Il fait vent or Il y a du vent
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Chris D.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Il fait vent or Il y a du vent
Hello Kwiziq staff, I read your paragraph about the use of "Il fait ___" being idiomatic and somewhat clunky-sounding. For me, I have been instructed to say "Il fait vent" more times than I can remember (and is found in The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Premium 3rd Edition as a standard weather expression) and have not heard of "Il y a du vent" yet in my studies before encountering this question on your website.
This question relates to:French lesson "Talking about the weather in French - il y a + [nom]"
Asked 7 years ago
Chris D.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Sorry, the post submitted before I finished typing. Just wanted to ask if it's really "wrong" to say "il fait vent" when it seems to be so widely accepted in the language, and not just idiomatically.
I really appreciate your website and I believe it's noticeably helping me to improve my French. Je vous remercie!
CécileKwiziq Native French Teacher
Hi Chris,
Il fait vent is not correct - 'Il fait du vent 'is correct and it means the same as 'il y a du vent'.
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Chris D.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I'm sorry, yes I meant "Il fait du vent." I posted just before going to bed. ;) Thanks so much for your response!
Chris D. asked:
Il fait vent or Il y a du vent
Hello Kwiziq staff, I read your paragraph about the use of "Il fait ___" being idiomatic and somewhat clunky-sounding. For me, I have been instructed to say "Il fait vent" more times than I can remember (and is found in The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Premium 3rd Edition as a standard weather expression) and have not heard of "Il y a du vent" yet in my studies before encountering this question on your website.
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