FREN 3051 Lecture 5: French weather
13 Apr 2018
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Il fait when the sky is making things. Il fait literally means it makes and you"ll use it with some of the most basic weather expressions, as follows: il fait froid. It"s cold: il fait tr s froid. It"s very cold: il fait frais. It"s cool (temperature): il fait beau. It"s nice out (literally: it makes beautiful): il fait chaud. The weather is bad: il fait moche. The weather is bad (literally: it makes ugly): il fait du vent. Note: this can also be said as il y a du vent, and usage depends on region and age. Ask your french-speaking friends how they say it"s windy: il fait beaucoup de vent. It"s very windy (literally: it makes a lot of wind): il fait (du) soleil. It"s sunny: il y a du brouillard. There"s always one that doesn"t follow the pattern . C"est (cid:1688)this is(cid:1689) just how it is.
