Weather & Climate

1. Данас је вруће, зар не?

   Da-nas je vru-će, zar ne?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Classic Serbian weather conversation opener

   Grammar Note

   Serbian uses both Cyrillic and Latin scripts. "Зар не?" is the standard tag question

2. Изгледа да ће падати киша

   Iz-gle-da da će pa-da-ti ki-ša

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   Used when rain seems likely

   Grammar Note

   Serbian "ће" is the future particle, related to Croatian "će" — both Serbo-Croatian variants

3. Олуја се приближава

   O-lu-ja se pri-bli-ža-va

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warning when a storm is approaching

   Grammar Note

   "Приближавати се" is a reflexive verb meaning "to approach" in Serbian

4. Данас је свеже, зар не?

   Da-nas je sve-že, zar ne?

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Used on cool days

   Grammar Note

   "Свеже" is an impersonal predicate meaning "fresh/cool" in Serbian

5. Можете ли ми рећи временску прогнозу?

   Mo-že-te li mi re-ći vre-men-sku prog-no-zu?

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Politely ask about the weather forecast

   Grammar Note

   "Временска" is the feminine form of "временски" (weather-related). "Прогноза" is feminine

6. Треба ли ми крема за сунчање?

   Tre-ba li mi kre-ma za sun-ča-nje?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Ask before going out under the strong sun

   Grammar Note

   "Сунчање" is a verbal noun derived from "сунце" (sun) — meaning sunbathing

7. Треба ли да понесем кишобран?

   Tre-ba li da po-ne-sem ki-šo-bran?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Check whether to carry an umbrella

   Grammar Note

   "Кишобран" = "киша" (rain) + "бран" (defense) — same word as Croatian "kišobran"

8. Када почиње сушна сезона?

   Ka-da po-či-nje suš-na se-zo-na?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Ask about the dry season when planning travel

   Grammar Note

   "Сушна" is the feminine adjective form derived from "суша" (drought)

9. Када почиње кишна сезона?

   Ka-da po-či-nje kiš-na se-zo-na?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Ask about the rainy season when planning travel

   Grammar Note

   "Кишна" is the feminine form of "кишни" (rainy), derived from "киша" (rain)

10. Сунце је данас веома јако

    Sun-ce je da-nas ve-o-ma ja-ko

    The sun is really strong

    Usage

    Describe the strong sunlight

    Grammar Note

    "Сунце" (sun) is neuter in Serbian. Both Cyrillic and Latin scripts are officially used

11. Киша

    Ki-ša

    Rain

    Usage

    Point at it to check the forecast or ask whether you need an umbrella

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the set phrase is "Пада киша" (it is raining) and an umbrella is a "кишобран"

12. Снег

    Sneg

    Snow

    Usage

    Use it to ask about winter road or mountain conditions; the winter-tyre requirement is "зимска опрема"

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun in the ekavian form "снег"; the ijekavian (Croatian) form is "snijeg"

13. Ветар

    Ve-tar

    Wind

    Usage

    Ask about high winds or cancelled boats; eastern Serbia's notorious wind is the "кошава"

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun in the ekavian form "ветар"; the genitive drops the vowel: "ветра"

14. Сунчано

    Sun-ča-no

    Sunny

    Usage

    Matches the forecast; it appears verbatim in weather apps

    Grammar Note

    A neuter adjective used as a weather predicate: "Сунчано је"

15. Облачно

    O-blač-no

    Cloudy

    Usage

    Matches the forecast; "променљиво облачно" means variable cloud

    Grammar Note

    A neuter adjective used as a weather predicate: "Облачно је"

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