{"id":6747,"date":"2013-12-27T08:31:09","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T07:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=6747"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:40:42","slug":"weather-in-italian-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/weather-in-italian-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather in Italian: Che Tempo Fa? (A1 Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> Italian weather talk runs on three small engines: the impersonal verb <em>fare<\/em> (<em>fa caldo<\/em>, <em>fa freddo<\/em>, <em>fa bel tempo<\/em>), the construction <em>c&#8217;\u00e8<\/em> \/ <em>ci sono<\/em> for visible weather (<em>c&#8217;\u00e8 il sole<\/em>, <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 la nebbia<\/em>, <em>ci sono nuvole<\/em>), and a handful of stand-alone verbs that never need a subject (<em>piove<\/em>, <em>nevica<\/em>, <em>grandina<\/em>, <em>tuona<\/em>, <em>lampeggia<\/em>). The opening question is always the same: <em>Che tempo fa?<\/em> This A1 guide to italian weather walks through every pattern with real city examples from Padova to Cagliari, plus a dialogue, a cheat sheet, a mini-challenge, and a quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you know how Italians actually talk about weather in italian, you stop translating from English in your head. <em>It&#8217;s cold<\/em> stops being <em>\u00e8 freddo<\/em> and becomes <em>fa freddo<\/em>. <em>It&#8217;s sunny<\/em> becomes <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 il sole<\/em>. <em>It&#8217;s raining<\/em> becomes one word: <em>piove<\/em>. The patterns repeat across every conversation, every forecast, every small talk moment at the bakery counter. Learn the patterns once, use them forever.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-w6747\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#fa-freddo\">Why italians say fa freddo, not \u00e8 freddo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#che-tempo-fa\">Che tempo fa? The three weather questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fare\">Weather with fare: bel tempo, caldo, freddo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cesono\">Weather with c&#8217;\u00e8 and ci sono: sole, vento, nuvole<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#piove\">Stand-alone weather verbs: piove, nevica, grandina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#aggettivi\">Weather adjectives: nuvoloso, soleggiato, ventoso<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#domani\">Asking about tomorrow: the simple future for forecasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#temperatura\">Talking about temperature in italian weather<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Italian weather cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Dialogue at the edicola in Trieste<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fa-freddo\">Why italians say fa freddo, not \u00e8 freddo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture two friends meeting outside a panificio in Padova one January morning. Their breath fogs the air. The first thing said is not a greeting but a verdict on the cold: <em>Madonna, fa un freddo!<\/em> Not <em>\u00e8 freddo<\/em>. The verb is <em>fare<\/em>, third person singular, no subject. Italian weather in italian works this way for a deep reason. Weather has no doer. The temperature is not something that <em>is<\/em>, it is something that the day <em>does<\/em>. So italians borrow the verb <em>fare<\/em> (literally <em>to do<\/em> or <em>to make<\/em>) and treat it as impersonal: <em>fa caldo<\/em>, <em>fa freddo<\/em>, <em>fa bel tempo<\/em>, <em>fa brutto tempo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This impersonal pattern is the most important rule of italian weather vocabulary, and it underlies every other italian weather construction below. English speakers want to say <em>\u00e8 caldo<\/em> because <em>it is hot<\/em> sounds like a copular sentence in English. Italians never do. <em>\u00c8 caldo<\/em> can only describe a specific thing (<em>il caff\u00e8 \u00e8 caldo<\/em>, the coffee is hot), never the weather itself. The same goes for italian weather verbs like <em>piove<\/em>, <em>nevica<\/em>, and <em>grandina<\/em>: they exist only in the third person singular, with no subject in sight. Treccani, in its entry on <em>verbi atmosferici<\/em>, notes that these verbs are <em>quasi sempre impersonali<\/em>, almost always impersonal. Knowing this one structural fact about italian weather saves you from a dozen English-to-italian translation errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"che-tempo-fa\">Che tempo fa? The three weather questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian gives you three reliable ways to ask about italian weather. Use any of them and a native will answer without hesitation. The most common is the title of this guide: <em>Che tempo fa?<\/em> Literally <em>what weather does it do?<\/em>, idiomatically <em>what&#8217;s the weather like?<\/em> A close second is <em>Com&#8217;\u00e8 il tempo?<\/em>, which uses the verb <em>essere<\/em> and works exactly like <em>how is the weather<\/em>. The third, slightly more colloquial, is <em>Che tempo c&#8217;\u00e8?<\/em>, framed with <em>c&#8217;\u00e8<\/em>. All three are interchangeable in everyday italian weather small talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The questions stay simple but you can pin them to a place or a time. <em>Che tempo fa a Lucca?<\/em> asks about Lucca specifically. <em>Che tempo fa oggi?<\/em> asks about today. Stack them: <em>Che tempo fa oggi a Modena?<\/em> The word order is flexible. Put the city at the front for emphasis (<em>A Cagliari che tempo fa?<\/em>) or at the end as a calm afterthought. The questions also adapt to the future and the past with one verb swap.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Che tempo fa? <em>What&#8217;s the weather like? (general \/ today)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Com&#8217;\u00e8 il tempo? <em>How&#8217;s the weather?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Che tempo c&#8217;\u00e8? <em>What&#8217;s the weather like? (colloquial)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Che tempo far\u00e0 domani? <em>What will the weather be like tomorrow?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Che tempo ha fatto ieri? <em>What was the weather like yesterday?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Com&#8217;erano le previsioni? <em>How was the forecast?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fare\">Weather with fare: bel tempo, caldo, freddo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The verb <em>fare<\/em> is your italian weather workhorse. Almost every italian weather sentence about heat, cold, or general conditions opens with <em>fa<\/em>. Treat it as a fixed module: <em>fa<\/em> + adjective or noun, no subject. The most useful combinations belong to a small closed set you can memorise in one sitting. Use <em>fa caldo<\/em> when it&#8217;s hot, <em>fa freddo<\/em> when it&#8217;s cold, <em>fa fresco<\/em> for that pleasant in-between coolness of early autumn, <em>fa bel tempo<\/em> for nice weather in general, <em>fa brutto tempo<\/em> when the sky is grey and unsettled. For dramatic emphasis italians stretch the noun: <em>fa un freddo!<\/em>, <em>fa un caldo!<\/em>, leaving the listener to fill in the obvious <em>terribile<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oggi a Lecce fa molto caldo.<br><em>Today in Lecce it&#8217;s very hot.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A Padova in gennaio fa freddo.<br><em>In Padua in January it&#8217;s cold.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stamattina fa fresco, perfetto per una passeggiata.<br><em>This morning it&#8217;s cool, perfect for a walk.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Domenica fa bel tempo, andiamo al mare?<br><em>On Sunday the weather is nice, shall we go to the sea?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Che brutto tempo fa oggi.<br><em>What awful weather today.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Fa un freddo che non si respira.<br><em>It&#8217;s so cold you can&#8217;t breathe.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian weather <em>fare<\/em> formula extends a little further than just temperature. <em>Fa notte<\/em> and <em>fa buio<\/em> describe nightfall (<em>it gets dark<\/em>), <em>fa giorno<\/em> describes dawn. None of these have a real subject: they describe what the day itself is doing. A WordReference thread on impersonal <em>fare<\/em> reminds us that this is one of the largest groups of italian impersonal verbs: weather conditions, alternation of light and dark, and the simple feeling of warmth or chill on your skin.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-w6747-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Quick task:<\/strong> Complete with <em>fa<\/em> + the right word.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D&#8217;estate a Palermo _____ molto _____ (hot).<\/li>\n<li>In montagna a dicembre _____ _____ (cold).<\/li>\n<li>Stamattina _____ bel _____ (weather).<\/li>\n<li>Alle otto di sera in inverno _____ gi\u00e0 _____ (dark).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <em>fa molto caldo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. <em>fa freddo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. <em>fa bel tempo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. <em>fa gi\u00e0 buio<\/em><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cesono\">Weather with c&#8217;\u00e8 and ci sono: sole, vento, nuvole<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second engine of italian weather is the <em>c&#8217;\u00e8<\/em> family. When italians describe weather you can see in the sky, they often switch from <em>fare<\/em> to <em>c&#8217;\u00e8<\/em> (there is) or <em>ci sono<\/em> (there are). The pattern is straightforward. Singular visible thing: <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 il sole<\/em>, <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 la nebbia<\/em>, <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 vento<\/em>, <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 il temporale<\/em>, <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 la luna<\/em>. Plural visible things: <em>ci sono le nuvole<\/em>, <em>ci sono i fulmini<\/em>, <em>ci sono trenta gradi<\/em>. The article (<em>il<\/em>, <em>la<\/em>, <em>le<\/em>) is usually present, with one common exception: <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 vento<\/em> often drops the article when describing a general windy condition.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Cagliari oggi c&#8217;\u00e8 il sole e fa caldo.<br><em>In Cagliari today it&#8217;s sunny and hot.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stamattina a Bologna c&#8217;\u00e8 la nebbia, guida piano.<br><em>This morning in Bologna it&#8217;s foggy, drive slowly.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A Trieste c&#8217;\u00e8 sempre vento, anche in agosto.<br><em>In Trieste it&#8217;s always windy, even in August.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ci sono nuvole nere, sta arrivando un temporale.<br><em>There are black clouds, a storm is coming.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stasera c&#8217;\u00e8 la luna piena.<br><em>Tonight there&#8217;s a full moon.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ci sono ventotto gradi all&#8217;ombra.<br><em>It&#8217;s 28 degrees in the shade.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A common variant of italian weather small talk uses the verb <em>tirare<\/em> for wind. <em>Tira vento<\/em> means literally <em>it pulls wind<\/em>, and it sounds stronger than <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 vento<\/em>. A WordReference discussion among native speakers makes the difference clear: <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 vento<\/em> is neutral, <em>tira vento<\/em> suggests a vigorous, noticeable wind. When the wind is gusting hard enough to slam shutters in Trieste or sweep umbrellas off a Lucca terrace, <em>tira vento<\/em> is the natural choice. If you&#8217;re describing a mild breeze, stick with <em>c&#8217;\u00e8 un po&#8217; di vento<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"piove\">Stand-alone weather verbs: piove, nevica, grandina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third engine of italian weather is a small set of single-word verbs that mean entire English sentences. <em>Piove<\/em> = it&#8217;s raining. <em>Nevica<\/em> = it&#8217;s snowing. <em>Grandina<\/em> = it&#8217;s hailing. <em>Tuona<\/em> = it&#8217;s thundering. <em>Lampeggia<\/em> = there&#8217;s lightning. <em>Gela<\/em> = it&#8217;s freezing. These verbs exist only in the third person singular: there is no <em>io piovo<\/em> or <em>tu nevichi<\/em>. They take no subject. Each one rolls a meteorological event into a single conjugated form. Treccani classifies them as <em>verbi atmosferici<\/em> (atmospheric verbs) and notes they are <em>quasi sempre impersonali<\/em>: almost always impersonal, used without a doer.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Piove.<br><em>It&#8217;s raining.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nevica forte, le strade sono bianche.<br><em>It&#8217;s snowing hard, the streets are white.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stamattina ha grandinato per dieci minuti.<br><em>This morning it hailed for ten minutes.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lampeggia e tuona, chiudi le finestre.<br><em>There&#8217;s lightning and thunder, close the windows.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stanotte gela, copri le piante sul balcone.<br><em>Tonight it&#8217;s freezing, cover the plants on the balcony.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Piovigginava da un&#8217;ora, poi \u00e8 uscito il sole.<br><em>It had been drizzling for an hour, then the sun came out.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One small twist: in the past, italian weather verbs can pair with either <em>essere<\/em> or <em>avere<\/em>. You&#8217;ll see both <em>ha piovuto<\/em> and <em>\u00e8 piovuto<\/em> in the same newspaper. Treccani notes that in modern italian both are perfectly normal, with no real difference in register or meaning. At A1 you don&#8217;t need to worry about this choice. Stick with <em>ha piovuto<\/em>, <em>ha nevicato<\/em>, <em>ha grandinato<\/em>, which sound natural in every context. The italian weather forecast you hear on TV typically uses <em>ha<\/em>: <em>ieri ha piovuto su tutto il nord<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aggettivi\">Weather adjectives: nuvoloso, soleggiato, ventoso<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you want to describe the day itself, italian weather adjectives let you do it cleanly. They work like a set of adjectives that work just like English ones: they agree in gender and number with the noun they modify, usually <em>il tempo<\/em>, <em>la giornata<\/em>, or <em>il cielo<\/em>. <em>Nuvoloso<\/em> means cloudy, <em>soleggiato<\/em> means sunny, <em>sereno<\/em> means clear, <em>ventoso<\/em> means windy, <em>umido<\/em> means humid, <em>secco<\/em> means dry, <em>afoso<\/em> means muggy. <em>Mite<\/em> describes a mild winter day. <em>Rigido<\/em> describes a harsh cold.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oggi \u00e8 una giornata soleggiata.<br><em>Today is a sunny day.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il cielo \u00e8 nuvoloso ma non piove.<br><em>The sky is cloudy but it&#8217;s not raining.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A Verona il tempo \u00e8 sereno.<br><em>In Verona the weather is clear.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00c8 un agosto afoso, dormo male.<br><em>It&#8217;s a muggy August, I sleep badly.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;inverno scorso \u00e8 stato rigido in Trentino.<br><em>Last winter was harsh in Trentino.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Una giornata ventosa e fresca, perfetta per una vela.<br><em>A windy, cool day, perfect for sailing.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian weather adjectives often sit after the noun (<em>un cielo nuvoloso<\/em>, <em>una giornata soleggiata<\/em>) but can move before for emphasis (<em>una soleggiata mattina di aprile<\/em>). Both positions are grammatical at A1; the post-noun position is the everyday default. When in doubt, place the adjective after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"domani\">Asking about tomorrow: the simple future for forecasts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talking about tomorrow&#8217;s italian weather is straightforward: the italian weather forecast lives in the simple future tense. You don&#8217;t need to master all its conjugations at A1. You only need a handful of forms, always third person singular, that show up on every weather app and every evening news bulletin. <em>Far\u00e0<\/em> (it will do), <em>sar\u00e0<\/em> (it will be), <em>piover\u00e0<\/em> (it will rain), <em>nevicher\u00e0<\/em> (it will snow), <em>ci sar\u00e0<\/em> (there will be). String them with <em>domani<\/em> (tomorrow), <em>dopodomani<\/em> (the day after tomorrow), <em>la prossima settimana<\/em> (next week), and you have a working forecast vocabulary.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Domani far\u00e0 bel tempo a Pisa.<br><em>Tomorrow the weather will be nice in Pisa.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dopodomani piover\u00e0 su tutto il nord.<br><em>The day after tomorrow it will rain on the whole north.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nel weekend non nevicher\u00e0.<br><em>This weekend it won&#8217;t snow.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Domani sar\u00e0 nuvoloso ma non far\u00e0 freddo.<br><em>Tomorrow it&#8217;ll be cloudy but it won&#8217;t be cold.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La prossima settimana ci sar\u00e0 il sole.<br><em>Next week it will be sunny.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Domani forse piover\u00e0, prendi l&#8217;ombrello.<br><em>Tomorrow it may rain, take an umbrella.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;d rather not use the future tense yet, italian weather small talk happily accepts the present indicative with a future time marker. <em>Domani piove<\/em> is perfectly idiomatic: the <em>domani<\/em> tells the listener you mean tomorrow, even though <em>piove<\/em> looks like a present. Italians use this shortcut all the time when the future is close and certain. <em>Stasera nevica<\/em>, <em>domani fa caldo<\/em>, <em>nel weekend c&#8217;\u00e8 il sole<\/em>: every one of these is natural italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"temperatura\">Talking about temperature in italian weather<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italy uses the Celsius scale, and italian weather small talk often pivots to temperature: italian weather conversations switch into numbers the moment you ask <em>qual \u00e8 la temperatura?<\/em> (what&#8217;s the temperature?) or <em>quanti gradi sono?<\/em> (how many degrees is it?). The answer uses <em>ci sono<\/em> plus the number plus <em>gradi<\/em>. <em>Ci sono ventotto gradi<\/em> = it&#8217;s 28 degrees. <em>Ci sono cinque gradi sotto zero<\/em> = it&#8217;s five below zero. For an approximate reading you can swap <em>ci sono<\/em> for the impersonal <em>fa<\/em>: <em>fa trenta gradi<\/em>, <em>fa zero gradi<\/em>. Both forms are common.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Qual \u00e8 la temperatura oggi?<br><em>What&#8217;s the temperature today?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Quanti gradi sono?<br><em>How many degrees is it?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ci sono trenta gradi all&#8217;ombra.<br><em>It&#8217;s 30 degrees in the shade.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A Trieste in dicembre ci sono spesso due o tre gradi sotto zero.<br><em>In Trieste in December it&#8217;s often two or three degrees below zero.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Fa zero gradi, mettiti il piumino.<br><em>It&#8217;s zero degrees, put on your puffer jacket.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ieri a Cagliari c&#8217;erano trentadue gradi alle tre del pomeriggio.<br><em>Yesterday in Cagliari it was 32 degrees at three in the afternoon.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Italian weather cheat sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full italian weather vocabulary fits onto one screen. Three columns: the verbs you&#8217;ll hear in conversation and forecasts, the adjectives that describe the day or the sky, the nouns for sky phenomena. Memorise this table and you can hold a conversation about italian weather from Padova to Palermo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Verbs<\/th><th>Adjectives<\/th><th>Nouns<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td><em>piovere<\/em>, to rain (piove)<\/td><td><em>caldo<\/em>, hot<\/td><td><em>il sole<\/em>, sun<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>nevicare<\/em>, to snow (nevica)<\/td><td><em>freddo<\/em>, cold<\/td><td><em>la pioggia<\/em>, rain<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>grandinare<\/em>, to hail (grandina)<\/td><td><em>fresco<\/em>, cool<\/td><td><em>la neve<\/em>, snow<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>tuonare<\/em>, to thunder (tuona)<\/td><td><em>mite<\/em>, mild<\/td><td><em>la grandine<\/em>, hail<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>lampeggiare<\/em>, to flash lightning (lampeggia)<\/td><td><em>rigido<\/em>, harsh and very cold<\/td><td><em>il tuono<\/em>, thunder<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>gelare<\/em>, to freeze (gela)<\/td><td><em>afoso<\/em>, muggy and sticky<\/td><td><em>il fulmine<\/em>, lightning bolt<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>tirare vento<\/em>, to be windy (tira vento)<\/td><td><em>umido<\/em>, humid<\/td><td><em>il vento<\/em>, wind<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>fare caldo<\/em>, to be hot (fa caldo)<\/td><td><em>secco<\/em>, dry<\/td><td><em>la nebbia<\/em>, fog<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>fare freddo<\/em>, to be cold (fa freddo)<\/td><td><em>sereno<\/em>, clear<\/td><td><em>la nuvola<\/em>, cloud<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>fare bel tempo<\/em>, to be nice weather<\/td><td><em>nuvoloso<\/em>, cloudy<\/td><td><em>il temporale<\/em>, storm<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>fare brutto tempo<\/em>, to be bad weather<\/td><td><em>soleggiato<\/em>, sunny<\/td><td><em>il cielo<\/em>, sky<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><em>esserci il sole<\/em>, to be sunny (c&#8217;\u00e8 il sole)<\/td><td><em>ventoso<\/em>, windy<\/td><td><em>la temperatura<\/em>, temperature<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">Dialogue at the edicola in Trieste<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caterina stops at the edicola near Piazza Unit\u00e0 d&#8217;Italia in Trieste to buy her morning newspaper. Niccol\u00f2, the newsagent, has been opening the same kiosk for twenty years and knows exactly how to read the Bora wind from the temperature drop alone. Notice how naturally they cycle through <em>fa<\/em>, <em>c&#8217;\u00e8<\/em>, <em>tira<\/em>, and the simple future. Every italian weather construction from this guide shows up at least once.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-w6747\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Buongiorno Niccol\u00f2! Madonna che freddo stamattina.<br><em>Good morning Niccol\u00f2! My goodness, it&#8217;s cold this morning.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Niccol\u00f2:<\/strong> Eh s\u00ec, ci sono due gradi e tira la Bora. Il giornale di sempre?<br><em>Yes, it&#8217;s two degrees and the Bora is blowing. Your usual paper?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> S\u00ec grazie. E le previsioni per il weekend? Andiamo a Lucca da mia sorella.<br><em>Yes, thanks. And the forecast for the weekend? We&#8217;re going to Lucca to my sister&#8217;s.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Niccol\u00f2:<\/strong> A Lucca far\u00e0 bel tempo, sabato c&#8217;\u00e8 il sole. Domenica sar\u00e0 nuvoloso ma non piover\u00e0.<br><em>In Lucca the weather will be nice, Saturday it&#8217;s sunny. Sunday it&#8217;ll be cloudy but it won&#8217;t rain.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Meno male. Qui invece?<br><em>Thank goodness. Here, on the other hand?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Niccol\u00f2:<\/strong> Qui tira vento fino a domenica. Luned\u00ec sera forse nevica.<br><em>Here it&#8217;ll be windy until Sunday. Monday evening it might snow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Gi\u00e0 a novembre? Di solito nevica a dicembre.<br><em>Already in November? Usually it snows in December.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Niccol\u00f2:<\/strong> Quest&#8217;anno il tempo \u00e8 strano. La settimana scorsa ha fatto caldo come a settembre.<br><em>This year the weather is strange. Last week it was as hot as September.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Vero. Comunque grazie, vado prima che lampeggi.<br><em>True. Anyway thanks, I&#8217;m going before the lightning starts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Niccol\u00f2:<\/strong> Buona giornata, e copriti bene!<br><em>Have a good day, and wrap up warm!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to notice in the dialogue<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ci sono due gradi<\/strong>: temperature with <em>ci sono<\/em> + number + <em>gradi<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tira la Bora<\/strong>: <em>tirare<\/em> is the verb italians use for the wind itself, with or without an article.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Far\u00e0 bel tempo \/ sar\u00e0 nuvoloso \/ non piover\u00e0<\/strong>: three forecast verbs in the simple future, all in the third person singular.<\/li>\n<li><strong>C&#8217;\u00e8 il sole<\/strong>: the staple visible-weather formula. Always with the article <em>il<\/em> before <em>sole<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forse nevica<\/strong>: present indicative with future meaning, made unambiguous by <em>forse<\/em> (perhaps) and <em>luned\u00ec sera<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ha fatto caldo<\/strong>: past-tense version of <em>fa caldo<\/em>, using <em>avere<\/em>. Italians use this constantly to comment on yesterday&#8217;s heat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-w6747-final\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Final challenge:<\/strong> Translate into natural italian weather italian.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It&#8217;s very cold today in Padova.<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the weather like tomorrow in Lecce?<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s foggy in Bologna.<\/li>\n<li>There are 30 degrees in the shade.<\/li>\n<li>Tomorrow it will rain on the whole north.<\/li>\n<li>The wind is blowing hard, close the windows.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <em>Oggi a Padova fa molto freddo.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. <em>Che tempo far\u00e0 domani a Lecce?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. <em>A Bologna c&#8217;\u00e8 la nebbia.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. <em>Ci sono trenta gradi all&#8217;ombra.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5. <em>Domani piover\u00e0 su tutto il nord.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>6. <em>Tira forte vento, chiudi le finestre.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian weather vocabulary is one of the most rewarding A1 modules because every conversation in Italy starts here. 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New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>10-Lesson Package<\/strong> gives you ten focused 55-minute sessions with a native teacher, at your own pace.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#7b2d8b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">10-Lesson Package<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"10-Lesson Package\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=8\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#7b2d8b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Get the 10-Lesson Package &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Coraggio: un passo alla volta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 41 to 65%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div 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Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Italian weather constructions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Pick the right verb or word for each sentence. Italian uses three different engines for the weather: <strong>fa<\/strong> for temperature and general conditions, <strong>c&#8217;&egrave;<\/strong>\/<strong>ci sono<\/strong> for visible phenomena, and stand-alone verbs like <strong>piove<\/strong>, <strong>nevica<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center; color:#666;\"><strong>Note.<\/strong> If your keyboard does not have Italian accents, you can type an apostrophe instead, for example <code>c'e'<\/code> for <code>c'&egrave;<\/code>, <code>fara'<\/code> for <code>far&agrave;<\/code>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Example: Oggi a Lecce (c&#8217;&egrave;, <strong><u>fa<\/u><\/strong>, &egrave;) molto caldo.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6946\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Stamattina a Bologna (c'\u00e8, fa, \u00e8) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(c'\u00e8, c'e')<\/span><\/span> la nebbia, Stefania guida piano.<br><br><em>This morning in Bologna it's foggy, Stefania drives slowly.<\/em><\/li><li>A Cagliari d'estate Manuel dice che (\u00e8, fa, c'\u00e8) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fa)<\/span><\/span> molto caldo all'ombra.<br><br><em>In Cagliari in summer Manuel says it's very hot in the shade.<\/em><\/li><li>(Piove, Si piove, \u00c8 piove) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Piove)<\/span><\/span> da due ore, Tobia resta a casa con un libro.<br><br><em>It's been raining for two hours, Tobia stays home with a book.<\/em><\/li><li>Domani a Lucca (sar\u00e0, far\u00e0, \u00e8) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(far\u00e0, fara')<\/span><\/span> bel tempo, Letizia organizza un picnic.<br><br><em>Tomorrow in Lucca the weather will be nice, Letizia organises a picnic.<\/em><\/li><li>Il cielo a Padova \u00e8 (nuvoso, nuvoloso, nuvole) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(nuvoloso)<\/span><\/span>, ma non piove ancora.<br><br><em>The sky in Padova is cloudy, but it's not raining yet.<\/em><\/li><li>Sulla costa di Genova (fa, c'\u00e8, tira) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(tira)<\/span><\/span> sempre vento forte di pomeriggio.<br><br><em>On the Genoa coast it's always very windy in the afternoon.<\/em><\/li><li>Stasera a Padova (sono, ci sono, c'\u00e8) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ci sono)<\/span><\/span> solo due gradi, Tobia mette il piumino.<br><br><em>Tonight in Padova it's only two degrees, Tobia puts on his puffer jacket.<\/em><\/li><li>In montagna domenica (nevicher\u00e0, nevica sar\u00e0, sar\u00e0 neve) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(nevicher\u00e0, nevichera')<\/span><\/span> tutto il giorno.<br><br><em>In the mountains on Sunday it will snow all day.<\/em><\/li><li>Oggi a Lucca \u00e8 una giornata (sole, soleggiato, soleggiata) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(soleggiata)<\/span><\/span> e fresca.<br><br><em>Today in Lucca it's a sunny and cool day.<\/em><\/li><li>(Come, Che, Quale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Che)<\/span><\/span> tempo fa oggi a Pisa? Letizia vuole sapere.<br><br><em>What's the weather like today in Pisa? Letizia wants to know.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>10 right out of 10. The three weather engines are clear.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Quick review of the three weather engines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>fa<\/em> + temperature or general: <em>fa caldo, fa freddo, fa bel tempo<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>c&#8217;&egrave;<\/em> \/ <em>ci sono<\/em> + visible thing: <em>c&#8217;&egrave; il sole, c&#8217;&egrave; la nebbia, ci sono trenta gradi<\/em><\/li>\n<li>stand-alone verb: <em>piove, nevica, grandina, tira vento<\/em><\/li>\n<li>adjectives agree with the noun: <em>una giornata soleggiata, un cielo nuvoloso<\/em><\/li>\n<li>simple future for forecasts: <em>far&agrave; bel tempo, piover&agrave;, nevicher&agrave;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>Sound rule:<\/strong> if you can see the phenomenon in the sky, reach for <em>c&#8217;&egrave;<\/em> or <em>ci sono<\/em>. If you are talking about temperature or general conditions, reach for <em>fa<\/em>. For rain, snow, hail, and lightning, italians use a single conjugated verb with no subject (<em>piove, nevica, grandina, lampeggia<\/em>).<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>In each set of three sentences, only one uses the right italian weather engine. Pick that one. Watch for the difference between <strong>fa<\/strong> (temperature), <strong>c&#8217;&egrave;<\/strong>\/<strong>ci sono<\/strong> (visible phenomenon), <strong>&egrave;<\/strong> (adjective state), and the stand-alone verb <strong>piove<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6947\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> A Cagliari oggi fa il sole e c'\u00e8 caldo, Manuel va in spiaggia.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> A Cagliari oggi c'\u00e8 il sole e fa caldo, Manuel va in spiaggia.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> A Cagliari oggi \u00e8 il sole e fa caldo, Manuel va in spiaggia.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Stamattina \u00e8 piovendo da un'ora, Stefania prende l'ombrello e esce.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Stamattina sta piove da un'ora, Stefania prende l'ombrello e esce.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Stamattina piove da un'ora, Stefania prende l'ombrello e esce.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Oggi a Padova fa molto freddo, Tobia mette la sciarpa.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Oggi a Padova \u00e8 molto freddo, Tobia mette la sciarpa.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Oggi a Padova c'\u00e8 molto freddo, Tobia mette la sciarpa.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> La giornata \u00e8 soleggiato a Lucca, Letizia organizza una passeggiata.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> La giornata \u00e8 soleggiata a Lucca, Letizia organizza una passeggiata.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> La giornata fa soleggiata a Lucca, Letizia organizza una passeggiata.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> A Genova c'\u00e8 trenta gradi all'ombra, Manuel cerca un bar fresco.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> A Genova \u00e8 trenta gradi all'ombra, Manuel cerca un bar fresco.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_18_6947\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> A Genova ci sono trenta gradi all'ombra, Manuel cerca un bar fresco.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n           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Engines mastered.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Three traps to watch for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>fa il sole<\/em> is wrong: the sun is visible, so <em>c&#8217;&egrave; il sole<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&egrave; freddo<\/em> is wrong for weather: italians say <em>fa freddo<\/em> for temperature<\/li>\n<li><em>c&#8217;&egrave; trenta gradi<\/em> is wrong: plural number, plural verb, <em>ci sono trenta gradi<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>sta piovendo<\/em> exists but is not A1 standard. The default form is just <em>piove<\/em>: one word, present indicative, no subject<\/li>\n<li>adjectives agree with the noun: <em>la giornata<\/em> is feminine, so <em>soleggiata<\/em>, not <em>soleggiato<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>Only ONE option in each trio follows the engine rule. The wrong options swap the engine (<em>fa<\/em> instead of <em>c&#8217;&egrave;<\/em>, or vice versa) or break adjective agreement. 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The atmospheric-verb pattern is also documented in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/verbi-atmosferici_(La-grammatica-italiana)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani entry on verbi atmosferici<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-w6747-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why do italians say fa caldo instead of \u00e8 caldo for the weather?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Because Italian treats the weather as something the day does, not something it is. The verb fare is used impersonally for temperature and general weather conditions: fa caldo, fa freddo, fa fresco, fa bel tempo. Saying \u00e8 caldo is grammatical only when describing a specific object that happens to be hot, such as il caff\u00e8 \u00e8 caldo (the coffee is hot). For weather itself, fa is the standard verb. Treccani classifies weather verbs as atmospheric verbs and notes they are almost always impersonal, with no real subject.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-w6747-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between c&#8217;\u00e8 vento and tira vento?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both mean it&#8217;s windy, but they have different intensities. C&#8217;\u00e8 vento is the neutral, all-purpose description: there is some wind, you might notice it. Tira vento literally means it pulls wind and suggests a stronger, more noticeable wind, gusts that move tree branches and slam shutters. Native speakers on WordReference confirm that tira vento is the form they reach for when describing the Bora in Trieste or the Tramontana on the Tuscan coast. For a light breeze, c&#8217;\u00e8 un po&#8217; di vento works better.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-w6747-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I ask about tomorrow&#8217;s weather in italian?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The most common forms are Che tempo far\u00e0 domani? (what will the weather be like tomorrow?) and Come sar\u00e0 il tempo domani? (how will the weather be tomorrow?). For specific phenomena ask directly: Domani piover\u00e0? (will it rain tomorrow?), Domani nevicher\u00e0? (will it snow tomorrow?), Domani far\u00e0 caldo? (will it be hot tomorrow?). All these questions use the simple future in the third person singular. Italians also accept the present tense with a future time marker: Domani piove?, Domani fa caldo?<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-w6747-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is it ha piovuto or \u00e8 piovuto in the past tense?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both are correct in modern Italian. Treccani notes that contemporary speakers use either auxiliary with weather verbs (piovere, nevicare, grandinare, tuonare) without any meaningful difference in register or significance. Older grammar books sometimes claim that essere emphasizes the resulting state while avere emphasizes the action&#8217;s duration, but in practice native speakers don&#8217;t observe this distinction. For an A1 learner, stick with the avere forms (ha piovuto, ha nevicato, ha grandinato) because they sound natural in every context and match what you&#8217;ll hear on news broadcasts and weather forecasts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-w6747-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why is piove always in the third person singular?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Because piovere is an impersonal verb, meaning it has no real subject. The same goes for nevica, grandina, tuona, lampeggia, gela. Treccani classifies them as verbi atmosferici and notes they are almost always impersonal. The only exception is figurative use: piovere can occasionally take a real subject when something falls in large quantities, as in Piovevano gocce sempre pi\u00f9 rade (drops were falling more and more sparsely). In standard weather contexts, however, you only ever see piove, nevica, grandina, third person singular, no subject.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-w6747-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What does the expression tempo da lupi mean?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Literally weather for wolves. Italians use it to describe awful weather: heavy rain, biting cold, strong wind, the kind of conditions you wouldn&#8217;t send anyone out into. Native speakers on WordReference describe it as a common expression for a winter day where it&#8217;s cold, raining hard and windy. You&#8217;ll typically hear it as an exclamation: Che tempo da lupi! Other related expressions for bad italian weather include tempo brutto (bad weather), tempo schifoso (rotten weather), and the milder tempo da pioggia (rainy-looking weather).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-c%c3%a8-ci-vuole-ci-ho\/\">Italian C&#8217;\u00e8, Ci Vuole, Ci Ho: The Many Faces of Italian Ci (A1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-quanto\/\">Italian Quanto: How to Ask &#8216;How Much&#8217; and &#8216;How Many&#8217; (A1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-dove-and-quando\/\">Italian Dove and Quando: Asking &#8216;Where&#8217; and &#8216;When&#8217; (A1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-articles-countries\/\">Italian Articles with Countries: il, la, gli (A1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/verbi-atmosferici_(La-grammatica-italiana)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani: Verbi atmosferici (La grammatica italiana)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to talk about italian weather at A1: fa caldo \/ fa freddo with impersonal fare, c&#8217;\u00e8 il sole \/ ci sono nuvole, piove and nevica as stand-alone verbs, plus a Trieste edicola dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1863,1865],"tags":[565,563,567,566,571,569,564,568,570],"class_list":["post-6747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a1","category-b1","tag-ce-il-sole","tag-che-tempo-fa","tag-fa-bel-tempo","tag-fa-brutto-tempo","tag-il-tempo-in-italiano","tag-nevica","tag-piove","tag-previsioni-del-tempo","tag-weather-in-italian","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6747"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61162,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6747\/revisions\/61162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}