Weather & Climate

1. Mangkin panes pisan

   It is very hot now

   Usage

   A small-talk remark on a hot day.

   Grammar Note

   Panes is the andap word for hot. Weather remarks work as "now + adjective" with no subject. The sentence is built from verified words.

2. Mangkin dingin pisan

   It is very cool now

   Usage

   A remark on cool weather, for example in the highlands.

   Grammar Note

   Dingin is glossed cool or cold and is used for both air and water.

3. Jagi ujan

   It is going to rain

   Usage

   When the sky suggests rain is coming.

   Grammar Note

   Jagi is the alus mider future marker. Ujan is the andap word for rain and works as noun or verb.

4. Langite gulem

   The sky is cloudy

   Usage

   Said when rain clouds are gathering.

   Grammar Note

   Gulem is glossed cloudy, a sky that means rain is coming; its opposite is galang. Cerah means cracked in Balinese, so do not use it for clear.

5. Langite galang

   The sky is clear

   Usage

   Saying the weather is bright and good for going out.

   Grammar Note

   Galang means bright and is the opposite of gulem. The sentence is built from verified words.

6. Anginne ageng pisan

   The wind is very strong

   Usage

   About wind before a boat trip or a trip to the highlands.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary lists the form anginne for the wind. A strong wind is described with ageng (big).

7. Surya panes pisan

   The sun is very strong

   Usage

   Used on a scorching day when talking about shade or sunscreen.

   Grammar Note

   Word order is subject, adjective, degree. Surya is the andap word for sun.

8. Ujan bales

   Heavy rain

   Usage

   A phrase to point at when heavy rain stops your plans.

   Grammar Note

   A compound listed in the dictionary as heavy rain.

9. Ujan riris

   Drizzle

   Usage

   When the rain is light enough to go out.

   Grammar Note

   A compound listed in the dictionary as drizzle or light rain.

10. Tatit

    Lightning

    Usage

    A word to warn about an approaching thunderstorm.

    Grammar Note

    Level-neutral in the dictionary. Lightning that strikes nearby with a loud clap is a different word, krebek.

11. Cuaca mangkin sapunapi?

    How is the weather now?

    Usage

    Asking about the weather. Cuaca is an Indonesian loanword that also appears in written Balinese.

    Grammar Note

    Cuaca has no dictionary headword; it is used as a loanword attested in Balinese Wikipedia. Sapunapi is alus mider for how.

12. Titiang patut ngaba payung?

    Do I need to bring an umbrella?

    Usage

    Asking if an umbrella is necessary before going out. Patut means ought to.

    Grammar Note

    Ngaba is the andap word for carry; the honorific makta is not used for oneself. Rising intonation marks the question. The sentence is built from verified words.

13. Ujan

    Rain

    Usage

    A single word to show when rain is the topic.

    Grammar Note

    An andap word; the alus synonym is sabeh.

14. Angin

    Wind

    Usage

    A single word for boat trips and highland plans.

    Grammar Note

    Level-neutral in the dictionary and identical to the Indonesian word.

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