Weather & Climate

1. Danas je vruće, zar ne?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Classic Croatian weather conversation opener

   Grammar Note

   "Je vruće" is an impersonal expression. "Zar ne?" is a shared Serbo-Croatian tag question

2. Izgleda da će padati kiša

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   Used when rain seems likely

   Grammar Note

   "Će padati" is future continuous in Croatian. "Padati" = to fall/rain (imperfective)

3. Dolazi oluja

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warning when a storm is approaching

   Grammar Note

   "Dolaziti" is an imperfective verb meaning "to come/arrive". "Oluja" (storm) is feminine

4. Danas je svježe, zar ne?

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Used on cool days

   Grammar Note

   "Svježe" is an impersonal predicate meaning "fresh/cool" in Croatian

5. Možete li mi reći vremensku prognozu?

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Politely ask about the weather forecast

   Grammar Note

   "Vremenska" is the feminine form of "vremenski" (weather-related). "Prognoza" is feminine

6. Treba li mi krema za sunčanje?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Ask before going out under the strong sun

   Grammar Note

   "Sunčanje" (sunbathing/tanning) is a verbal noun derived from "sunce" (sun)

7. Trebam li uzeti kišobran?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Check whether to carry an umbrella

   Grammar Note

   "Kišobran" = "kiša" (rain) + "bran" (defense) — literally "rain defense"

8. Kada počinje sušno razdoblje?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Ask about the dry season when planning travel

   Grammar Note

   "Sušno" is the neuter form of the adjective "sušan" (dry), related to "suh" (dry) and sharing a root with the noun "suša" (drought)

9. Kada počinje kišna sezona?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Ask about the rainy season when planning travel

   Grammar Note

   "Kišna" is the feminine form of "kišni" (rainy), derived from "kiša" (rain)

10. Sunce danas jako peče

    The sun is really strong

    Usage

    Describe the strong sunlight

    Grammar Note

    "Sunce peče" is the standard way to say the sun is beating down (peče = present of peći, "to bake"). "Jako" is an adverb meaning "strongly". "Sunce" (sun) is neuter

11. Kiša

    Rain

    Usage

    Point to this when checking a forecast or a plan; "Pada kiša" means it is raining

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun

12. Snijeg

    Snow

    Usage

    The word for snow; "Pada snijeg" means it is snowing. It settles inland and in the mountains (e.g. Gorski kotar) but rarely on the coast

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; ijekavian form (Serbian: "sneg")

13. Vjetar

    Wind

    Usage

    The word for wind — important on the Adriatic, where it cancels ferries. The cold north-easterly is the "bura" and the warm southerly the "jugo"

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the "a" drops in oblique cases ("vjetra"). Ijekavian form (Serbian: "vetar")

14. Sunčano

    Sunny

    Usage

    "Sunny" as it appears in a forecast

    Grammar Note

    Neuter form; note the spelling uses "č", not "ć"

15. Oblačno

    Cloudy

    Usage

    "Cloudy" as it appears in a forecast; "promjenjivo oblačno" means variable cloud

    Grammar Note

    Neuter form; a cloud is "oblak"

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