Chapter 10: No Rain Check Allowed Flashcards

1
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The climate

A

le temps
(also a general word for time)

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2
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Weather, weather forecas

A

la météo

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3
Q

What’s the weather like?

A

Quel temp fait-il? (form)
Il fait quel temps? (inf)

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4
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What is the temperature?

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Quelle température fait-il? (form)
Il fait quelle température? (inf)

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5
Q

Instead of using être to describe the weather we use

A

il fait

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6
Q

The weather is nice

A

Il fait beau

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7
Q

The weather is bad

A

Il fait mauvais

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8
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The weather is not nice

A

Il ne fait pa beau

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9
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It’s hot

A

Il fait chaud

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10
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It’s cold

A

Il fait froid

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11
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It’s 30 degrees

A

Il fait 30 degrés
(deuh-gray)

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12
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It’s raining

A

Il pleut

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13
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It’s snowing

A

Il neige

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14
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Use ‘il y a’ +

A

de
(du, de l’, des)

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15
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It’s foggy

A

Il y a brouillard

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16
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It’s windy

A

Il y a du vent

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17
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There’s a storm

A

Il y a de l’orage

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18
Q

It’s cloudy

A

Il y a des nuages
(noo-ahj)

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19
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It’s sunny

A

Il y a du soleil

20
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The moon

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The hail

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The snow

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The rain

24
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The sun

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The thunder
le tonnerre
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A rainbow
un arc-en-ciel (see-el)
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A lightning
un éclair
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A star
une étoile
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A thermometer
une thermomètre
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A storm
une tempête
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The sun is blazing hot
Il fait un soleil de plomb
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It's raining heavily (ropes)
Il pleut des cordes
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It's freezing ("It's duck-like cold")
Il fait un froid de canard
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The seasons
les saisons
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Spring
le printemps in spring = au printemps
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Summer
l'été in summer - en été
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Fall
l'automne in fall = en automne
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Winter
l'hiver in winter = en hiver
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In the spring, from March to June, the weather is nice
Au pritemps, de mars à juin, il fait beau
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After spring it's summer
Après le printemps c'est l'été
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In summer, from June to September, it is hot.
En été, de juin à septembre, il fait chaud
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In fall, from September to December, the leaves fall
En automne, de septembre à décembre, les feuilles tombent
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In winter, from December to March, it is cold
En hiver, de décembre à mars, il fait froid
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Three ways to describe the weatehr
Il fait with specific verbs (Il pleut, il neige) Il y a
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To ask about the weather
Quel temp fait-il? (form) Il fait quel temps? (inf) Quelle température fait-il? Il fait quelle température?
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Describing the weather Il fait...
Il fait... beau mauvais chaud froid ...degrés
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Describing the weather Il y a
Il y a... du brouillard du vent de l'orage des nuages du soleil