How to say "what's the weather like?" in Gulf Arabic
شلون الجَو؟
shloon il-yaw?
- Without tashkeel
- شلون الجو؟
- Franco / chat alphabet
- shloon il-yaw?
- Literally
- how is the weather?
When to use it
In the Gulf, weather talk is mostly about heat, humidity and sand. Winter is the pleasant season.
Other ways to say it
today
شلون الجَو اليوم؟
shloon il-yaw il-yoom?
how's the weather today?
Asking about today.
humid
رُطوبة
rtooba
humidity
A constant summer topic.
How people reply
حَر وايد
7arr waayid
very hot
الجَو حِلو
il-yaw 7ilu
the weather is nice
In a sentence
شلون الجَو في دُبَي؟
shloon il-yaw fi dubai?
What's the weather like in Dubai?
الجَو حِلو في الشِّتا
il-yaw 7ilu fish-shita
The weather is nice in winter
اليوم في غُبار
il-yoom fi ghbaar
Today there's dust