1.22: Faire - Exprimer le temps

Talking about the weather in French

Weather in French can be translated as la météo or le temps which also meanstime in French.

To ask about the weather :

• Quel temps fait-il ?

To reply use:

• Il fait + adverb

☞ Il fait beau. It is nice.

• Il + conjugated verb

☞ Il neige. It is snowing

☞ Il pleut. It is raining.

• Il y a + du / de la/ de l’ / des

☞ Il y a du vent. It is windy.

• ​Le temps est + adjectif

​☞ Le temps est orageux The weather is stormy.

• Il fait+ Nombre+ degrés when talking about the temperature

​☞ Il fait 30 degrés. It is 30 degrees. ​

Note: France uses degree Celsius not Fahrenheit.

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