Learn how to discuss the weather
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| Buongiorno! |
| Hi, everyone! I’m Felice Angelini. |
| Ciao a tutti, sono Felice Angelini. |
| Welcome to the Italian Whiteboard Lesson! |
| In this lesson, we’ll learn how to make a small talk about the weather in Italian. |
| Are you ready? So, let’s get started! |
| First, imagine, two neighbors meet in the elevator, and one of them comments… |
| A: Che caldo! |
| B: Sì, oggi fa caldo. |
| One more time…. |
| A: Che caldo! |
| Che caldo! |
| Che caldo! (enunciated) |
| Insieme, che caldo. |
| Che caldo means “how hot.” |
| The second person…. |
| Sì, oggi fa caldo. |
| Sì, oggi fa caldo. |
| Sì, oggi fa caldo (enunciated). |
| That means, “Yes, it’s hot today.” |
| Okay, one more time. |
| The first person: |
| Che caldo! |
| Che caldo! (enunciated) |
| Che caldo! |
| Che caldo means “how hot.” |
| Che caldo! |
| And the second person: |
| Si, oggi fa caldo. |
| Si, oggi fa caldo. |
| Si, oggi fa caldo (enunciated). |
| That means “Yes, it’s hot today.” |
| Okay. Let’s try some different examples, but with different weather conditions. |
| For example: |
| Che freddo! |
| Or… |
| Che afa! |
| Or… |
| Che vento! |
| Or... |
| Che pioggia! |
| Or... |
| Che neve! |
| Did you notice? I always use the same pattern or this one… |
| Che [WEATHER CONDITION]! |
| Che [WEATHER CONDITION]! |
| Intonation is like exclamation, but this depends on the situation. |
| Okay. Let’s try to use this pattern together. |
| So, do you remember this situation? |
| freddo |
| Freddo means “cold.” |
| cold |
| So, in this case, I want to say: |
| Che freddo! |
| Okay, or another example: |
| Do you remember this pattern? |
| This word, pioggia. |
| pioggia |
| Pioggia means “rain.” |
| So in this case… |
| Che pioggia! |
| Okay, one more time, in this case...afa. |
| afa |
| Afa means “muggy / muggy weather.” |
| So, in this case… |
| Che afa! |
| Che afa! |
| Okay, the last example: |
| This one, do you remember this word means wind, “wind,” sorry. |
| No, no, no, no. |
| Okay, again, the last example: |
| Oh, this one, vento. |
| vento |
| Vento means “wind.” |
| So, in this case…. |
| Che vento! |
| Che Vento! |
| Well, but this pattern only for weather conditions? No, no, no, no. |
| I think that this pattern is very, very useful in another situation. |
| I want to talk about a different situation. For example, a good situation, not only, you know, bad weather, for example is my birthday. In this special day, my darling gave me a very, very special present. For me, it’s, you know, a great surprise. In this case, I want to use this word in Italian. It’s a very important word, this one. |
| tesoro |
| tesoro |
| Tesoro means “treasure,” treasure, but, you know, in this situation, when I received this special present, I want to say to my darling, you are so kind. |
| So, okay, let’s try to use the pattern. |
| And… together.... |
| “Oh, wow! Che tesoro!” |
| Okay, it’s working. |
| Oppure, or one more example. In this example, I think something about not good situation. I work very, very hard, so hard. And maybe, today is Saturday, Saturday night. For me, it’s not a party, unfortunately, but, you know, I feel like this, oh. In this case, this word, Italian word, sure. Do you know? It’s a long word. |
| Oh, I’m sorry. |
| Maybe, not only on Saturday, right now. |
| This word… stanchezza. |
| stanchezza |
| Stanchezza means “tiredness,” “weariness.” |
| So, when I meet a friend on Saturday night and he say to me… |
| Oh, Felice, come stai? |
| “How are you, felice?” |
| My response is… |
| The pattern... |
| Che stanchezza! |
| Che stanchezza! |
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