Weather & Climate

1. আজ অনেক গরম, তাই না?

   Aaj onek gorom, tai na?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Weather conversation in Bangladesh or West Bengal

   Grammar Note

   Bengali is Indo-Aryan. "Tai na" is a tag question expression. SOV word order

2. বৃষ্টি হবে মনে হচ্ছে

   Brishti hobe mone hochhe

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   When rain seems imminent

   Grammar Note

   "Mone hochhe" = "it appears to the mind" — an inference expression

3. ঘূর্ণিঝড় কাছে আসছে

   Ghurnijhor kache ashche

   A cyclone is approaching

   Usage

   Warning about an approaching cyclone

   Grammar Note

   Bangladesh is cyclone-prone. "Ghurnijhor" = "whirling storm" (compound word)

4. আজ আবহাওয়া ঠান্ডা, তাই না?

   Aaj abohawa thanda, tai na?

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Sharing appreciation for cool weather

   Grammar Note

   "Abohawa" (weather) is a compound of "abaho" (atmosphere, from Sanskrit) and "hawa" (air/wind, an Arabic word that came via Persian). Bengali has many Arabic and Persian loanwords

5. আবহাওয়ার পূর্বাভাস বলুন

   Abohaware purbobhas bolun

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Politely asking for the weather forecast

   Grammar Note

   "Bolun" is the honorific imperative. Bengali marks politeness through verb endings

6. সানস্ক্রিন লাগাতে হবে?

   Sunscreen lagate hobe?

   Do I need to apply sunscreen?

   Usage

   Ask on sunny days

   Grammar Note

   "Hobe" = must/need to. "Sunscreen" is borrowed from English

7. ছাতা নিয়ে যাওয়া উচিত?

   Chata niye jaoa uchit?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Before going out in uncertain weather

   Grammar Note

   "Uchit" = should/appropriate. Common way to express recommendation in Bengali

8. শুষ্ক মৌসুম কখন?

   Shushko maushum kokhon?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Travel planning question

   Grammar Note

   Bangladesh dry season: November–April. "Maushum" from Arabic "mawsim"

9. বর্ষা মৌসুম কখন?

   Borsha maushum kokhon?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Ask about the monsoon season

   Grammar Note

   "Borsha" from Sanskrit "varṣā" (rain). Bangladesh receives some of the world's heaviest rainfall

10. রোদ অনেক কড়া

    Rod onek kora

    The sun is really strong

    Usage

    Exclamation about intense sunshine

    Grammar Note

    "Rod" = sunshine in Bengali. "Kora" = strong/harsh

11. বৃষ্টি

    Brishti

    Rain

    Usage

    The word for rain, in constant use during the June to September monsoon

12. তুষার

    Tushar

    Snow

    Usage

    It never snows in Bangladesh or on the Bengal plain - this word only comes up on a trip to Darjeeling or Sikkim

13. বাতাস

    Batash

    Wind

    Usage

    Wind, though বাতাস also means air itself - a strong wind is জোরে বাতাস

14. রোদ

    Rod

    Sunshine

    Usage

    Says the sun is out; Bengali has no single word for sunny and talks about the sunshine instead

15. মেঘলা

    Meghla

    Cloudy

    Usage

    Describes an overcast sky, often mentioned as a sign of rain coming

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