Weather & Climate

1. Tsi le dzadzam

   It is raining

   Usage

   Say it when rain is falling. The same sentence appears in a scripture text

   Grammar Note

   tsi dza is “rain falls”. le … -m is the progressive. tsi also means “water”.

2. Edze abe tsi adza ene

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   Use it when the sky suggests rain is coming

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words: edze abe … ene “it seems that …”; adza is the future of dza “fall”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

3. Ahom aɖe le gbɔna

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Use it to warn that a storm is coming

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words: ahom “storm”, le gbɔna “is coming”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

4. Ɣe ƒe keklẽ sesẽ ŋutɔ

   The sun is really strong

   Usage

   Say it when the sun is very strong

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words; ɣe ƒe keklẽ sesẽ “the sun’s strong rays” appears in published Ewe texts. ƒe links possessor and noun.

5. Xexea me le dzo xɔm

   It is hot

   Usage

   Say it on a hot day. It follows a scriptural phrase meaning “it will be hot”

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words: xexe “world” and dzo xɔ “be hot”, here in the progressive. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

6. Tsidzadza

   Rain

   Usage

   The word for rain when talking about the weather

   Grammar Note

   Built from tsi “water” plus dza “fall”, turned into a noun by reduplication.

7. Ya

   Wind

   Usage

   The word for wind when talking about the weather

   Grammar Note

   ya is “wind”. In scripture it occurs as ya ƒo “the wind blows”.

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