CBF 1:21 | Talking about the weather
Coffee Break French
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4.6 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2008
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather, using both the present and the future tense.
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination, not a car in the world, as you simply lean back. |
| 0:17.0 | And before you know it, you're there. |
| 0:20.0 | This is how travel should feel, and on our trains, it does. |
| 0:25.0 | Avanti West Coast, feel good travel. |
| 0:41.0 | Bonjour et bienvenue à Coffee Break French. |
| 0:44.0 | Welcome to Coffee Break French. |
| 0:46.0 | In lesson 21, we're going to be talking about le temps, the weather, |
| 0:51.0 | and asking the question, quel temps fait-il? |
| 0:54.0 | What's the weather doing? What's the weather like? |
| 0:56.0 | We've been learning lots of useful answers to that question, and other phrases which will help you talk about the weather. |
| 1:03.0 | I hope you enjoy this lesson. |
| 1:05.0 | In French, the word for weather is le temps. |
| 1:24.0 | Le temps. |
| 1:26.0 | Le temps. |
| 1:28.0 | Le temps. |
| 1:29.0 | And let's get one of those nasal sounds at the end. |
| 1:32.0 | Le temps. |
| 1:34.0 | And to ask, what is the weather like, or what's the weather doing? |
| 1:39.0 | You would say, quel temps fait-il? |
| 1:47.0 | Quel temps fait-il? |
| 1:57.0 | OK, so that means what is the weather like? |
| 2:00.0 | What's the weather doing? What's today's weather? |
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