Weather words and weather-related expressions in Swedish (svenska) with English equivalents.
Svenska | English |
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väder (vädret) | (the) weather |
väderprognos, väderleksrapport | weather forecast |
Vad är det för väder (idag)? Vilket väder är det (idag)? |
What is the weather like (today)? |
sol(en) | sun |
Det är soligt | It's sunny |
Solen skinner | The sun is shining |
Det är fint väder | It's fine |
varm(en) | warm |
Det är varmt | It's warm |
värme(n) | heat, warmth |
Det är varmt | It's warm/hot |
Det är torrt | It's dry |
dagg(en) | dew |
regn(et) | rain |
Det regnar | It's raining |
Det är regnigt | It's rainy |
Det är blött | It's wet |
Det är dåligt väder | The weather is bad |
Volket grått väder! | What miserable weather! |
(en) regnbåge | rainbow |
duggregn, småregn | drizzle |
Det duggar / duggregnar | It's drizzling |
(ett) moln | cloud |
Det är molnigt | It's cloudy |
Himlen är molnig | The sky is cloudy |
dimma | fog |
Det är dimma / dimmigt | it is foggy |
Det är trüb | It's hazy |
vind(en) | wind |
Det blåser / Det är blåsigt | It's windy |
Det blåser en mycket stark vind. | A strong wind is blowing |
en storm | a storm |
Det stormar / Det är oväder | It's stormy |
åska(n) | thunder, thunderstorm |
åskväder | storm, thunderstorm |
Ett åskväder är på väg | A thunderstrom is coming |
Det åskar | It's thundering |
Hör du åska? | Do you hear the thunder? |
blixt | lightning |
Det blixtar | There's lightning |
Blixten lyste upp hela himlen | The lightning lit up the whole sky |
kyla | chill, coolness, frost, nip, cold |
Det är kyligt | It's chilly, cool, crisp, frosty, cold |
kall | chilly, cold, cool, dank |
Det är kallt | It's chilly, cool, dank, cold |
snö(n) | snow |
Det snöar | It's snowing |
hagel (haglet) | (the) hail |
Det haglar | It's hailing |
snöblandat regn | sleet |
Det regnar snöslask | It's sleeting |
frost(en) | frost |
Det är frostigt | It's frosty |
Svenska | English |
---|---|
Det spöregnar | It's raining like rods |
Det ösregnar | It's raining like ladles |
Regnet står som spön i backen | The rain stands like rods in the hillside |
Other idioms for heavy rain in various languages
Hear Swedish words for weather:
Weather words in Swedish
https://blogs.transparent.com/swedish/talking-about-the-weather-in-swedish/
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/swedish-weather-vocab/
http://mylanguages.org/multimedia/swedish_audio_weather.php
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