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Vent or courant d’air? Explore a windy room and garden
Explore an illustrated room opening onto a garden. Learn il y a du vent and un courant d’air, spot moving objects and practise describing the scene.
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In short
Le vent is wind, the broad weather word. Un courant d’air is a local flow of air, often a draught through a room or passage. One scene can contain both: Le vent entre par la fenêtre et crée un courant d’air dans la pièce.
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Explore the room and garden, then find each detail
Find:
| French | English | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Il y a du vent aujourd’hui. | It is windy today. | Weather |
| Le vent souffle fort. | The wind is blowing hard. | Wind strength |
| Il y a un courant d’air près de la porte. | There is a draught near the door. | A local flow |
| Ferme la fenêtre, s’il te plaît. | Close the window, please. | A practical request |
Both nouns are masculine: le vent, un courant d’air. For windy weather, say il y a du vent. For one draught, say il y a un courant d’air. In the plural, add -s to courant: des courants d’air.
- Inès
Pourquoi mes feuilles de papier bougent-elles ?
Why are my sheets of paper moving?
- Paul
Il y a un courant d’air. La fenêtre et la porte sont ouvertes.
There is a draught. The window and the door are open.
- Inès
Tu peux fermer la porte ?
Can you close the door?
- Paul
Oui. Dehors, il y a vraiment beaucoup de vent.
Yes. It really is very windy outside.
The difference is the focus and scale. Vent can enter a building; courant d’air can describe air moving through an outdoor passage too. In this picture, the wind moves the tree and enters the window, while the draught moves through the room.