Weather & Climate

1. Bu gün gaty yssy, şeýle dälmi?

   Bu gün ga-ty ys-sy, şeý-le däl-mi?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Weather conversation in Turkmenistan

   Grammar Note

   Turkmen is Turkic and uses Latin script. "-mi" is a question suffix

2. Ýagyş ýagar ýaly görünýär

   Ýa-gyş ýa-gar ýa-ly gö-rün-ýär

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   When rain seems likely

   Grammar Note

   Turkmenistan is one of the world's driest countries — rain is rare

3. Güýçli tupan gelýär

   Güýç-li tu-pan gel-ýär

   A strong storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warning about an approaching storm

   Grammar Note

   Turkmenistan has the Karakum Desert and frequent sandstorms

4. Bu gün howa salkyn

   Bu gün ho-wa sal-kyn

   It's cool today

   Usage

   Comment on cool weather

   Grammar Note

   "Howa" means air/weather; it is of Arabic origin, borrowed via Persian. Turkmen is influenced by Persian

5. Howa çaklamasyny aýdyň

   Ho-wa çak-la-ma-sy-ny aý-dyň

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Asking for the weather forecast

   Grammar Note

   "Çaklamasy" = prediction/estimate. "-ny" is the accusative marker

6. Günden goraýan krem gerekmi?

   Gün-den go-ra-ýan krem ge-rek-mi?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Ask in the intense desert sun

   Grammar Note

   "Günden goraýan" = "protecting from the sun" (relative clause). "Gün" = sun

7. Saýawan alyp gitmelimi?

   Sa-ýa-wan a-lyp git-me-li-mi?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Before going out in uncertain weather

   Grammar Note

   "alyp gitmek" means "to take along". "-meli" is an obligatory/modal suffix meaning "should/must" (-maly / -meli by vowel harmony)

8. Gurak möwsüm haçan?

   Gu-rak möw-süm ha-çan?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Travel planning question

   Grammar Note

   Turkmenistan is dry year-round. Summer (May–September) is especially arid

9. Ýagyşly möwsüm haçan?

   Ýa-gyş-ly möw-süm ha-çan?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Ask about the rainy season

   Grammar Note

   Turkmenistan's rainfall mainly occurs winter to spring (November–April)

10. Gün juda güýçli

    Gün ju-da güýç-li

    The sun is really strong

    Usage

    About the intense desert sun in Turkmenistan

    Grammar Note

    "Gün" = sun/day in Turkic. Turkmenistan's desert summer sun is extreme

11. Ýagyş

    Rain

    Usage

    Comes up when talking about or checking the weather

12. Gar

    Snow

    Usage

    Comes up when talking about or checking the weather

13. Ýel

    Wind

    Usage

    Comes up when talking about or checking the weather

14. Bulutly

    Cloudy

    Usage

    Comes up when talking about or checking the weather

15. Gün

    Sun

    Usage

    For talking about the weather or strong sunshine

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