs roughly from June to October

   Grammar Note

   "Rainy season" is पावसाळो; gom.wikipedia has "June to October is the rainy season". "When" is केन्ना.

8. आयज सूर्य खूब खर आसा

   āyaj sūry khūb khar āsā

   The sun is really strong today.

   Usage

   Describes intense sunshine; खर means sharp or intense

   Grammar Note

   The adjective खर (sharp, intense) can be used as a predicate. This sentence is a plain composition. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

9. पावस

   pāvas

   Rain

   Usage

   A one-word card; the verb "to rain" is पावस पडप

   Grammar Note

   पावस is "rain" (dictionary-confirmed); the rainy season is पावसाळो.

10. वारें

    vāreṃ

    Wind

    Usage

    A one-word card for "wind"

    Grammar Note

    वारें is a neuter noun ending in -ें; gom.wikipedia has "the wind is cool".

11. मळबांत कुपां आसात

    maḷabāṃt kupāṃ āsāt

    It is cloudy.

    Usage

    Literally "there are clouds in the sky"

    Grammar Note

    "Cloud" is कूप (plural कुपां) and "sky" is मळब (dictionary-confirmed). A plural subject takes आसात. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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