Weather & Climate

1. Odne lea báhkas

   It is hot today

   Usage

   A casual remark on a hot day

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Weather statements need no subject. Cold is galmmas, cool is čoaskkis

2. Odne lea čoaskkis

   It is cool today

   Usage

   For a cool day. For properly cold weather use galmmas

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Čoaskkis covers a range from cool to cold

3. Odne lea galmmas

   It is cold today

   Usage

   A remark on a cold day

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Galmmas describes both cold weather and cold things

4. Odne lea liekkas

   It is warm today

   Usage

   For a pleasantly warm day. For heat use báhkas

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Liekkas is "warm", báhkas is "hot"

5. Odne lea balvadálki

   It is cloudy today

   Usage

   For an overcast day. Dálki means weather

   Grammar Note

   Balvadálki is balva (cloud) + dálki (weather). Weather statements need no subject

6. Arvá

   It is raining

   Usage

   A one-word remark when it is raining

   Grammar Note

   The 3sg of the verb arvit "to rain"; no subject is used

7. arvi

   Rain

   Usage

   Point to it when asking about rain

   Grammar Note

   A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. "It rains" is the verb arvit (3sg arvá)

8. muohta

   Snow

   Usage

   Point to it when asking about snow

   Grammar Note

   A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. The verb "to snow" is muohttit. North Sami has many words for snow; this is the basic one

9. biegga

   Wind

   Usage

   Point to it when asking about the wind

   Grammar Note

   A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. Riđđu is another word, for a strong wind

10. Biegga lea láivi

    The wind is light

    Usage

    For a gentle wind

    Grammar Note

    Subject biegga (wind) + lea + predicate adjective. No articles

11. Beaivváš báitá

    The sun is shining

    Usage

    A remark when the sun is out

    Grammar Note

    Subject beaivváš (sun) + a 3sg verb. The word for the sun differs from beaivi "day"

12. stoarbma

    Storm

    Usage

    Point to it to warn of or ask about a storm

    Grammar Note

    A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. A loan adapted from Norwegian storm

13. balva

    Cloud

    Usage

    A word for describing the sky

    Grammar Note

    A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. The compound balvadálki means "cloudy weather"

14. dálki

    Weather

    Usage

    The general word for weather. A forecast is dálkedieđáhus

    Grammar Note

    A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. It also appears as the second part of compounds such as balvadálki "cloudy weather"

15. dálkedieđáhus

    Weather forecast

    Usage

    Use it when asking to see or talking about the forecast

    Grammar Note

    A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. A compound of dálki "weather" and dieđáhus "notice"

16. arvesuodji

    Umbrella

    Usage

    Point to it when you want or ask about an umbrella

    Grammar Note

    A noun; North Sami has no gender or articles. A compound of arvi "rain" and suodji "protection"

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