Why il y a du soleil

Stephen L.A2Kwiziq community member

Why il y a du soleil

Why il y a du soleil and not il fait beau ?

Asked 3 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Il y a du soleil. -- It's sunny. / The sun is shining.
Il fait beau. -- The weather is nice.

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Stephen, 

Although both expressions are used to say the weather is lovely, this particular lesson is about using 'il y a' to speak about the weather so

'il fait beau'

wouldn't work here.

Bonne Continuation!

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Why il y a du soleil

Why il y a du soleil and not il fait beau ?

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