Weather & Climate

1. ഇന്ന് വളരെ ചൂടുണ്ട്, അല്ലേ?

   Innu vaḷare cūṭuṇṭu, allē?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Common weather conversation opener in Kerala

   Grammar Note

   Malayalam is Dravidian with its own script — the official language of Kerala

2. മഴ പെയ്യുമെന്ന് തോന്നുന്നു

   Maḻa peyyumennu tōnnunnu

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   Used when rain seems likely

   Grammar Note

   "തോന്നുന്നു" (to feel/seem) is used for inference and conjecture

3. ഒരു കൊടുങ്കാറ്റ് അടുത്ത് വരുന്നു

   Oru koṭuṅkāṟṟu aṭuttu varunnu

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warning when a storm is approaching

   Grammar Note

   The Malayalam present tense is formed by adding "-unnu" to the verb stem (it also covers ongoing actions)

4. ഇന്ന് തണുപ്പുണ്ട്, അല്ലേ?

   Innu taṇuppuṇṭu, allē?

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Used on cool days

   Grammar Note

   "തണുപ്പ്" is the noun "coolness/coldness". With "ഉണ്ട്" (there is), it means "it is cool"

5. കാലാവസ്ഥാ പ്രവചനം പറഞ്ഞ് തരാമോ?

   Kālāvasthā pravacanam paṟañju tarāmō?

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Politely ask about the weather forecast

   Grammar Note

   "-മോ?" is a polite question/request ending. "തരാ" means "to give/do for"

6. സൺസ്ക്രീൻ ആവശ്യമുണ്ടോ?

   Saṇskrīn āvaśyamuṇṭō?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Ask before going out under the strong sun

   Grammar Note

   The English loanword "sunscreen" is transcribed into the Malayalam script

7. കുട കൊണ്ടുപോകണോ?

   Kuṭa koṇṭupōkaṇō?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Check whether to carry an umbrella

   Grammar Note

   "കൊണ്ടുപോകണോ" asks "should (I) carry/take" — a question of obligation

8. വരണ്ട കാലം എപ്പോഴാണ്?

   Varaṇṭa kālaṃ eppōḻāṇu?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Ask about the dry season in Kerala

   Grammar Note

   "വരണ്ട" (dry) is an adjective, "കാലം" (time/season) is a noun

9. മഴക്കാലം എപ്പോഴാണ്?

   Maḻakkālaṃ eppōḻāṇu?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Ask about Kerala's rainy season (monsoon)

   Grammar Note

   "മഴക്കാലം" = "maḻa" (rain) + "kālaṃ" (time/season) — monsoon season

10. ഇന്ന് വെയിൽ വളരെ ശക്തമാണ്

    Innu veyil vaḷare śaktamāṇu

    The sun is really strong

    Usage

    Describe the strong sunlight

    Grammar Note

    "ശക്തം" (strength/power) comes from Sanskrit "śakti" — strong/powerful

11. മഴ

    mazha

    Rain

    Usage

    One word for rain — constantly needed during the June–September monsoon when plans shift

12. മഞ്ഞ്

    manju

    Snow / mist

    Usage

    One word covers snow, mist, and dew; it never snows in Kerala, so in Munnar and the hills this always means mist

13. കാറ്റ്

    kaattu

    Wind

    Usage

    One word for wind; strong wind can cancel backwater boat services

14. വെയിൽ

    veyil

    Sunshine

    Usage

    Names the sunshine itself and is the everyday way to say it is sunny

15. മൂടിക്കെട്ടിയ ആകാശം

    moodikkettiya aakaasham

    Overcast sky

    Usage

    The everyday way to describe a heavily clouded sky — more widely understood than the written മേഘാവൃതം

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