What to Say in Nepali When Talking About Today’s Weather
To talk about weather in Nepali, start with a complete question about today’s conditions. Then choose a complete statement for sunshine, rain, cold, or wind. If you are deciding whether to go out, use the longer question that mentions leaving home; when rain matters, add the umbrella request.
Start with these expressions
| English | Transliteration | Native script |
|---|---|---|
| How is today's weather? | aajako mausam kasto chha | आजको मौसम कस्तो छ |
| Before leaving home, how is today's weather? | gharabata niskanuaghi aajako mausam kasto chha | घरबाट निस्कनुअघि आजको मौसम कस्तो छ? |
| It is sunny. | gham lageko chha | घाम लागेको छ |
| It is raining. | pani parirheko chha | पानी परिरहेको छ |
| It is cold. | chiso chha | चिसो छ |
| Please take an umbrella. | kripaya chhata linuhos | कृपया छाता लिनुहोस् |
Ask first, then describe the condition
The useful distinction is between asking about the weather and stating a condition. Use the direct weather question when you want information, then respond with the complete statement that matches what you can see. The longer question is useful when leaving home is the immediate context; it adds that situation rather than changing the basic weather topic.
The dictionary evidence supports the main building blocks: the entry for the Nepali word meaning “weather” includes both weather and season senses [1]. The word meaning “how” can introduce a question about a condition [2], while the form meaning “is” is used for temporary conditions and descriptions [3]. These entries help you understand the pattern, but they do not prove every conversational detail of each complete sentence. Practise the phrases as complete units rather than treating this as a general grammar formula.
When rain is relevant to going out, follow the weather exchange with the umbrella request. Keep that request for the practical moment when someone needs to prepare; it is not an alternative answer to the weather question.
[1] Source: dsal.uchicago.edu.
[2] Source: dsal.uchicago.edu.
[3] Source: dsal.uchicago.edu.
Try it
You meet a neighbour outside and ask about today’s weather. They answer that it is sunny. Which response fits?
Choose your answer before reading on.
Check your answer:
Use expression 3 in the table above.
Choose the sunny-weather statement because the prompt asks for a direct description of the condition, not another question. It completes a simple two-turn exchange after the weather question. If the condition were rain instead, you would select the rainy statement and could then use the umbrella request when preparation was relevant.
Practise one short exchange aloud from memory: ask about today’s weather, answer with the condition you can currently see, and add the umbrella request only when rain makes it useful.
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