Basic French in 30 Days: Weather and seasons

1. Question 1 of 10

   What does 'Il neige' mean?

   • AIt's windy.
   • BIt's snowing.
   • CIt's raining.
   • DIt's cold.
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   Answer: B. It's snowing.

   Neiger means to snow, and la neige is snow. It's raining is il pleut.

2. Question 2 of 10

   What is 'l'hiver'?

   • Aspring
   • Bfall
   • Cwinter
   • Dsummer
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   Answer: C. winter

   L'hiver is winter. Summer is l'été, spring is le printemps and fall is l'automne.

3. Question 3 of 10

   Complete: 'Il ___ chaud aujourd'hui.'

   • Ay a
   • Bfait
   • Cest
   • Da
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   Answer: B. fait

   French uses il fait for many kinds of weather: il fait chaud, il fait froid, il fait beau.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Complete: '___ printemps, il pleut beaucoup.'

   • AÀ la
   • BEn
   • CAu
   • DDans
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   Answer: C. Au

   With printemps, use au: au printemps. The other seasons use en.

5. Question 5 of 10

   Complete: '___ hiver, il fait froid au Canada.'

   • AAu
   • BDans
   • CÀ l'
   • DEn
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   Answer: D. En

   Use en with été, automne and hiver: en hiver.

6. Question 6 of 10

   Which sentence means 'It's windy'?

   • AIl fait de la pluie.
   • BIl a du vent.
   • CIl est du vent.
   • DIl y a du vent.
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   Answer: D. Il y a du vent.

   For wind, French uses il y a: il y a du vent.

7. Question 7 of 10

   Read the forecast. What is the weather on Sunday?

   Météo du week-end
   Samedi : soleil, 24 degrés
   Dimanche : pluie et vent, 16 degrés

   • ASun and wind, 16 degrees
   • BRain and wind, 16 degrees
   • CSun, 24 degrees
   • DRain and wind, 24 degrees
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   Answer: B. Rain and wind, 16 degrees

   Dimanche is Sunday. The forecast says pluie et vent (rain and wind) and 16 degrés.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. What is the weather like in the afternoon?

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   Aujourd'hui à Montréal, il pleut le matin. L'après-midi, il y a du soleil. Il fait quinze degrés.

   • ASunny
   • BSnowy
   • CWindy
   • DRainy
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   Answer: A. Sunny

   L'après-midi, il y a du soleil: in the afternoon, it is sunny. The rain is in the morning.

   Transcript

   Aujourd'hui à Montréal, il pleut le matin. L'après-midi, il y a du soleil. Il fait quinze degrés.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. What is the temperature?

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   Léo: Il fait froid ? Marie: Oui, il fait moins vingt et il neige !

   • A20 °C
   • B−2 °C
   • C−20 °C
   • D−12 °C
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   Answer: C. −20 °C

   Moins vingt means minus twenty: −20 °C.

   Transcript

   Léo: Il fait froid ? Marie: Oui, il fait moins vingt et il neige !

10. Question 10 of 10

    Listen. Which season does the speaker love?

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    J'adore l'hiver. J'aime la neige et le ski.

    • ASummer
    • BFall
    • CSpring
    • DWinter
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    Answer: D. Winter

    J'adore l'hiver means 'I love winter'. The speaker likes snow and skiing.

    Transcript

    J'adore l'hiver. J'aime la neige et le ski.

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