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1. _______________.
It is raining. or It rains.
From the verb llover (to rain)
2. __________________.
It is snowing. or It snows.
From the verb nevar (to snow)
In Spanish, there are a number of idiomatic expressions that employ the verb hacer (literal meaning: to
do or to make), and are used to describe the weather.
3. ¿______________________?
What's the weather like?
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It's cold.
5._____________________.
It's hot.
6._____________________.
It's windy.
7._____________________.
It's sunny.
8._____________________.
The weather is good.
9._____________________.
The weather is bad.
10._____________________.
It's cool.
Write the weather word below:
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Vocabulary Words for Weather in Spanish
http://reference.yourdictionary.com/other-languages/vocabulary-words-for-weather-in-spanish.html
Learning Spanish vocabulary about the weather can also enhance your communication skills in the
language. Once you learn a few of the words you will find that you will be able to have a conversation
about the climate and the weather in Spanish. Below are a few of the most common words for weather
in Spanish. Feel free to use them as a language study guide or for the pleasure of knowing a few
Spanish words that can help you make conversation.
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La lluvia – rain
La llovizna – drizzle
La nieve – snow
El viento – wind
La nubosidad – cloudy weather
La tormenta – storm
El trueno – thunder
El relampago – lightening
La helada – frost
La niebla – mist
Los claros – bright spells
El hielo – ice
El pronostico – forecast
La tempestad – storm
El interior – interior
La costa – coast
Los grados – degrees
Centigrado – centigrade
The abovementioned is a list of Spanish words that have the central theme of the weather in common.
Most of these words are not indicators of climate (although the climate plays an important part in the
weather.) Most of the time words about the weather and words about climate go hand-in-hand. Just like
when you are discussing the weather in the English language, it would not be uncommon for you to
discuss the weather using descriptive words relative to the climate. However, in Spanish, some of the
vocabulary words relative to the climate are separated.
Climate-Related Words in Spanish
are relative to the climate:
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La temperature – temperature
El clima – climate
Hace calor – “it is hot”
Hace frio – “it is cold”
Hace sol – “it is sunny”
Hace viento – “it is windy”
Hace fresco – “it is cool”
Hay niebla – “it is foggy”
Tengo calor – “I am hot”
Hace buen tiempo – “it is good weather”
Below is an additional list of words which
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El sol – sun
El fuego – fire
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