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How do you say "What is the weather?" in French?
Quel temps fait-il ?
In French, "What is the weather?" is Quel temps fait-il ?.
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Pronunciation
Say kel-tawn-fay-teel, with emphasis on the first syllable.
Grammar notes
This phrase uses inversion (fait-il), which is formal question syntax in French.
Example sentence
Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui ?
What is the weather today?
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How to remember Quel temps fait-il ?
Temps (weather) is pronounced like the English 'tamp' - solid and clear.
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- How old are you? Quel âge as-tu ?
- What is the temperature on Saturday? Quelle sera la température samedi ?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? Quelle sera la température mercredi ?
- What is the weather on Saturday? Quel temps fera-t-il samedi ?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? Quel temps fera-t-il mardi ?
- What is your personality? Quelle est ta personnalité ?
- When is your birthday? Quand est ton anniversaire ?
- Where are you from? D'où viens-tu ?
- Why are you here? Pourquoi es-tu ici ?
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Questions about Quel temps fait-il ?
How do you say "What is the weather?" in French?
In French, "What is the weather?" is Quel temps fait-il ?. It is a noun.
How is Quel temps fait-il ? written in French?
Quel temps fait-il ? is written using the standard French script.
How is Quel temps fait-il ? used in a sentence?
Use Quel temps fait-il ? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui ? (What is the weather today?).
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"What is the weather?" in other languages
- Japanese 天気はどうですか？ (tenki wa dōdesu ka ？)
- Korean 날씨가 어때요? (nalssiga eottaeyo?)
- Chinese 天气怎么样? (tiān qì zěn me yàng ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué tiempo hace?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Cómo está el clima?
- German Wie ist das Wetter?
- Italian Com’è il tempo?
- Russian Какая погода? (kakaja pogoda?)
- Greek Τι καιρό έχει; (ti kero ehyi)
- Arabic إزاي الجو؟ (izzaei ilgaww)
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