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Welcome to Can-Do French by FrenchPod101.com.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather in French.
For example, "It’s hot today." is
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
Constance Collin sees her neighbor, Fleur Toussaint , and starts a conversation about the weather.
Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components.
chaud
"hot"
chaud
chaud
Listen to the conversation, and focus on Constance’s comment.
Ready?
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
Oui, en effet.
Once more with the English translation.
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
"It’s hot today."
Oui, en effet.
"Yes, indeed."
Let's break down the conversation.
Do you remember how Constance says,
"It’s hot today."
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
Let's start with the word, chaud, meaning "hot." Chaud. Chaud.
Before chaud is Il fait, literally, "it makes," but translates as "it’s," in this context. Il fait
First is Il, "It." Il. Il.
Next is fait, translating as “is,” in this context. Fait. 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. 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."
Oui. En effet.
This starts with the expression, oui, meaning "yes." Oui.. Oui.
After this, en effet. Literally, "in fact," or in this case, a more natural translation, "Indeed." En effet. En effet.
All together, Oui, en effet. "Yes, indeed."
Oui, en effet.
The pattern is
Il fait WEATHER CONDITION aujourd’hui.
It is WEATHER CONDITION today.
Il fait WEATHER CONDITION aujourd’hui.
To use this pattern, simply replace the WEATHER CONDITION 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. 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.
Again, the key pattern is
Il fait WEATHER CONDITION aujourd’hui.
It is WEATHER CONDITION today.
Il fait WEATHER CONDITION aujourd’hui.
Let's look at some examples.
Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
"It's hot today."
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
Il fait froid aujourd'hui.
It's cold today."
Il fait froid aujourd'hui.
Il fait frais aujourd'hui.
"It's cool today."
Il fait frais aujourd'hui.
Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
"The weather's nice today."
Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
Il fait tellement chaud !
"It's so hot!"
Il fait tellement chaud !
Did you notice how tellement was added in the last sentence?
Il fait tellement chaud !
“It’s so hot.”
Tellement is an intensifier, and it translates as "so," as in “so hot,” in this case.
Simply add it in front of the adjective to express a high degree of intensity.
The pattern is
tellement WEATHER CONDITION.
so WEATHER CONDITION.
Let's review the key vocabulary.
Chaud.
"Hot."
Chaud. Chaud.
Froid.
"Cold."
Froid. Froid.
Beau.
"Nice."
Beau. Beau.
Frais.
"Cool."
Frais. Frais.
Let's review.
Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation.
Ready?
Do you remember how to say "hot?"
Chaud.
Chaud.
And how to say "today?"
Aujourd'hui.
Aujourd'hui.
Do you remember how Constance Collin says,
"It’s hot today."
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
Do you remember how Fleur Toussaint says,
"Yes, indeed."
Oui, en effet.
Oui, en effet.
Do you remember how to say "cold?"
Froid.
Froid.
And how to say "nice?"
beau.
beau.
Let's practice.
Imagine you're Fleur. Comment to Constance that it's very cold, or froid.
Ready?
Il fait froid aujourd'hui.
Oui, en effet.
Listen again and repeat.
Il fait froid aujourd'hui.
Il fait froid aujourd'hui.
Let’s try another.
Imagine you're Coralie Collin. Comment to your classmate that it's hot, or chaud.
Ready?
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
Oui, en effet.
Listen again and repeat.
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui.
Let’s try one more.
Imagine you're Chirstophe Collin.
Comment to your neighbor that it' nice weather or fait beau.
Ready?
Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
Oui, en effet.
Listen again and repeat.
Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
As in many countries, starting a conversation with some remarks about the weather is very common, so don’t hesitate to use this pattern to start a conversation.
France's climate is temperate. The South is famous for its sunny and hot summers. While the Brittany region, la Bretagne, is often perceived as a region where it rains continuously.
This is the end of this lesson.
In this lesson, you learned how to give an opinion about the weather, an essential skill for talking about the weather.
Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills.
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