Course
Unit 12 · Intermediate
Weather and seasons
Talk about the weather and Nepal's seasons — essential for timing a trek and reading the monsoon.
In this unit you'll learn to
- Describe the weather: hot, cold, sunny, rainy
- Say "it rains" with paani parchha
- Ask what the weather is like
- Know the monsoon (barkhaa) and trekking seasons
Listen along
Weather, seasons, and the monsoon (lesson 12)
Public-domain audio — FSI Nepali Basic Course (via Live Lingua).
Will it rain?
Anil
आज मौसम कस्तो छ?
Aaja mausam kasto chha?
How's the weather today?
Kate
आज घाम लागेको छ।
Aaja ghaam laageko chha.
It's sunny today.
Anil
भोलि पानी पर्छ?
Bholi paani parchha?
Will it rain tomorrow?
Kate
हुनसक्छ, अहिले बर्खा हो।
Hunasakchha, ahile barkhaa ho.
Maybe — it's the monsoon now.
Anil
जाडो छ?
Jaado chha?
Is it cold?
Kate
होइन, गर्मी छ।
Hoina, garmi chha.
No, it's hot.
Vocabulary
- मौसम mausam
- weather
- घाम ghaam
- sun / sunshine
- पानी पर्नु paani parnu
- to rain (water falls)
- जाडो jaado
- cold
- गर्मी garmi
- heat / hot
- बादल baadal
- cloud
- हावा haawaa
- wind / air
- बर्खा barkhaa
- monsoon / rainy season
- हिउँ hiu
- snow
- भोलि bholi
- tomorrow
Grammar
Weather states use chha
Weather is described with chha: Garmi chha (it's hot), Jaado chha (it's cold), Ghaam laageko chha (it's sunny), Baadal laageko chha (it's cloudy). Ask Aaja mausam kasto chha? ("What's the weather like today?").
"It rains" — paani parchha
Nepali literally says "water falls": Paani parchha (it rains / will rain), Paani paryo (it rained), Hiu parchha (it snows). For tomorrow just add bholi: Bholi paani parchha? ("Will it rain tomorrow?").
Nepal's seasons matter for travel
The key word is barkhaa — the monsoon, roughly June to September: heavy rain, leeches, and cloud-hidden peaks. The clear, dry autumn and spring that bracket it are the prime trekking windows. Knowing barkhaa from the dry season saves a trip.
Practice
1. Ask "How's the weather today?"
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आज मौसम कस्तो छ? (Aaja mausam kasto chha?)
2. Say "It's cold."
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जाडो छ। (Jaado chha.)
3. Ask "Will it rain tomorrow?"
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भोलि पानी पर्छ? (Bholi paani parchha?)
4. Say "It's the monsoon now."
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अहिले बर्खा हो। (Ahile barkhaa ho.)