Whenever I chat with my friends from Laos, I often ask them, how’s the weather?
Learning about weather terms in Lao is a good way to expand your vocabulary.
ອາກາດ /aagaad/ = weather⠀
ຮ້ອນ /hawn/ = hot
ໜາວ /naao/ = cold
ແດດແຮງ /daaed haaeng/ = sunny (hot)
ແດດອອກ /daaed aawk/ = sunny
ຝົນ /fon/ = rain
ຝົນຕົກ /fon dtok/ = raining
ຫິມະ /hima/ = snow
ໝອກຄັວນ /mawk kuan/ = foggy
ທ້ອງຟ້າ /tawng faa/ = sky
ຟ້າແຈ້ງ /faa jaaeng/ = clear sky
ຟ້າຄຶ້ມ /faa keaum/ = Cloudy/dark sky⠀
ຟ້າຮ້ອງ /faa hawng/ = Thunder
ຟ້າຜ່າ /faa paa/ = Lightning
ມື້ວັນຈັນອາກາດຮ້ອນ /meua wan jan aagaad hawn/ = Monday is hot