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My quiz today asked how to say It is hot. Yes, it’s “I’ll fait chaud”. But what about the idiomatic with avoir? Can’t it also be “Il a chaud”?

ValerieC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

My quiz today asked how to say It is hot. Yes, it’s “I’ll fait chaud”. But what about the idiomatic with avoir? Can’t it also be “Il a chaud”?

This question relates to:French lesson "Talking about the weather in French - il fait + [adjectif]"
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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Just to add -

You can say of a person -

Il/Elle a chaud = He/she is hot ( temperature)

or even of yourself ,

J'ai chaud = I am hot

but not for the weather which is -

Il fait chaud! = It's hot!

Hope this helps!

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Il a chaud doesn’t work in French.
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ValerieC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci, Chris. I realized right as I hit send why it doesn’t apply!

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My quiz today asked how to say It is hot. Yes, it’s “I’ll fait chaud”. But what about the idiomatic with avoir? Can’t it also be “Il a chaud”?

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