Copy of Copy of Week 18 Day 5: Talking About the Weather and Subjunctive and Indicative Part 2
What you will learn today:
- Subjunctive and Indicative (Part 2)
- Vocabulary about the Weather
How are you today? The next lesson will continue the topic discussed in yesterday's lesson. We will also talk about another simple yet essential topic for you to learn: the weather.
Subjunctive and Indicative Part 2
Today, we will deepen your knowledge about the subjunctive mood. This mood causes a lot of confusion for French learners at all levels, so we will spend an additional lesson analyzing the problem in more detail.
Some introductory verbs in French are followed by the indicative mood in affirmative sentences, but by the subjunctive mood in negative or interrogative sentences.
Let's take a look at them:
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 1
• croire que (believe that)
• penser que (think that)
• espérer que (hope that)
• connaître que (know that)
• être sûr que (be sure that)
• être évident que (be obvious that)
(et autres expressions similaires)
Speaking Practice 1
Take a look at the examples below:
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• Je crois qu'il est honnête. (I believe that he is honest.)
(indicative)
• Crois-tu qu'il soit honnête ? (Do you believe that he is honest?)
(subjunctive)
To understand the particularity of the use of moods, let's think about the meanings of the sentences. In the affirmative, they express facts that are certain, or certain for the speakers. Therefore, the indicative mood is expected. However, in negative or interrogative sentences, the meaning is no longer certain, so subjunctive is needed.
Dialogue:
Vocabulaire complémentaire:
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 4
| un(e) propriétaire | landlord/owner | Le propriétaire m'a demandé de déménager si je ne pouvais pas payer de loyer. | My landlord asked me to move out if I can't pay rent. |
| un bail / un contrat | lease | Quand devrons-nous signer le bail ? | When should we sign the lease? |
| un achat de bail | lease purchase | Ce détail doit être inclus dans l'achat de bail. | This detail should be included in the lease purchase. |
| prêter / faire un prêt | to lend | Pouvez-vous me prêter 100 $ ? | Can you lend me $100? |
| un prêt | loan | Il a demandé un prêt à la banque. | He filed for a loan at the bank. |
| l’argent (m) | money | J'ai beaucoup d'argent. | I have a lot of money. |
| une hypothèque | mortgage | Ils doivent payer leur hypothèque tous les mois. | They have to pay their mortgage every month. |
| payer en espèces | to pay cash | Je peux seulement payer en espèces dans ce restaurant. | I can only pay in cash in this restaurant. |
| payer comptant | to pay in full | Je préfère payer comptant que de l'acheter à crédit. | I prefer to pay in full rather than buying it on credit. |
| le paiement | payment | Je ferai mon paiement dès que j'aurai ma nouvelle carte. | I will process my payment as soon as I get my new card. |
| le prix | price | Quel est le prix d'une paire de pantoufles ? | What's the price for a pair of slippers? |
| un achat | purchase | Elle a fait un mauvais achat en ligne. | She made a wrong purchase online. |
| acheter | to purchase/buy | Il aime acheter des trucs bon marché. | He likes to buy cheap stuff. |
| l’immobilier (m.) | real estate | Il y a beaucoup d'argent dans l'immobilier. | There's a lot of money in real estate. |
| l'agence immobilière (f.) | real estate agency | J'ai travaillé dans une agence immobilière pendant deux ans. | I worked at a real estate agency for two years. |
| l'agent immobilier (m.f.) | real estate agent | C'est un peu difficile d'être un agent immobilier. | It's a bit challenging being a real estate agent. |
| le loyer | rent | Est-il possible de retarder le paiement du loyer ? | Is it possible to delay paying the rent? |
| la vente | sale | La vente de sa maison s'est faite super rapidement. | The sale of her house was done super quickly. |
| la commission | sales commission | Dans cette compagnie, le salaire est purement basé sur les commissions. | In this company, the salary is purely based on commissions. |
| la garantie / la caution | security deposit | Le propriétaire a demandé un acompte de deux mois comme caution avant que nous puissions emménager. | The owner requested two months' security deposit before we can moved in. |
| sous-louer | to sublease | L'école va sous-louer des appartements pour les étudiants. | The school will subleases apartments for students. |
| le / la locataire | tenant | Il y a environ 100 locataires dans cet immeuble. | There are approximately 100 tenants in this building. |
Talking About the Weather
Knowing words related to the weather and learning how to discuss it will help you when starting small talk, as well as in planning your activities (and clothing) based on the weather report.
Knowing words related to the weather and learning how to discuss it will help you when starting small talk, as well as in planning your activities (and clothing) based on the weather report.
❑ In French, the word for weather is le temps and the verb commonly used with it is faire in its impersonal form (il fait).
❑ Avoir is used in some cases too (il y a...) but être is mostly never used when referring to normal weather conditions.
❑ Some common questions when asking about the weather include:
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 5
- Quel temps fait-il?
- Quel est le climat?
- Il fait quel temps?
Note: All three are similar to "How's the weather?"
Speaking Practice 2
❑ Other ways to ask about the weather:
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- Quel temps fait-il aujourd’hui ? → What is the weather like today?
- Comment est la météo ? → What is the weather forecast?
- Quel temps fera-t-il demain ? → What will the weather be like tomorrow?
- Quel temps est prévu pour aujourd’hui ? → What's the weather forecast for today?
- Quel temps est prévu pour cette semaine ? → What's the weather forecast for this week?
❑ These are the most common terms you can use either to answer weather-related questions or simply to remark about the weather.
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 7
Il fait... It's...
chaud hot
frais cool
froid cold
beau nice out
mauvais bad weather
humide humid
nuageux cloudy
orageux stormy
dix degrés ten degrees (Note: the French use Celsius for noting temperature)
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 8
Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.
❑ You can add "très" (very) to apply emphasis, such as "il fait très chaud" (it's very hot).
❑ You can also use il y a to tell if there are present conditions in the weather.
Il y a.... It's....
...du soleil ...sunny
...du vent ...windy
...du brouillard ...foggy
Il n’y a pas de nuages. It's not cloudy.
❑ Specific verbs may also be used for telling the weather, such as pleuvoir (to rain) or neiger (to snow).
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 9
Il pleut. - It's raining.
Il pleut à verse. - It's raining hard/it's pouring.
Il neige. - It's snowing.
Il gèle. - It's freezing.
Now, let's talk about extreme weather conditions featuring the verb être.
Speaking Practice 3
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 10
C’est... It's...
...un cyclone ...a cyclone
...gelé ...freezing
...glacé ...icy
...un typhon ...a typhoon
...une tornade ....a tornado
...un orage ...a storm
...un ouragan ...a hurricane
...la canicule ...a heat wave
...le déluge ...a downpour
Other weather-related phrases :
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 11
Il fait très beau. - It's good weather.
Le temps est mauvais. - It's bad weather.
Le temps est magnifique. - It's beautiful weather.
Le temps est terrible. - It's terrible weather.
Let's review some weather-related vocabulary:
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 12
l'arc-en-ciel - the rainbow
la pluie - the rain
la grêle - the hail
le tonnerre - the thunder
l'orage - the thunderstorm
l'éclair - the lightning
le tremblement de terre - the earthquake
la tempête - the storm
L'ouragan - the hurricane
la température - the temperature
le brouillard - the fog
l'inondation - the flood
la glace - the ice
la neige - the snow
le flocon de neige - the snowflake
le nuage - the cloud
Vocabulaire complémentaire:
Expressions à propos de la météo.
Listen to Week 18 Day 5 Track 13
Il fait un temps de chien. - Horrible weather.
Il pleut des cordes. - It's raining cats and dog.
Il pleut des hallebardes. - "It's pouring buckets" or "It's bucketing down".
une pluie battante. - a rainstorm
trempé comme une soupe - soaked to the skin
Il fait un froid de canard - The weather is chilly.
Ça caille. - It's freezing.
Il fait un soleil de plomb. - a blazing sun/a crushing heat
un été pourri - a ruined summer
Il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau. - There is a thick fog.
Il fait un temps de Toussaint - a gloomy and cold weather.
Le fond de l’air est frais. - There's a chill in the air.
Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps. - We shouldn't jump to conclusions on the basis of one hint or sign.
Noël sous la neige - white Christmas
En avril, ne te découvre pas d’un fil. - In April, do not remove even a thread (of clothing) (the weather is still cold in April in France)
En mai, fais ce qu’il te plait. - In May do as you wish. (in terms of what to wear for the season)
Speaking Practice 4
A Quick Recap of this Lesson-
Un petit résumé de la leçon
Sharpen Your Knowledge with Exercises
Exercise 1
Answer the questions about the dialogue.
Exercise 2
Answer the questions about the dialogue.
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Questions about the dialogue:
Responses