🆅 La météo – The weather
La météo
The weather in French
Écrit par / Written by: Anthony Lucas
Dernière révision / Last update: 11 December 2023
Talking a few words about the weather is a good opportunity to start a conversation.
Le temps qu’il fait vs le temps qui passe- The weather vs time
French people were not clever enough to invent two different words for “weather” or “time” 😂 We only have the word “temps“. So we can talk either about “le temps qu’il fait” = “la météo” or “le temps qui passe“.
In this lesson we are talking about “le temps qu’il fait“. You will see that we use mainly 2 expressions to mention the weather: “il fait” and “il y a“.
Il fait …- It does…
| 🇫🇷 French | 🇬🇧 English | |
|---|---|---|
| Il fait quel temps ? | What is the weather like? | |
| Il fait beau. | The weather is fine. | |
| Il fait mauvais. | The weather’s bad. | |
| Il fait chaud. | It’s hot. | |
| Il fait froid. | It’s cold. | |
| Il fait frais. | It’s cool. | |
| Il fait doux. | The weather is mild. | |
| Il fait humide. | It’s humid. | |
| Il fait sec. | It’s dry. | |
| Il fait 24 degrés. | It’s 24 degrees. | |
| Il fait -5 degrés. | It’s -5 degrees. |
Il y a … – There is…
| 🇫🇷 French | 🇬🇧 English | |
|---|---|---|
| Il y a du soleil. | It’s sunny. | |
| Il y a du vent. | It’s windy. | |
| Il y a des nuages. | There are clouds. | |
| Il y a de la pluie. | It’s raining. | |
| Il y a du brouillard. | It’s foggy. | |
| Il y a un orage. | There’s a storm. | |
| Il y a une tempête. | There’s a storm. |
Les verbes spécifiques – The specific verbs
| 🇫🇷 French | 🇬🇧 English | |
|---|---|---|
| Il pleut. | It is raining. | |
| Il vente. | It’s windy. | |
| Il neige. | It’s snowing. | |
| Il grêle. | It hails. |
Autre vocabulaire – Other vocabulary
| 🇫🇷 French | 🇬🇧 English | |
|---|---|---|
| le ciel | the sky | |
| Le ciel est bleu. | The sky is blue. | |
| Le ciel est couvert. | The sky is overcast. | |
| un arc-en-ciel | a rainbow |
À RETENIR
WORTH REMEMBERING
You are now able to make comments about the weather.
This means that every day, when you look outside, you can practise commenting on the weather in French!
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