English
Weather and Seasons
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Describe weather and understand simple forecasts.
What you’ll learn
Describe weather and understand simple forecasts.
ពិពណ៌នាអាកាសធាតុ និងយល់ការព្យាករណ៍សាមញ្ញ។
Meaning and use
Weather is the condition outside at a particular time; climate describes longer-term patterns. Use it is with weather adjectives and it is raining for the activity. Rainy season and dry season describe useful local seasonal patterns, though exact conditions vary by place and year.
Weather ជាអាកាសធាតុក្នុងពេលជាក់លាក់។ ប្រើ It is ជាមួយគុណនាម ដូច hot ហើយ It is raining សម្រាប់កំពុងភ្លៀង។ រដូវវស្សា និងរដូវប្រាំងអាចខុសគ្នាតាមទីកន្លែង។
Key words and phrases
| Word or phrase | Meaning and use |
|---|---|
| hot (adjective) | ក្ដៅ — It is hot. |
| cool (adjective) | ត្រជាក់ល្មម — a cool morning |
| sunny (adjective) | មានពន្លឺថ្ងៃ — a sunny day |
| cloudy (adjective) | មានពពក — cloudy skies |
| rainy (adjective) | មានភ្លៀង — a rainy afternoon |
| windy (adjective) | មានខ្យល់ខ្លាំង — It is windy. |
| rainy season (noun phrase) | រដូវវស្សា — during the rainy season |
| dry season (noun phrase) | រដូវប្រាំង — in the dry season |
Examples
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It is cloudy this morning.
ព្រឹកនេះមានពពក។
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It is raining, so bring an umbrella.
មេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង ដូច្នេះយកឆ័ត្រផង។
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The evening feels cool.
ពេលល្ងាចមានអារម្មណ៍ត្រជាក់ល្មម។
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We often get rain during the rainy season.
យើងមានភ្លៀងញឹកញាប់ក្នុងរដូវវស្សា។
Everyday conversation
Dara: What is the weather like today?
Maly: It is hot and cloudy.
Dara: Do you think it will rain?
Maly: Perhaps. I will bring an umbrella.
Common mistakes
| Instead of | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Today very hot. | It is very hot today. | An ordinary English weather statement needs a subject and verb. |
| It is rain now. | It is raining now. | Use raining for the action in progress. |
Practice
Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.
សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។
- Choose: It is (wind / windy) today.
- What should you ask to learn today’s weather?
- Correct: It raining outside.
Answers and explanations
Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ
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windy
An adjective follows is in this description.
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What is the weather like today?
This asks about conditions, not a person’s preference.
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It is raining outside.
The continuous form requires is.
Quick recap
- Say It is hot or It is raining.
- Weather is short-term; climate concerns longer patterns.
- Season names do not guarantee a particular day’s weather.