Stormy Weather

Day 283 of My Italian Learning Journal*

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Until a couple of days ago our area of South Texas was about to go into a drought stage. But then the summer rains came in, from 5 to 10 inches of rain. I thought it would be appropriate to review and learn some Italian stormy weather terms and phrases.

Ascolta Questo:

1. Come è il tempo? - How is the weather?
2. Piove. - It is raining.
3. C'è la pioggia. - It is raining.
4. C'è il vento. - It's windy.
5. C'è sono le nuvole. - It's cloudy.
6. C'è il temporale.  - There is a storm.
7. Il tempo è brutto oggi. - The weather is bad today.
8. Che tempaccio. - What weather.
9. Abbiamo un bel paio di temporali in estate. - We have quite a few storms in the summer.
10. Sta diluviando. - It is raining.
11. Sembra che ci sia una tempesta in arrivo. - There seems to be a storm coming.
12. Piove, porta un ombrello. - It's raining, carrying an umbrella.
13. Sono completamente bagnato! - I'm completely wet!
14. Sono uscito durante la tempesta. Sono fradicio. - I went out during the storm. I'm soaking wet.
15. Ci sono tuoni e fulmini fuori. - There's thunder and lightning outside.
16. Ci sono state gravi inondazioni. - There have been serious floods.

Alla prossima!

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*Note: This is my personal journal of daily practice in learning Italian. I welcome Italian grammar corrections. Grazie.