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Il y a means there is or there are: Il y a un canapé pour toi, there is a sofa for you. The same form works for one thing or many: il y a des livres.
Weather: il pleut, it is raining; il neige, it is snowing. With fait: il fait beau, the weather is nice; il fait froid, it is cold; il fait chaud, it is hot.
To ask about the weather: Quel temps fait-il ? Here il is an empty subject, like it in it’s raining.
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| Il y a un canapé pour toi. | /il i a ɛ̃ kanape puʁ twa/ | There is a sofa for you. |
| Il pleut à Montréal. | /il plø a mɔ̃ʁeal/ | It is raining in Montréal. |
| Il fait beau. | /il fɛ bo/ | The weather is nice. |
| Il fait froid aujourd’hui. | /il fɛ fʁwa oʒuʁdɥi/ | It is cold today. |
| Quel temps fait-il ? | /kɛl tɑ̃ fɛ til/ | What is the weather like?fait-il: the t links |