Chapter XIII · Weather and seasonsA1
269Dialogue · A1
Deciding what to wear today
Situation
In the morning, you check the weather and decide what to wear with your child.
The roles
- The parentListen
Quelle température fait-il aujourd'hui ?
What's the temperature today?
- The childListen
Il fait quinze degrés, et il y a du vent.
It's fifteen degrees, and it's windy.
- The parentListen
Alors, il faut un chandail à manches longues.
Then you need a long-sleeved sweater.
- The childListen
Et une veste ?
And a jacket?
- The parentListen
Oui, à cause du vent. Et des souliers fermés.
Yes, because of the wind. And closed shoes.
- The childListen
Est-ce qu'il va pleuvoir ?
Is it going to rain?
- The parentListen
Peut-être en fin de journée. Prends ton parapluie.
Maybe at the end of the day. Take your umbrella.
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- The childListen
D'accord. Et toi, tu mets quoi ?
Okay. And you, what are you wearing?
- The parentListen
Un manteau léger et un foulard, c'est suffisant.
A light coat and a scarf, that's enough.
- The childListen
Parfait, je suis prêt !
Perfect, I'm ready!
Vocabulary
- la températurethe temperature
- un chandaila sweater
- une vestea jacket
- un parapluiean umbrella
- un foularda scarf
- il y a du ventit's windy
Culture note
In Quebec, the weather changes fast: people often say « wait five minutes, the weather will change ». Checking the weather before dressing in the morning is a daily habit.
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