Il y a des nuages=There are some clouds. C'est nuageux=It' cloudy. Is it correct?

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Rih Riri · Answer

yes its correctt

yellamaraju sridhar · Answer

The question relates to lesson:"Talking about the weather - il y a"

Rih Riri · Answer

yes i got it ...and in french textes i hv seen both versions so its correct ...for the weather yoy can use "il y a" and "c'est"

FISEHA GEBREMARIAM · Answer

C'est correct.

yellamaraju sridhar · Answer

Merci beaucoup Rhi et FISEHA.

Aurélie Drouard · Answer

Bonjour yellamaraju,

Indeed in French you can use both sentences, "C'est nuageux" and "Il y a des nuages", to express "It's cloudy" in a general way. 
"Il y a des nuages " can also simply means "There are some clouds", like for example in the sentence "Il y a des nuages dans le ciel.".

yellamaraju sridhar · Answer

Thanks Aurélie, It is amply clear. Thanks again

John Whittaker · Answer

Can you say 'il fait nuageux' and if so is this more correct than 'c'est nuageux'?

Aurélie Drouard · Answer

Bonjour John !

Though it seems that some people use it, "il fait nuageux" isn't correct in French. You'll prefer "Le ciel est nuageux" or "Le temps est nuageux", or "C'est nuageux" :)

Bonne journée !

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