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Weather
Weather is ventomoto
air-manner. Most of what you say about it has no
subject at all: English says it's raining, and Pikotika just says
Ri ruva.
Weather roots
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|
| ruva | rain; to rain |
| vento | air, wind, sky |
| yan | sun, sunlight; day |
| wo | hot, heat; fire |
| rikus | cold, cool; ice |
| aku | water; wet |
Weather words
| Pikotika | Literally | Meaning |
|---|
| yanvento | sun-air |
sunny |
| ruvavento | rain-air |
a cloud; cloudy |
| akuvento | water-air |
fog, mist |
| rikusruva | cold-rain |
snow |
| mekaruva | big-rain |
a storm, a downpour |
| mekavento | big-wind |
a gale, a strong wind |
| ventovorto | air-electric |
lightning, thunder |
| kororkurva | color-bend |
a rainbow |
| ruvauter | rain-tool |
an umbrella |
| ruvaropa | rain-cloth |
a raincoat |
It's raining
Weather takes an indefinite subject: open
with ri and say what's happening.
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|
| Ri ruva. | It's raining. |
| Ri rikusruva. | It's snowing. |
| Ri mekavento. | It's very windy. |
| Ri ventovorto. | There's thunder and lightning. |
| Ri yanvento. | It's sunny. |
| Ri ruvavento. | It's cloudy. |
| Ri meka wo. | It's very hot. |
| Ri surmesur rikus. | It's too cold. |
| Ri non ruva. | It isn't raining. |
The aspect markers follow it in the usual way.
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|
| Ri ruva apa. | It's starting to rain. |
| Ri ruva sista. | It's still raining. |
| Ruva ri vin. | The rain has stopped. |
Talking about the weather
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|
| Ventomoto ri kermoto? | How's the weather? |
| Tis ri pona yan, non? | Nice day, isn't it? |
| Tisyan, ventomoto ri meka pona. | The weather is very good today. |
| Ventomoto ri veros artiven vin. | The weather changed fast. |
| In suryan, ri akuvento. | It's foggy in the morning. |
| Eko ri rikus. | I'm cold. |
| Eko ri wo. | I'm hot. |
Temperature
Temperature is womesur
hot-amount. Pikotika is used around the world, so
a temperature is in Celsius unless you say otherwise; to give it in Fahrenheit,
add Veranaito.
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|
| Womesur ri ker? | What's the temperature? |
| Womesur ri 30. | It's 30 degrees (Celsius). |
| Tisyan, womesur ri 86 Veranaito. | Today it's 86 degrees Fahrenheit. |
Forecasts and plans
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|
| Yantar, ri pos ruva. | It might rain tomorrow. |
| Ri 30 inkaton ruva pos. | There's a 30% chance of rain. |
| Pam toma a ruvauter. | Take an umbrella. |
| Pos ri ruva, tisrason ekomen ri sista in kase. | If it rains, we'll stay home. |
Climate
For what a place is usually like, add a season
or a place.
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|
| Ri nonmurtempo ruva in tisroko. | It rarely rains here. |
| In wotempo, ri meka wo. | It's very hot in summer. |
| In rikustempo, ri mur rikusruva in tisroko. | It snows a lot here in winter. |
| In tisroko, ri ruvatempo. | It's the rainy season here. |
A whole conversation
Bob wants to go for a walk.
| Pikotika | English |
|---|
| Popu: Tisyan, ekomen ri kampaire ver verteroko, ker? | Bob: Shall we walk to the park today? |
| Aras: Ri ruvavento. Ri pos ruva. | Alice: It's cloudy. It might rain. |
| Popu: Son 30 inkaton. | Bob: Only thirty percent. |
| Aras: Pona. Sets eko ri toma a ruvauter. | Alice: Fine. But I'm taking an umbrella. |
| Popu: Ri ruva apa! | Bob: It's starting to rain! |
| Aras: Eko ri tika a tis vin! | Alice: I told you so! |
| Popu: Eko ri kan sista tun tu ruvauter, ker? | Bob: Can I stand under your umbrella? |
| Aras: Si. Kum tar, ekomen ri pos vite a kororkurva! | Alice: Yes. And afterward, we might see a rainbow! |
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