7.2.0: Vocabulario

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    Key Vocabulary:

    In Spanish, both el clima and el tiempo are used to talk about the weather.

    • Note that clima is masculine since it ends in "ma".

    To ask about what the weather is like on a given day, use "¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?"

     

    Weather expressions in Spanish are different from those in English, particularly in the way they are constructed.

    Nota

    All of the weather phrases use the singular third person conjugation forms. If it helps, you can think of the subject as "Mother Nature".

    • Hace calor.
    • Está lloviendo.

    Pay specific attention to the verbs used with each weather phrase below.

     

    El clima / El tiempo

    1. Some weather expressions in Spanish are built with the verb Hacer, conjugated in the singular third person form Hace. Review the following weather vocabulary with the verb Hacer:
    Expresiones para el clima con Hacer
    ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy? What is the weather like today?
    Hace (mucho) calor. It is (very) hot.
    Hace fresco. It is cool.
    Hace (mucho) frío. It is (very) cold.
    Hace (mucho) sol. It is (very) sunny.
    Hace buen tiempo. The weather is good.
    Hace mal tiempo. The weather is bad.
    Hace (mucho) viento. It is (very) windy.

     

    1. There are some weather expressions that are different and are built with Estar, conjugated in the singular third person form está, such as:
    Expresiones para el clima con Estar
    Está nevando. It is snowing.
    Está despejado. It is clear (no clouds).
    Está nublado. It is cloudy.
    Está húmedo. It is humid.
    Está soleado. It is sunny.
    Está lloviendo. It is raining.

     

    1. Lastly, there are some weather expressions that stand on their own or with the verb Hay such as:
    Otras expresiones para el clima
    Hay niebla. It is foggy.
    Nieva. It is snowing.
    Hay relámpagos. There is lightning.
    Truena. It is thundering.
    Llueve. It is raining.

     

    Las estaciones del año

    The weather can change from season to season depending where you are geographically. Review the 4 seasons of the year in Spanish.

    Las estaciones del año
    El verano Summer
    El otoño Fall
    El invierno Winter
    La primavera Spring

     

    Nota

    You may want to go back and review the months of the year when talking about seasons.

    • El verano: junio, julio, agosto
    • El otoño: septiembre, octubre, noviembre
    • El invierno: diciembre, enero, febrero
    • La primavera: marzo, abril, mayo

     

    Use the following chat mat as you converse with others:

    Estaciones y tiempo.png 

    Teach Love Spanish: Chat Mat: El tiempo y la hora (Weather & Time)

     

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