Weather is a useful topic for everyday conversation. Different Spanish expressions use different verbs.
The idea
Ask ¿Qué tiempo hace? Use hace sol for sunshine and hace frío for cold weather. Llueve means it is raining, va a nevar means it is going to snow, and está nublado describes cloudy weather.
Examples
- Hoy hace sol.It is sunny today.
- En invierno hace frío.It is cold in winter.
- Ahora llueve mucho.It is raining hard now.
- Mañana va a nevar.It is going to snow tomorrow.
- Está nublado esta mañana.It is cloudy this morning.
- ¿Qué tiempo hace en tu ciudad?What is the weather like in your city?
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Watch out
Do not translate every weather expression word for word from your language. In hace frío, frío names the cold weather rather than describing a person.
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Hoy hace ___. (sol / soles)
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sol
Sol completes the expression for sunny weather.
Ahora ___ mucho. (llueve / llueven)
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llueve
Llueve says that rain is falling.
¿Qué ___ hace hoy? (tiempo / tiempos)
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tiempo
Tiempo completes the question about weather.
Practice round
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Hoy hace ___. (sol / soles)
Ahora ___ mucho. (llueve / llueven)
¿Qué ___ hace hoy? (tiempo / tiempos)
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