Episode 21
Fa caldissimo! How to talk about the weather in Italian
June 22nd, 2017
8 mins 14 secs
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About this Episode
Italians talk about the weather just as much the English do, so it’s an essential skill to master. Find out how to talk about the weather in this episode.
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Today's words
che tempo fa? = What's the weather like?
che = what
tempo = weather
fa = does
fa caldissimo = it's extremely hot (literally it does hot)
caldo = hot
freddo = cold
fa freddo = it's cold
fa freddissimo = it's extremely cold
gradi = degrees
è = it is
è nuvoloso = it's cloudy
è nuvolosissimo = it's extremely cloudy
piove = it's raining
piove molto = it's raining a lot
nevica = it's snowing
nevica molto = it's snowing a lot
c'è sole = it's sunny (literally there is sun)
c'è molto sole = it's very sunny (literally there is lots of sun).