INTENSE FRENCH A1 : Weather & Seasons
This is survival French: describing weather, seasons, temperature, and daily small talk.
☀️ Weather • ❄️ Seasons • 🌧️ Temperature
🌤️ Basic Weather Vocabulary (The Must-Know Core)
If you can’t talk about weather, you can’t do French small talk. Facts.
| French | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| le temps | luh ton | weather / time (context) |
| le soleil | luh soh-lay | sun |
| la pluie | la plwee | rain |
| le vent | luh von | wind |
| la neige | la nezh | snow |
| le nuage | luh noo-azh | cloud |
| les nuages | lay noo-azh | clouds |
| l’orage | loh-razh | storm |
| le tonnerre | luh toh-nehr | thunder |
| l’éclair | lay-klair | lightning |
| le brouillard | luh broo-yar | fog |
Examples (Say them OUT LOUD):
🇫🇷 Il y a du soleil.
🇬🇧 There is sun / It is sunny.
🇫🇷 Il y a du vent.
🇬🇧 It is windy.
🇫🇷 Il pleut.
🇬🇧 It is raining.
🇫🇷 Il neige.
🇬🇧 It is snowing.
🇫🇷 Il y a du soleil.
🇬🇧 There is sun / It is sunny.
🇫🇷 Il y a du vent.
🇬🇧 It is windy.
🇫🇷 Il pleut.
🇬🇧 It is raining.
🇫🇷 Il neige.
🇬🇧 It is snowing.
🌡️ Temperature & Feelings (Hot, Cold, Warm...)
French weather is obsessed with temperature. You must master this.
| French | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| Il fait chaud. | eel feh show | It is hot. |
| Il fait froid. | eel feh frwah | It is cold. |
| Il fait bon. | eel feh bon | The weather is nice. |
| Il fait frais. | eel feh freh | It is cool (fresh). |
| Il fait mauvais. | eel feh moh-veh | The weather is bad. |
| Il fait beau. | eel feh boh | The weather is nice/beautiful. |
| Il fait humide. | eel feh oo-meed | It is humid. |
| Il fait sec. | eel feh seck | It is dry. |
⚠️ NO MERCY GRAMMAR RULE:
French uses "Il fait..." for temperature/weather feeling.
✅ Il fait chaud = It is hot
❌ Je suis chaud = I am hot (sounds WRONG / weird)
French uses "Il fait..." for temperature/weather feeling.
✅ Il fait chaud = It is hot
❌ Je suis chaud = I am hot (sounds WRONG / weird)
Extra Examples:
🇫🇷 Aujourd’hui, il fait très chaud.
🇬🇧 Today, it is very hot.
🇫🇷 Demain, il fera froid.
🇬🇧 Tomorrow, it will be cold.
🇫🇷 En France, il fait souvent mauvais en hiver.
🇬🇧 In France, the weather is often bad in winter.
🇫🇷 Aujourd’hui, il fait très chaud.
🇬🇧 Today, it is very hot.
🇫🇷 Demain, il fera froid.
🇬🇧 Tomorrow, it will be cold.
🇫🇷 En France, il fait souvent mauvais en hiver.
🇬🇧 In France, the weather is often bad in winter.
🌦️ Weather Verbs (Il pleut / Il neige / etc.)
These are the automatic weather verbs. Memorize them like passwords.
| French | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| Il pleut. | eel پلuh | It is raining. |
| Il neige. | eel nezh | It is snowing. |
| Il fait du soleil. | eel feh doo soh-lay | It is sunny. |
| Il y a des nuages. | eel-ee-ah day noo-azh | It is cloudy. |
| Il y a du vent. | eel-ee-ah doo von | It is windy. |
| Il y a de l’orage. | eel-ee-ah duh loh-razh | There is a storm. |
Mini Practice Drill (Repeat 10 times):
🇫🇷 Il pleut. Il pleut. Il pleut.
🇬🇧 It’s raining. It’s raining. It’s raining.
🇫🇷 Il neige. Il neige. Il neige.
🇬🇧 It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing.
🇫🇷 Il pleut. Il pleut. Il pleut.
🇬🇧 It’s raining. It’s raining. It’s raining.
🇫🇷 Il neige. Il neige. Il neige.
🇬🇧 It’s snowing. It’s snowing. It’s snowing.
🍂 Seasons in French (Les saisons)
You must know the 4 seasons. No excuses.
| French | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| le printemps | luh pran-ton | spring |
| l’été | lay-tay | summer |
| l’automne | loh-ton | autumn / fall |
| l’hiver | lee-vehr | winter |
Examples:
🇫🇷 En été, il fait chaud.
🇬🇧 In summer, it is hot.
🇫🇷 En hiver, il fait froid.
🇬🇧 In winter, it is cold.
🇫🇷 J’adore le printemps.
🇬🇧 I love spring.
🇫🇷 En automne, il y a du vent.
🇬🇧 In autumn, there is wind.
🇫🇷 En été, il fait chaud.
🇬🇧 In summer, it is hot.
🇫🇷 En hiver, il fait froid.
🇬🇧 In winter, it is cold.
🇫🇷 J’adore le printemps.
🇬🇧 I love spring.
🇫🇷 En automne, il y a du vent.
🇬🇧 In autumn, there is wind.
🗣️ Weather Small Talk Phrases (French People Love This)
| French Phrase | Pronunciation | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Quel temps fait-il ? | kel ton feh-teel | What’s the weather like? |
| Il fait beau aujourd’hui. | eel feh boh oh-zhoor-dwee | The weather is nice today. |
| Il fait très chaud aujourd’hui. | eel feh tray show oh-zhoor-dwee | It’s very hot today. |
| Il fait froid ce matin. | eel feh frwah suh mah-tan | It’s cold this morning. |
| Il pleut beaucoup. | eel پلuh boh-koo | It’s raining a lot. |
| Il y a du vent. | eel-ee-ah doo von | It’s windy. |
| J’aime quand il fait chaud. | zhem kon-teel feh show | I like when it’s hot. |
| Je n’aime pas la pluie. | zhuh nem pah la plwee | I don’t like rain. |
Mini Dialogue (Small Talk Mode):
👤 🇫🇷 Salut ! Quel temps fait-il ?
👤 🇬🇧 Hi! What’s the weather like?
👥 🇫🇷 Il fait beau, mais il y a du vent.
👥 🇬🇧 It’s nice, but it’s windy.
👤 🇫🇷 Oui, c’est vrai !
👤 🇬🇧 Yes, that’s true!
👤 🇫🇷 Salut ! Quel temps fait-il ?
👤 🇬🇧 Hi! What’s the weather like?
👥 🇫🇷 Il fait beau, mais il y a du vent.
👥 🇬🇧 It’s nice, but it’s windy.
👤 🇫🇷 Oui, c’est vrai !
👤 🇬🇧 Yes, that’s true!
🔥 NO MERCY — 25 Forced Weather Words
le temps, le soleil, la pluie, pleuvoir, le vent, la neige, neiger, le nuage, l’orage, le tonnerre,
l’éclair, le brouillard, chaud, froid, bon, beau, mauvais, frais, humide, sec,
le printemps, l’été, l’automne, l’hiver, la température
😈 NO MERCY RULE:
If you cannot say these 25 words smoothly, you are not ready for A2. Repeat daily.
If you cannot say these 25 words smoothly, you are not ready for A2. Repeat daily.
📝 BRUTAL NO MERCY TEST (WITH ANSWERS)
RULE: Score must be 15/15. Anything less = redo this topic tomorrow.
- Translate to French: It is hot. → ________
- Translate to French: It is cold. → ________
- Translate to French: It is raining. → ________
- Translate to French: It is snowing. → ________
- Translate to French: It is windy. → ________
- Translate to French: It is cloudy. → ________
- Translate to English: Il fait mauvais. → ________
- Translate to English: Quel temps fait-il ? → ________
- Translate to French: spring → ________
- Translate to French: summer → ________
- Translate to French: autumn → ________
- Translate to French: winter → ________
- Translate to French: I don’t like rain. → ________
- Translate to French: The weather is nice today. → ________
- Translate to English: Il y a du soleil. → ________
✅ ANSWER KEY:
1) Il fait chaud.
2) Il fait froid.
3) Il pleut.
4) Il neige.
5) Il y a du vent.
6) Il y a des nuages.
7) The weather is bad.
8) What’s the weather like?
9) le printemps
10) l’été
11) l’automne
12) l’hiver
13) Je n’aime pas la pluie.
14) Il fait beau aujourd’hui.
15) It is sunny.
1) Il fait chaud.
2) Il fait froid.
3) Il pleut.
4) Il neige.
5) Il y a du vent.
6) Il y a des nuages.
7) The weather is bad.
8) What’s the weather like?
9) le printemps
10) l’été
11) l’automne
12) l’hiver
13) Je n’aime pas la pluie.
14) Il fait beau aujourd’hui.
15) It is sunny.
😈 FINAL WARNING:
If you missed any question, you must rewrite the correct sentence 10 times. No mercy.
If you missed any question, you must rewrite the correct sentence 10 times. No mercy.
