It’s everyone’s favourite “I have nothing else to talk about” topic – the weather! Now you’ll be able to make idle chit-chat while standing next to a stranger at a bus stop in France.

Words for “weather” itself:

“Le temps” – the weather.

“La météo” – the weather forecast.

Asking about the weather:

Quels temps fait-il? – What’s the weather like?

Il fait… – It is… (usually this means “he/it does” or “he/it makes”, but we’re using it to describe the weather. Almost like we’re going to say “it’s doing sun” or “it’s doing fog”.)

Types of weather:

Il fait chaud – it’s hot.

Il fait froid – it’s cold.

Il fait beau – it’s nice.

Il fait mauvais – it’s bad out.

Il fait humide – it’s humid.

Il fait du vent – it’s windy.

Il fait du soleil or il y a du soleil – it’s sunny

Il fait du brouillard – it’s foggy

Il fait nuageux – it’s cloudy

Il fait orageux – it’s stormy.

Weather not using “fait”

Il pleut – it’s raining.

Il neige – it’s snowing.

Il gèle – it’s freezing.