Learn the key pattern to give an opinion about the weather
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| Let's take a closer look at the conversation. |
| Do you remember how Karen says, |
| "It’s hot today." |
| Il fait chaud aujourd'hui. |
| Let's start with the word, chaud, meaning "hot," as in the temperature. Chaud (enunciated). Chaud. |
| Before chaud is Il fait, literally, "it makes," but translates as "it’s," in this context. Il fait |
| First is Il, "It." Il (enunciated). Il. |
| Next is fait, translating as “is,” in this context. Fait (enunciated). Fait. |
| Note: fait is from the verb faire, meaning "to do," or "to make," but in this instance, when talking about the weather, it translates as "to be." Faire. |
| Last is aujourd’hui, meaning "today." Aujourd’hui (enunciated). Aujourd’hui. |
| All together, il fait chaud aujourd’hui, literally, "It makes hot today," but translates as "It’s hot today." Il fait chaud aujourd’hui. |
| Let's take a closer look at the response. |
| Do you remember how Fleur Toussaint says: |
| "Yes, indeed." |
| (pause 5 seconds) |
| Oui. En effet. |
| This starts with the expression, oui, meaning "yes." Oui. (enunciated). Oui. |
| After this, en effet. Literally, "in fact," or in this case, a more natural translation, "Indeed." En effet (enunciated). En effet. |
| All together: Oui, en effet. |
| Yes, indeed. Oui, en effet. |
| The pattern is |
| Il fait { adjective } aujourd’hui. |
| It is { adjective } today. |
| Il fait { adjective } aujourd’hui. |
| To use this pattern, simply replace the { adjective } placeholder with a suitable adjective. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn adjectives related to the weather that you can use with this pattern. |
| Imagine it's cold. Froid. "Cold." Froid (enunciated). Froid. |
| Say |
| "It’s cold today." |
| Ready? |
| Il fait froid aujourd'hui. |
| "It’s cold today. |
| Il fait froid aujourd'hui. |
| In French, you can’t use any adjective with the construction, il fait. It’s restricted to a small set of adjectives, such as the adjectives covered in this lesson and some others: |
| mauvais, “bad weather,” lourd, “heavy, sultry,” gris, “grey.” |
| Other adjectives appear in more complex sentences, or different patterns altogether. |
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