Romanian language lesson: About weather (despre vreme)

Let's learn some usual phrases about the weather. [audio:http://www.romania-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/about_weather.mp3|titles=about_weather]

vremea este frumoasă

– engl. the weather is beautiful

vremea este urâtă

– engl. the weather is bad

vremea e înnorată

– engl. the weather is clouded

vremea e ploioasă

– engl. the weather is rainy

plouă

– engl. it is raining

ninge

– engl. it is snowing

cerul e senin

– engl. the sky is clear

vremea este constantă / instabilă

– engl. the weather is constant / unstable

este ceață

– engl. it is foggy

soarele arde

– engl. the sun is burning

vremea este schimbătoare

– engl. the weather is unsteady

zăpada se topește

– engl. the snow is melting

timpul este răcoros

– engl. the weather is cool

ploile sunt izolate

– engl. the rains are isolated

se încălzește

– engl. it is warming Remarks: -"Vremea" is a feminine word; that means that the noun-adjective agreement has to be in the feminine: Incorrect: Vremea este frumos. Correct: Vremea este frumoasă. -The verbs "a ploua" (to rain) and "a ninge" (to snow) have only one form (the 3rd person singular). In the Past, the verb forms are: a plouat (it rained) a nins (it snowed) In the Future, the verb forms are: va ploua = o să plouă (it will rain) va ninge = o să ningă (it will snow) Mona Pologea, Ph.D. Linguist Managing Director ROLANG School*