The spring is approaching rapidly, the weather is changeable, which is expressed in many Polish proverbs (check here to read about some of them and their meaning). That is a good topic of conversation during a coffee or lunch break at work, or between your Polish classes (check here for good courses in Polish for foreigners). Therefore we have prepared a mini dictionary of spring „weather attractions“.
MARCH AND APRIL IN POLAND
March and April are notorious for changeable weather (kapryśna pogoda, literally: moody weather). There are days when it gets warm, so the temperature goes over 12 degrees Celsius (temperatura przewyższa 12°C - stopni Celsjusza). Then the sun is shining (świeci słońce), sometimes a light wind blows (wietrzyk, literally: small wind) and white clouds (białe chmurki) appear in the sky. Unfortunately, after such a beautiful day, when, encouraged by beautiful weather, we get rid of our warm jackets, cold days often come. Then we feel unpleasant cold (marzniemy, literally: we freeze) on the way to work, school or a language course. The temperature may be above zero (powyżej zera), but it is a good idea to wear a warm scarf. Gray clouds covering the sky often threaten rain and on such cloudy days we can expect it in various scenarios: mżawka (drizzle) or ulewa (downpour), which results in kałuże (puddles) appearing on the streets. On such days do not forget your parasole (umbrellas) and kalosze (rubber boots). During the conversation it is good to remember the verbs: padać (to rain; e.g. Oj, cały dzień pada deszcz! - oh, it’s been raining all day!), mżyć (to drizzle; e.g. Ale dziś okropnie mży! - It’s drizzling so terribly today!) and lać (to pour; e.g. Mocno dziś leje! - It’s pouring today!). All three verbs describe rainy weather perfectly.
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On such days a strong wind often blows through our coats and jackets.
Of course, we hope you will be able to talk more about the sun that is shining rather than about persistent rain.
We wish you many warm spring days!
