Spring is finally here and with the recent change of season, we thought we’d devote our weekly ‘How to Say’ post to learning words and expressions related to seasons and the weather. After all, talking about "il tempo" -the weather- is an easy conversation starter and this way you can practice your Italian with the locals!
The four seasons – stagioni – are:
Primavera – spring
Estate – summer
Autunno – fall or autumn
Inverno – winter
If you want talk about the weather in a particular season, use "in" before the season, i.e., "in estate fa caldo" (it's hot in the summer), “in inverno fa freddo” (it's cold in the winter).
Below find some expressions to describe the weather – il tempo.
Che tempo fa oggi? Or Com’è il tempo oggi? What's the weather like today?
E’ bello / Fa bel tempo - It's nice
E’ brutto / Fa brutto tempo - It's bad
C'è il sole - It's sunny
C’è vento or E’ ventoso – It’s windy
E’ nuvoloso - It's cloudy
C’è nebbia – it’s foggy
Piove – It’s raining
Grandina - It's hailing
Nevica – It’s snowy
E’ umido – it’s humid
Fa freddo - It's cold, or Fa un gran freddo! It’s really cold
Fa un freddo gelido – it’s freezing
Fa caldo - It's hot, or Fa troppo caldo! It’s too hot
Fa fresco - It's cool
E’ variabile – It’s changeable
You can find some idiomatic expressions related to the weather here.
This should help you get your conversation started; for more easy lessons to help you out while traveling in Italy, click here.
