How to Say ‘It gets cool’ in Italian
Fa fresco
fah FRES-koh
[fah FRES-koh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian often says [fa fresco] — literally [it makes cool] — where English uses [it's cool] or [it gets chilly]. The same pattern shows up in weather: [fa caldo], [fa freddo].
Phrase Breakdown
Fa
[fah]
it is / it makes
From fare; in weather expressions fa means it is, as in fa caldo or fa fresco.
Fa fresco fuori, quindi restiamo dentro.
It's cool outside, so we'll stay inside.
fresco
[FRES-koh]
cool
Means cool or chilly, often used to describe mildly cold weather.
Di sera fa fresco sulla terrazza.
In the evening it gets cool on the terrace.
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