"It's hailing" is an English equivalent of the French phrase Il grêle. The pronunciation of the third person impersonal singular of the present indicative will be "eel greyl" in French.
Il in French is "he" in English.
A-t-il? in French is "Has he?" in English.
Quand il... in French means "When he..." in English.
Il porte in French means "He wears" in English.
"Is there?" in English is Y a-t-il? in French.
Est-il moche? in French is "Is he ugly?" in English.
Comment est-il? in French means "How is he/it?" in English.
Il fait froid in French is "It is cold" in English.
Il va in French means "He (it, one) goes" in English.
"How do you spell it?" in English is Comment s'ecrit-il?in French.
"Today, it was..." in English is Aujourd'hui, il a été... . in French.
"il fait sombre" means "it's dark" when translated from French to English