Weather & Climate

9 phrases · Shan with romanization, English and audio

  1. မိူဝ်ႈၼႆႉ မႆႈ

    moe3-nai5 mai3

    It is hot today

    Usage

    Remarks on the heat.

    Grammar Note

    Time word + descriptive verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  2. မိူဝ်ႈၼႆႉ ၵတ်း

    moe3-nai5 kat4

    It is cool today

    Usage

    Remarks on cool weather; ၵတ်း means cool or cold.

    Grammar Note

    ၵတ်း is a homograph with a verb meaning "bite". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  3. ၽူၼ် တေ တူၵ်း

    phon1 te1 tok4

    It is going to rain

    Usage

    Says rain is coming.

    Grammar Note

    ၽူၼ်တူၵ်း is listed as "rain"; တေ "will" is placed between. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  4. ဢဝ် ထီး ၵႂႃႇ ႁႃႉ?

    ao1 thi4 kwaa2 haa5?

    Should I take an umbrella?

    Usage

    Asks whether to bring an umbrella.

    Grammar Note

    Serial verbs: ဢဝ် "take" + item + ၵႂႃႇ "go". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  5. လႅတ်ႇ ၶႅၼ်ႇ

    laet2 khaen2

    The sun is strong

    Usage

    Says the sunshine is strong.

    Grammar Note

    Same form as the dictionary example လႅတ်ႇ ၶႅၼ်ႇ.

  6. ၶၢဝ်းႁႅင်ႈ မိူဝ်ႈလႂ်?

    khaao4-haeng3 moe3-laue1?

    When is the dry season?

    Usage

    Asks when the dry season is.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary noun ၶၢဝ်းႁႅင်ႈ + မိူဝ်ႈလႂ် "when". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  7. ၽူၼ်

    phon1

    Rain

    Usage

    Noun for rain.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

  8. လူမ်း

    lom4

    Wind

    Usage

    Noun for wind.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

  9. ၵုမ်ႈ

    kum3

    Cloudy

    Usage

    Says the sky is overcast.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary descriptive verb: overspread with clouds.

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