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How to Say "Hail" in French

3 ways to talk about hail weather in French — from tourist-friendly to local fluency.

Tourist Simple survival phrases anyone can say
Il grêle !
Eel grel
It hails!
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Expat Natural conversational sentences
Il grêle assez fort, restez à l'abri !
Eel grel ah-SEH for, reh-STAY ah lah-BREE
It hails quite hard, stay sheltered!
à l'abri = under shelter
Local Idioms and expressions that sound native
La grêle est énorme, ça martèle les voitures, c'est impressionnant !
Lah grel eh ay-NORM, sah mar-TEL lay vwah-TEWR, seh im-preh-syo-NAHN
The hail is enormous, it hammers the cars, it's impressive!
marteler = to hammer/pound, vivid verb
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