French for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 0

Weather today, tomorrow

French weather small talk — Quel temps fait-il ? (What's the weather like?) — with the impersonal il fait construction.

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Quel temps fait-il ?

    How is the weather like?

  2. Bolin Bolin

    Il fait beau aujourd’hui.

    It is sunny today.

    Tip: lit. it makes beautiful.

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    et demain ?

    And tomorrow?

  4. Bolin Bolin

    Le temps sera nuageux.

    It is going to be cloudy.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask about weather in French?

Quel temps fait-il? = 'how is the weather?' (literally 'what weather does it make?'). Use il fait + adjective: il fait beau, il fait froid.

Common French weather expressions?

Il fait beau (nice), il fait chaud (hot), il fait froid (cold), il pleut (raining), il neige (snowing), il y a du vent (windy).

Le temps vs le climat?

Le temps = weather (today). Le climat = climate (long-term). Also: le temps = time.

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