The weather is the easiest thing to talk about with anyone, anywhere. This lesson shows you how to say what it's like outside, and how you feel in it.
Your turn
On a hot afternoon, Karen says Ho caldo!, and Signor Greco says Fa caldo! What's the difference?
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Ho caldo is I'm hot: how she feels. Fa caldo is it's hot: the weather. Italian uses avere for you and fare for the weather.
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The main idea
The weather
Che caldo!
It's so hot!
Fa freddo oggi.
It's cold today.
Che bella giornata!
What a beautiful day!
C'è il sole.
It's sunny.
Piove.
It's raining.
C'è vento.
It's windy.
Fa bel tempo.
The weather's nice.
Domani piove?
Is it going to rain tomorrow?
In oggi (OD-jee) and giornata (jor-NA-ta, a day as you live it), g before i or e sounds like j, and the i of gio is silent. c'è is cheh, and piove is PYO-veh.
How you feel
Ho caldo.
I'm hot.
Ho freddo.
I'm cold.
On an October afternoon in the piazza:
Greco:Che caldo oggi!
It's so hot today!
Karen:Sì, ho caldo! A Columbus adesso fa freddo.
Yes, I'm hot! In Columbus it's cold right now.
Greco:Qui fa caldo anche a ottobre.
Here it's hot in October too.
Karen:E domani? Piove?
And tomorrow? Is it going to rain?
Greco:No, no. C'è il sole tutta la settimana.
No, no. It's sunny all week.
Quick check
Your turn
Karen is cold. What does she say?
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How you feel takes ho: Ho freddo. Sono fredda would describe Karen herself, as a cold person.
Your turn
Complete: It's nice weather today.
Oggi bel tempo.
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Oggi fa bel tempo.
Oggi c'è bel tempo.
The weather takes fa: fa bel tempo. c'è bel tempo is also said.
Your turn
Write what you hear.
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Che bella giornata!
giornata, day: gi is the j sound.
A morning in Lecce
Karen's morning in the piazza. Answer each time as Karen.
Your turn
Signor Greco asks Lei è di qui? Say you're American, from Columbus, here on vacation.
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No, sono americana, di Columbus. Sono qui in vacanza.
Sono americana, di… (a man says Sono americano), then Sono qui in vacanza.
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Your turn
He tells you there's a concert in the piazza tonight. React.
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Davvero? Che bello!
Che fortuna!
Davvero?, Che bello! or Che fortuna!
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Your turn
He says you speak Italian really well. Answer modestly.
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Grazie, ma sto ancora imparando.
Grazie, ma faccio ancora molti errori.
A thank-you, and that you're still learning.
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Your turn
He says Che caldo oggi! Agree, and say you're hot.
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Sì, che caldo! Ho caldo!
Sì, fa caldo! Ho molto caldo.
fa caldo for the weather, ho caldo for you.
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Take with you
Che caldo!
It's so hot!
Fa freddo oggi.
It's cold today.
Che bella giornata!
What a beautiful day!
C'è il sole.
It's sunny.
Piove.
It's raining.
Fa bel tempo.
The weather's nice.
Ho caldo.
I'm hot.
Ho freddo.
I'm cold.
Fa caldo outside, ho caldo inside you: the weather is always a good start.
আমরা তৃতীয় পক্ষের বিজ্ঞাপন কুকি বা ক্রস-সাইট ট্র্যাকিং পিক্সেল ব্যবহার করি না।
আমাদের অ্যাপটি স্বচ্ছন্দে চালু রাখতে, পারফরম্যান্স বিশ্লেষণ করতে এবং আপনার অভিজ্ঞতা উন্নত করতে আমরা কুকি ও অনুরূপ প্রযুক্তি ব্যবহার করি। আপনি যেকোনো সময় আপনার পছন্দগুলো ম্যানেজ করতে পারেন।
