मौसम खराब है
mausam kharab hai
The Hindi phrase for "the weather is bad" is मौसम खराब है (mausam kharab hai).
This phrase is used to say that the current atmospheric conditions are unpleasant or stormy.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 'mausam' (weather), 'kharab' (bad/spoiled) and 'hai' (is).
How do you pronounce it?
mausam kharab hai
Did you know?
- Hindi has two words for 'monsoon' that come from different paths. While मौसम arrived via Persian and Arabic, the word मानसून was borrowed back into Hindi from English.
- The word खराब can mean 'bad' or 'spoiled'. In different contexts, it is used to describe everything from a broken appliance to a person's mood.
- The word खराब (bad/spoiled) is not originally an Indo-Aryan word but was borrowed into Hindi from Persian.
Examples in context
- मौसम बहुत बुरा है।The weather is very bad.
- आज मौसम अनुकूल नहीं है।The weather is unfavorable today.
- कितना खराब मौसम है!What terrible weather it is!
- ये मौसम बिल्कुल बकवास है।This weather is absolutely awful.
- आज मौसम खराब है।aaj mausam kharab hai.The weather is bad today.
- बाहर मौसम खराब है।baahar mausam kharab hai.The weather is bad outside.
Example conversation
Neha and Aditya are looking out the window during a storm.
- नेहा Nehaआदित्य, देखो, मौसम खराब है।aaditya, dekho, mausam kharab hai.Aditya, look, the weather is bad.
- आदित्य Adityaहाँ नेहा, बहुत तेज़ बारिश हो रही है।haan neha, bahut tez baarish ho rahi hai.Yes Neha, it is raining very heavily.
- नेहा Nehaक्या हम बाहर जा सकते हैं?kya hum baahar ja sakte hain?Can we go outside?
- आदित्य Adityaनहीं, अभी मौसम खराब है।nahin, abhi mausam kharab hai.No, the weather is bad right now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries मौसम, है, CC BY-SA 4.0.
