A1 · Unit 5
The weather
You'll talk about the weather and the temperature in °C.
New words
weather
Means both "weather" and "time".
слънчевоslanchevosunny
it's raining
"Вали дъжд"
— it's raining, "вали сняг"
— it's snowing; "Вали."
alone = it's raining.
студеноstudenocold
warm
горещоgoreshtohot
degree
After a number: "пет градуса"
, "минус два градуса"
.
дъждdazhdrain
снягsnyagsnow
облачноoblachnocloudy
вятърvyatarwind
The wind "духа"
(blows): "Духа вятър."
чадърchadarumbrella
A phone call
Elena, a friend in Sofia
Здравей! Какво е времето във Варна?
Hi! What's the weather like in Varna?
Слънчево и топло е – двайсет и два градуса.
It's sunny and warm — twenty-two degrees.
Elena, a friend in Sofia
Супер! А тук, в София, вали и е студено.
Great! Here in Sofia it's raining and cold.
Колко градуса е?
How many degrees is it?
Elena, a friend in Sofia
Само пет градуса. А на Витоша вече вали сняг!
Only five degrees. And on Vitosha it's already snowing!
Тогава вземи си чадър!
Then take an umbrella!
Elena, a friend in Sofia
Да, да. Чао, до скоро!
Yes, yes. Bye, see you soon!
Grammar
Weather expressions often have no personal pronoun. With an -о word, add "е"
: "Студено е."
For rain, simply say "Вали."
No word for "it" is needed.
Днес е слънчево и топло.
Today it's sunny and warm.
Вали дъжд.
It's raining.
Облачно е, но не вали.
It's cloudy, but it isn't raining.
Examples
Какво е времето днес?
What's the weather like today?
Навън е двайсет и пет градуса.
It's twenty-five degrees outside.
В София вали сняг.
It's snowing in Sofia.
Много е студено – минус пет градуса.
It's very cold — minus five degrees.
През юли е много горещо.
In July it's very hot.
Духа силен вятър.
There's a strong wind.
Вземи си чадър!
Take an umbrella!
Колко градуса е навън?
How many degrees is it outside?
На Витоша вече има сняг.
There's already snow on Vitosha.