جَوّ (jaww) — "weather" in Levantine Arabic
جَوّ
jaww
weather
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جَوّ in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
هو طمأنها قائلاً: «ما تخافي، يا أم كريم، يمكن يتغير الطقس بعد كم ساعة، إحنا تعودنا على تقلبات الجو عنا».
Huwa tam'an-ha qa'ilan: "Ma tkhafi, ya Um Karim, yumkin yitghayyar at-taqs ba'ed kam saa'a, ehna ta'awwadna 'ala taqallubat al-jaw 'anna."
He reassured her saying: "Don't worry, Um Karim, maybe the weather will change after a few hours, we are used to weather fluctuations here."
كان يوم الخميس الماضي دافي ومشمس، بس فجأة، اجا الظهر والجو انقلب بسرعة، وبلشت الشتوية تنزل بغزارة على بيتنا.
kan yawm al-khamees al-madi dafi w mishmas, bas faj'a, aja ad-dhuhr wal-jaw inqalab bi-sur'a, w ballashat ash-shatawiyeh tinzil bi-ghazara 'ala betna.
Last Thursday was warm and sunny, but suddenly, noon arrived and the weather changed quickly, and the winter rain started falling heavily on our house.
بلش الصبح بقرية صغيرة بالجبل، و كانت السما صافية كالعادة، بس فجأة تغير الجو.
Balash es-sobuh bi-qarye zgheere bel jabal, w kanat es-sama safiye kal-aade, bas faj'a taghayyar el jaw.
The morning started in a small village in the mountains, and the sky was clear as usual, but suddenly the weather changed.
كان الجو بالخريف عم يتقلب كتير هالأيام بقرية جبيل، وهالأجواء كانت بتوحي بشتا قاسي.
Kan el jaww bil khareef amm yetaqallab kteer hal-ayyem b-qaryet Jbeil, w hal-ajwa' kanat btohi b-sheta qase.
The weather in Jbeil village was very changeable these days in autumn, and this atmosphere suggested a harsh winter.
طلعت من الشباك وشفت الجو فيه ضباب كتير
Tlaat min al shibbak w shifet al jaw fi dabab ktir
I looked out the window and saw the weather was very foggy
كان الجو غائم بفصل الخريف فقررت امي تاخدنا على المول لنشتري تياب
kan el jaw ghaem bfasl el kharif fqararet emi takhedna ala el mall laneshtri tyab
The weather was cloudy in the autumn season, so my mom decided to take us to the mall to buy clothes.
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