Weather & Climate

1. আজি বতৰ বৰ গৰম, নহয়নে?

   Aji botor bor gorom, nohoyone?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   A classic opener about the weather; Assam is hot and humid in summer

   Grammar Note

   নহয়নে is the tag question 'isn't it' that seeks agreement. বতৰ is weather, and গৰম 'hot' and ঠাণ্ডা 'cold' describe temperature

2. বৰষুণ দিব যেন লাগিছে

   Boroxun dib jen lagise

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   Said when the sky darkens

   Grammar Note

   বৰষুণ দিয়া is 'rain falls'. যেন লাগিছে means 'it seems like' and expresses inference. Assam is a rainy land

3. ধুমুহা আহি আছে

   Dhumuha ahi ase

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   A warning that a storm is coming; thunderstorms and gales are common in Assam

   Grammar Note

   আহি আছে is the progressive 'is coming'. ধুমুহা is a storm with strong wind

4. আজি বতৰ ঠাণ্ডা, নহয়নে?

   Aji botor thanda, nohoyone?

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Shares the pleasure of a cool day

   Grammar Note

   ঠাণ্ডা covers cool through cold, depending on context. নহয়নে is added to ask for agreement

5. বতৰৰ পূৰ্বাভাস কওক

   Botoror purwabhax kook

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Asks hotel staff for the forecast

   Grammar Note

   কওক is the polite imperative of কোৱা 'say'. বতৰৰ পূৰ্বাভাস is 'forecast of weather', and পূৰ্বাভাস is somewhat bookish

6. ছাতি লৈ যাব লাগিবনে?

   Sati loi jab lagibone?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Asked before going out when the weather is uncertain; an umbrella is essential in the rains

   Grammar Note

   লৈ যোৱা is 'take along'. লাগিবনে asks whether something is needed. ছাতি covers both umbrella and parasol

7. শুকান ঋতু কেতিয়া?

   Xukan ritu ketiya?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Asked when planning the trip; the dry winter months are the comfortable time to visit Assam

   Grammar Note

   ঋতু is season, spelled with the Sanskrit vowel ঋ. শুকান means dry. The question needs no copula

8. বৰষুণৰ ঋতু কেতিয়া?

   Boroxunor ritu ketiya?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Asks about the monsoon; Assam is wettest from summer into autumn, and rivers can flood

   Grammar Note

   বৰষুণ is rain and ৰ makes it 'of rain'. বৰষুণৰ ঋতু is the rainy season; the shorter বৰষা is also used

9. আজি ৰ'দ বৰ প্ৰখৰ

   Aji rod bor prokhor

   The sun is really strong today

   Usage

   A remark on the harsh sun, a hint to take a hat and water

   Grammar Note

   ৰ'দ is sunshine, written with an apostrophe for a dropped vowel. প্ৰখৰ is an adjective meaning strong or intense

10. বৰষুণ

    Boroxun

    Rain

    Usage

    The basic word for rain, used in small talk and warnings alike

    Grammar Note

    বৰষুণ is rain; with the verb দিয়া it forms 'rain falls'

11. তুষাৰ

    Tuxar

    Snow

    Usage

    It never snows on the Assam plains; the word matters only on trips toward the Himalayas

    Grammar Note

    তুষাৰ is snow, distinct from the word for ice, and mostly found in writing

12. বতাহ

    Botah

    Wind

    Usage

    The basic word for talking about wind

    Grammar Note

    বতাহ means both wind and air, and a strong wind can be put as বৰ বতাহ

13. ৰ'দ

    Rod

    Sunshine

    Usage

    Says the sun is out, close to 'sunny'

    Grammar Note

    ৰ'দ is sunshine; আজি ৰ'দ আছে is a natural way to say it is sunny today

14. ডাৱৰীয়া

    Daworiya

    Cloudy

    Usage

    Describes an overcast sky, often a sign of rain to come

    Grammar Note

    ডাৱৰীয়া is the adjective built on ডাৱৰ 'cloud'. Note the ৱ in the spelling

15. বান আহিব নেকি?

    Ban ahib neki?

    Will there be a flood?

    Usage

    Floods are common in the Assam rains; ask locals before heading out

    Grammar Note

    বান is flood. আহিব is the future of আহা 'come', since a flood 'comes'. নেকি is the question particle

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