Lesson 7.2 — Che tempo fa? — Weather & seasons (Italian A2)

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A family decides where to go on holiday depending on the weather.

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fa caldoit's hot 🔊

fa freddoit's cold 🔊

pioveit's raining 🔊

l'estatesummer 🔊

l'invernowinter 🔊

c'è il soleit's sunny 🔊

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« In estate fa caldo, quindi andiamo al mare; in inverno preferisco la montagna. » 🔊

In summer it's hot, so we go to the seaside; in winter I prefer the mountains.

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Che tempo fa in montagna in inverno? 🔊What's the weather like in the mountains in winter?

Fa molto freddo e spesso nevica. 🔊It's very cold and it often snows.

Allora in estate andiamo al mare, dove fa caldo e c'è il sole. 🔊Then in summer let's go to the seaside, where it's hot and sunny.

D'accordo! Ma se piove, restiamo in albergo a leggere. 🔊Agreed! But if it rains, we'll stay in the hotel and read.

Grammar in focus · the weather

Italian describes weather with fare: fa caldo, fa freddo, fa bel tempo, fa brutto tempo. With phenomena use single verbs: piove (it rains), nevica (it snows), tira vento (it's windy), or c'è: c'è il sole, c'è nebbia, ci sono nuvole. Seasons take in: in estate, in inverno, in primavera, in autunno (or d'estate, d'inverno).

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Ottimo! Use « fa » for temperature and « c'è » for sun, e.g. « In primavera c'è il sole e fa bel tempo. »

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1. “It's hot” in Italian is…

2. Which means “it's sunny”?

3. “In summer” is…

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