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¡Hola! Ready to talk about the weather in Spanish? Today, we will learn how to describe a sunny or rainy day like a native speaker!
In Spanish, we use the verb 'hacer' (to make/do) to describe most weather. Instead of saying 'it is sunny,' we say 'it makes sun' or 'hace sol' (AH-seh sohl).
When it rains, we use a single action verb: 'llover' (to rain). To say 'it rains' or 'it is raining' right now, we say 'llueve' (YWEH-beh).
Let us compare! We use 'hace' for weather nouns like 'sol' (sun) or 'viento' (wind). But we use 'está' (it is) for adjectives like 'nublado' (cloudy) or 'está nublado' (ehs-TAH noo-BLAH-doh).
Your friend in Madrid asks you, "¿Qué tiempo hace?" (What is the weather like?). Look outside and see a very windy day with lots of blowing leaves. How do you write your answer in Spanish?
- Identify the weather condition. The key detail is that it is windy.
- Recall the Spanish word for wind, which is 'viento' (bee-EHN-toh).
- Decide which verb to use. Since 'viento' is a noun, we must use 'hace' (it makes) instead of 'está' (it is).
- Combine the verb and the noun to create the sentence: 'Hace viento' (It is windy).
- Write your final friendly response: 'Hace viento'!
