You will name the weather, describe it with hava and an adjective, and read a simple forecast.
The idea
The weather is the subject: Hava soğuk (cold), Hava sıcak (hot), Hava ılık (mild), Hava serin (cool). Add -li / -lı / -lu / -lü to a weather noun to get the adjective, with the vowel chosen by the last vowel: güneş → güneşli, yağmur → yağmurlu, kar → karlı, rüzgâr → rüzgârlı. Rain and snow both fall with yağmak: Yağmur yağıyor, Kar yağıyor; wind uses esmek: Rüzgâr esiyor. For a forecast use the future: Yarın kar yağacak.
| Word | Meaning | Verb | Adjective |
|---|---|---|---|
| güneş | sun | açmak | güneşli |
| yağmur | rain | yağmak | yağmurlu |
| kar | snow | yağmak | karlı |
| bulut | cloud | bulutlanmak | bulutlu |
| rüzgâr | wind | esmek | rüzgârlı |
| sis | fog | çökmek | sisli |
| fırtına | storm | kopmak | fırtınalı |
Examples
- Bugün hava çok soğuk.Today the weather is very cold.
- Şimdi yağmur yağıyor.It is raining now.Rain and snow both use yağmak: Yağmur yağıyor, Kar yağıyor. Turkish has no word for the English "it"; the rain itself is the subject.
- Yarın hava güneşli olacak.Tomorrow the weather will be sunny.
- Çok üşüyorum, çünkü hava soğuk.I am very cold, because the weather is cold.Üşümek is what a person feels; soğuk describes the weather. Say Üşüyorum, not Ben soğuğum.
- Dışarıda sert bir rüzgâr esiyor.A strong wind is blowing outside.
- Önce şimşek çakıyor, sonra gök gürlüyor.First lightning flashes, then thunder rumbles.
- Gökyüzünde hiç bulut yok.There is not a single cloud in the sky.
- yağmurlurainyyağmurlu-li / -lı / -lu / -lü: with, having
- rüzgârlıwindyrüzgârlı-li / -lı / -lu / -lü: with, having
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Watch out
Do not describe how you feel with the weather adjective. Hava soğuk is about the air, but Ben soğuğum does not say that you feel cold; your own feeling is a verb, üşümek: Üşüyorum. Turkish also has no "it" for rain: the rain itself is the subject, Yağmur yağıyor, never O yağıyor.
Try it yourself
Add the adjective suffix -li / -lı / -lu / -lü to güneş (sun): sunny.
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güneşli
güneşli: the last vowel of güneş is the front vowel e, so the suffix is -li; the ş stays as it is.
It is snowing. Fill in yağmak in the present continuous, third person.
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yağıyor
yağıyor: the stem yağ takes -ıyor because its vowel is back, and the third person adds no ending; kar is the subject.
Add the adjective suffix -li / -lı / -lu / -lü to bulut (cloud): cloudy.
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bulutlu
bulutlu: the last vowel u is back and rounded, so the suffix is -lu, and the t does not change.
Say "I am cold" with the verb üşümek, present continuous, I-form.
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üşüyorum
üşüyorum: a feeling is a verb, not the weather adjective; the stem üşü takes -yor and then -um.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Add the adjective suffix -li / -lı / -lu / -lü to güneş (sun): sunny.
It is snowing. Fill in yağmak in the present continuous, third person.
Add the adjective suffix -li / -lı / -lu / -lü to bulut (cloud): cloudy.
Say "I am cold" with the verb üşümek, present continuous, I-form.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: rainy
Tap the parts in order to build this word: windy
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Write four sentences: today's weather with hava, a forecast for tomorrow, one sentence with a -li / -lı adjective, and one saying how you feel with üşüyorum.