{"id":24845,"date":"2016-10-10T20:21:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T18:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=24845"},"modified":"2018-02-22T15:49:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T14:49:34","slug":"le-temps-both-time-and-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/le-temps-both-time-and-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Temps: Both Time and Weather?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In French,\u00a0le temps\u00a0<\/em>can mean both “time” and “weather”–which can be a bit confusing for new French learners.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0French,\u00a0le temps\u00a0<\/em>when referring specifically to time refers to time in the abstract. That means that you cannot ask the equivalent of “What time is it?” in French (Quel temps est-il<\/em>, which is not correct). Rather, you would ask, in a literal translation, “What hour is it?” or “What’s the hour?” (Quelle heure est-il?).<\/em><\/p>\n

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However, you can ask something like: Quel est le temps de cuisson?\u00a0<\/em>(What is the cooking time?) or Tu as pass\u00e9 du bon temps \u00e0 Montreal?\u00a0<\/em>(Did you have a good time in Montreal?)<\/p>\n

When asking about the weather, you do use\u00a0le temps<\/em>, however. If you would like to ask about the weather, you would say:\u00a0Quel temps fait-il?\u00a0<\/em>This literally means something like, “What is the weather doing?” To respond, you would say:\u00a0Il fait\u00a0<\/em>beau\u00a0<\/em>(“It is nice out”). Although you could also say,\u00a0Il fait mauvais\u00a0<\/em>(“It is nasty out”) or even\u00a0Il pleut \u00e0 verse\u00a0<\/em>(“It’s raining hard”).<\/p>\n

Note, however, that if you would like to talk about the weather forecast, you do not use\u00a0temps.\u00a0<\/em>“Weather forecast” in French, rather, is simply\u00a0la m\u00e9t\u00e9o.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

If you would like to say, “Did you see the weather forecast<\/strong>? It’s going to rain all weekend. What a waste!”<\/p>\n

you would say something like,<\/p>\n

Tu as vu la m\u00e9t\u00e9o<\/strong>? Il va pleuvoir pendant tout le weekend. Quel gachis!<\/em><\/p>\n

Otherwise, when describing the weather make sure you don’t use\u00a0c’est\u00a0<\/em>but instead\u00a0either\u00a0il fait\u00a0<\/em>(ll fait beau<\/em> instead of\u00a0c’est beau<\/em>) or\u00a0il\u00a0<\/em>+ verbs including\u00a0pleuvoir<\/em>\u00a0(rain), neiger\u00a0<\/em>(snow),\u00a0geler\u00a0<\/em>(freeze), etc.<\/p>\n

Can you describe the weather near you in French? Right now, in New York, I’d say:\u00a0Il fait tr\u00e8s beau aujourd’hui et il y a beaucoup de soleil.\u00a0<\/em>How about you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In French,\u00a0le temps\u00a0can mean both “time” and “weather”–which can be a bit confusing for new French learners. In\u00a0French,\u00a0le temps\u00a0when referring specifically to time refers to time in the abstract. That means that you cannot ask the equivalent of “What time is it?” in French (Quel temps est-il, which is not correct). Rather, you would ask…<\/p>\n

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