{"id":24082,"date":"2016-07-20T13:23:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T11:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=24082"},"modified":"2018-02-28T11:46:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T10:46:35","slug":"il-fait-chaud-its-hot-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/il-fait-chaud-its-hot-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Il Fait Chaud \u2013 It\u2019s Hot In France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The past few days have been hot, incredibly hot. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/just-like-a-heatwave-heat-related-vocabulary-in-french\/\"><strong>La canicule<\/strong><\/a> (the heatwave) is here and that means trying hard to keep cool while the sun is up. After a few too many days without <strong>la climatisation<\/strong> (air conditioning), I had to buy <strong>un ventilateur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24083\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24083\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24083\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/3922370239_004690ac0f_z.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;fan&quot; by Niels Epting on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/3922370239_004690ac0f_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/3922370239_004690ac0f_z-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/itux\/3922370239\/\">fan<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/itux\/\">Niels Epting<\/a> on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just a few weeks ago I was enjoying <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/summer-games-done-quick-french-restream\/\">SGDQ<\/a>, but this past week <strong>la canicule<\/strong> is finally here. The uncomfortably hot time <strong>en \u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong> (in Summer) when France turns into an oven. Dealing with <strong>la chaleur<\/strong> (the heat) <strong>en \u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong> is a common problem in France and a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-youtube-stars-norman-thavaud\/\"><strong>youtubeur fran\u00e7ais<\/strong><\/a> (French youtuber), <em>Cyprien<\/em>, even made a fun video about the struggles of surviving <strong>la canicule<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RSedscbooug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen title=\"Embedded video\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Click on <strong>l&#8217;ic\u00f4ne en forme de roue dent\u00e9e<\/strong> (the gear icon) to turn off the 3D effect and turn on subtitles.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Hier<\/strong> (yesterday), I had my own struggle with <strong>la canicule<\/strong>. I woke up to <strong>la chaleur extr\u00eame <\/strong>(the extreme heat) and before I could make <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/a-cup-of-coffee-un-cafe-sil-vous-plait\/\"><strong>du caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/a> (some coffee), I needed to take a shower. Washing off <strong>la transpiration<\/strong> (the sweat) made the start of my day better, but I needed to find a better way to <strong>se rafra\u00eechir<\/strong> (cool off).<\/p>\n<p><strong>La climatisation<\/strong> isn\u2019t very common in France. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/bernard-adamus-y-fait-chaud\/\"><strong>Il fait chaud<\/strong><\/a> (it\u2019s hot) for only a few days or weeks of the year. Unless you have <strong>un ventilateur chez vous<\/strong> (a fan at home), all you can do is <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/its-prime-time-open-windows-in-french\/\"><strong>ouvrir les fen\u00eatres<\/strong><\/a> (open the windows) and hope <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/louise-attaque-jtemmene-au-vent\/\"><strong>le vent<\/strong><\/a> (the wind) finds its way in.<\/p>\n<p>I put off buying <strong>un ventilateur<\/strong> because <strong>la chaleur<\/strong> hadn&#8217;t been that bad this year, but <strong>hier<\/strong> was different. As soon as I was done with <strong>le petit d\u00e9jeuner<\/strong> (breakfast), I went to the nearest <strong>arr\u00eat de bus<\/strong> (bus stop) and made my way to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-vocabulary-shopping-at-the-supermarket\/\"><strong>une grande surface<\/strong><\/a> (a supermarket, a big-box store).<\/p>\n<p>Once I was in the store, I was welcomed by <strong>la climatisation<\/strong> of the building and I was happy to <strong>en profiter<\/strong> (enjoy it) for a moment before looking for <strong>mon nouveau ventilateur<\/strong> (my new fan). It wasn\u2019t long before I found <strong>un ventilateur<\/strong> and had to go back to <strong>la chaleur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The hot trip to <strong>mon appartement<\/strong> (my apartment) ended with me <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/how-to-find-a-hardware-store-in-french\/\">finding the tools<\/a> to put together <strong>le nouveau ventilateur<\/strong>. <strong>Heureusement<\/strong> (fortunately), I could then point it at my face <strong>toute la journ\u00e9e<\/strong> (all day)!<\/p>\n<p>If <strong>la canicule<\/strong> is still here tomorrow, I think I\u2019ll have go to <strong>la piscine<\/strong> (the pool) to <strong>se rafra\u00eechir<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Voici un vocabulaire de la canicule :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La canicule &#8211; Heatwave<br \/>\nLa chaleur &#8211; Heat<br \/>\nLa climatisation &#8211; Air conditioning<br \/>\nLe ventilateur &#8211; Fan<br \/>\nChaud &#8211; Hot<br \/>\nL&#8217;air chaud &#8211; Hot air<br \/>\nLe vent &#8211; Wind<br \/>\nL&#8217;\u00e9t\u00e9 &#8211; Summer<br \/>\nSe rafra\u00eechir &#8211; To cool off<br \/>\nLa piscine &#8211; Pool<br \/>\nLa plage &#8211; Beach<br \/>\nLes boissons froides &#8211; Cold Drinks<br \/>\nLa glace &#8211; Ice cream<br \/>\nLa glace \u00e0 l&#8217;eau &#8211; Popsicle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/3922370239_004690ac0f_z-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/3922370239_004690ac0f_z-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/3922370239_004690ac0f_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The past few days have been hot, incredibly hot. La canicule (the heatwave) is here and that means trying hard to keep cool while the sun is up. After a few too many days without la climatisation (air conditioning), I had to buy un ventilateur. Just a few weeks ago I was enjoying SGDQ, but&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/il-fait-chaud-its-hot-in-france\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":24083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24082","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The past few days have been hot, incredibly hot. 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