21: Fa caldissimo! How to talk about the weather in Italian

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).