Italian for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 0

Weather today, tomorrow

Italian weather small talk — Che tempo fa? (What's the weather like?) — and the answer C'è il sole oggi (it's sunny today).

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Com'è il tempo oggi?

    What's the weather like?

    Tip: <Il Tempo> = Weather

  2. Bolin Bolin

    Oggi c'è il sole

    It is sunny today

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    E domani?

    And tomorrow?

    Tip: <Domani> = Tomorrow

  4. Bolin Bolin

    Domani è nuvoloso

    It is going to be cloudy

    Tip: Present tense can be used to speak about the future, too. In English, a sentence like "tomorrow's concert is loud" is not correct, but it is acceptable in Italian

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask about weather in Italian?

Che tempo fa? (literally 'what weather does it make?'). Com'è il tempo? = 'how is the weather?'. Both common.

Common Italian weather expressions?

C'è il sole (sunny), c'è il vento (windy), piove (rains), nevica (snows), fa freddo/caldo (cold/hot).

Tempo vs clima?

Il tempo = weather (today's). Il clima = climate (long-term). Same distinction as English. Note: tempo can also mean 'time'.

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