Lesson 3: Comments on the Weather

kimiwan

it is raining

mispon

it is snowing

min~o-kisika'w

it's nice weather
Literally: it's a good day

n~o'tin

it's windy

n~ikwaskwan

it's cloudy

wa'se'skwan

it's clear or sunny

kisite'w

it's hot (speaking of the weather or the temperature of the air)

tahka'ya'w

it's cold (speaking of the weather or the temperature of the air)

kisina'w

it's bitterly cold (speaking of the weather or the temperature of the air)

Notes

These weather words, in Cree, are indicative verbs. An indicative verb can be used to make a statement, like the statements about the weather listed above. These verbs are also in the present tense, that is, they indicate events or situations occuring at the time of speaking, "in the present."

Exercises

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Describe the weather as shown in each of the pictures above.

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