En Peu de Francais

With a new French-speaking grandson, I find myself dredging up phrases from ancient history — a high school class in French I. Today's is "il fait du vent" ... it's windy.

But how much more trippingly does "Il fait du vent" fall off the tongue? Pretty trippingly, I'd say. 

Apparently, I could also phrase it as "Il y a du vent," but I'll stick with what I learned years ago. Which is way too little to converse with a bright 11-year-old.  

Once again, I'm struck by the paucity of foreign language study in the U.S. -- or at least my language study!

(I met these children on a trip to Benin in 2015.)