Mexican Spanish for English speakers Street · Lesson 6

Weather changing

Mexican Spanish для weather changes — Está lloviendo (it's raining) — using estar + gerund.

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Está lloviendo muy poquito

    It's raining a little bit

  2. Muri Muri

    Es verdad, el sol va a salir mas tarde

    It's true, the sun will come out later

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Podemos ir a la playa si hace calor

    We can go to the beach. it's hot

  4. Muri Muri

    ¡si vamos!

    Let's go

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you form present continuous in Mexican Spanish?

Estar + verb + -ando/-iendo: está lloviendo (it's raining), está nevando (it's snowing), está soleando (it's getting sunny).

What does poquito mean?

'A little bit' (diminutive of poco). Está lloviendo poquito = 'it's raining a little'. Diminutives are very Mexican.

Mexican Spanish для weather transitions?

Va a salir el sol (the sun will come out), va a llover (it will rain), va a hacer frío (it will get cold).