Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

QuestionAnswer
perhaps
لعلla'alla
weather
طقسtaqs
Perhaps the weather is beautiful tomorrow.
لعل الطقس جميل غدا.la'alla t-taqsa jamîlun ghadan
report
نشرةnashra
The weather report is important.
نشرة الطقس مهمة.nashratu at-taqsi muhimmah
severe
شديدshadîd
He read the weather report, perhaps the rain is severe.
هو قرأ نشرة الطقس، لعل المطر شديد.huwa qara'a nashratat-taqsi, la'allal-matara shadîdun.
winds
رياحriyâh
as if
كأنka'anna
storm
عاصفةâSifah
The winds are severe as if a storm is coming.
الرياح شديدة كأن عاصفة قادمة.ar-riyâhu shadîdatun ka'anna 'âsifatan qâdimah
cloud
سحابةsahâba
dark
مظلمmudhlim
This cloud is very dark.
هذه السحابة مظلمة جدا.hâdhihi s-sahâbatu muzlimatun jiddan
The sky is dark as if the winds are a storm.
السماء مظلمة كأن الرياح عاصفة.assamâ'u muzlimatun ka'anna arriyâha 'âsifatun.
heavy (of rain)
غزيرghazîr
Perhaps the rain is heavy from this cloud.
لعل المطر غزير من هذه السحابة.la'alla al-matara ghazeerun min hâdhihi as-sahâbati
The rain is heavy as if it is a sea.
المطر غزير كأنه بحر.al-mataru ghazeerun ka'annahu bahrun
Perhaps the storm will stop soon.
لعل العاصفة ستتوقف قريبا.la'alla l-'âsifata satatawaqqafu qarîban
Did you hear the report? Perhaps the snow will fall.
هل سمعت النشرة؟ لعل الثلج سينزل.hal sami'ta an-nashrata? la'alla ath-thalja sayanzilu.
as, just as
كماkamâ
It rained, just as the report said.
نزل المطر كما قالت النشرة.nazala al-mataru kamâ qâlati an-nashratu
The winds are severe today, as they were yesterday.
الرياح شديدة اليوم كما كانت أمس.ar-riyâhu shadîdatun al-yawma kamâ kânat amsi
like this, thus
هكذاhâkadhâ
Why are you talking like this?
لماذا تتكلم هكذا؟limâdhâ tatakallamu hâkadhâ?
This is how the weather is in winter.
هكذا يكون الطقس في الشتاء.hakadhâ yakûnu t-taqsu fi sh-shitâ'i
sunny
مشمسmushmis
It is sunny today.
الجو مشمس اليوم.al-jawwu mushmisun al-yawma
Tomorrow it will be sunny.
غدا سيكون الجو مشمسا.ghadan sayakûnu-l-jawwu mushmisan
rainy
ممطرmumtir
The weather is rainy in winter.
الطقس ممطر في الشتاء.aṭ-ṭaqsu mumṭirun fi ash-shitâ'i
It was a rainy day.
كان يوما ممطرا.kâna yawman mumtiran.
mild
معتدلmu'tadil
The weather is mild in spring.
الجو معتدل في الربيع.al-jawwu mu'tadilun fi r-rabee'i
The weather is mild in this city.
الطقس معتدل في هذه المدينة.at-taqsu mutadilun fi hadhihi al-madinati.
cloudy
غائمghâ'im
The weather is cloudy today.
الجو غائم اليوم.al-jawwu gha'imun al-yawma
fog
ضبابdabâb
There is fog in the morning.
هناك ضباب في الصباح.hunâka dabâbun fi s-sabâh
I don't see the road, as if the fog were a wall.
لا أرى الطريق، كأن الضباب جدار.lâ arâ at-tarîqa, ka'anna ad-dabâba jidârun
temperature
درجة الحرارةdarajatu al-harârah
What is the temperature today?
ما درجة الحرارة اليوم؟mâ darajatu l-harârati l-yawma
The temperature is mild in the spring.
درجة الحرارة معتدلة في الربيع.darajatu al-harârati mu'tadilatun fi ar-rabi'i
weather forecast
النشرة الجويةan-nashratu al-jawwiyya
The weather forecast said that the weather will be cloudy.
قالت النشرة الجوية إن الجو سيكون غائما.qâlati n-nashratu l-jawwiyyatu inna l-jawwa sayakûnu ghâ'iman.
Did you hear the weather forecast?
هل سمعت النشرة الجوية؟hal samiata annashrata aljawwiyyata?

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