{"id":1160,"date":"2019-06-10T06:48:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T06:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yabla.com\/italian-blog\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2019-06-15T13:40:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T13:40:10","slug":"how-to-talk-about-the-weather-like-an-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yabla.com\/italian-blog\/2019\/06\/10\/how-to-talk-about-the-weather-like-an-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"How to talk about the weather like an Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When traveling in Italy, like it or not, weather conditions will be a concern. We like to imagine Italy being sunny and beautiful all the time, but purtroppo<\/em> (unfortunately), especially these days, the weather can be capriccioso<\/em> (mischievous) and unpredictable. As a result, knowing how to talk about the weather like an Italian can be not only useful for obtaining information, but it provides a great topic for small talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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C’\u00e8 il sole.<\/em>
It’s sunny.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

General weather talk: Che tempo fa?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Italian, the verb of choice when talking about the weather is fare<\/em> (to make). Che tempo fa?<\/em> What’s the weather doing? What’s the weather like? Remember that tempo<\/a><\/em> means both “time” and “weather!” If you want to talk about today’s weather, then just add oggi <\/em>(today): <\/p>\n\n\n\n