ðə bjˈʊɹɹən tˈeɪks tˈuː fˈɔːɹmz: ɪn sˈʌmɚ, ɪɾ ɪz ɐ hˈɑːt, dɹˈaɪ wˈɪnd, wˈɪpɪŋ ˌʌp sˈændstoːɹmz; ɪn wˈɪntɚ, ɪɾ ɪz bˈɪɾɚli kˈoʊld ænd ˈɔfən ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ blˈɪzɚdz.
The buran takes two forms: in summer, it is a hot, dry wind, whipping up sandstorms; in winter, it is bitterly cold and often accompanied by blizzards.