Spanish for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 0
Weather today, tomorrow
Small talk about weather in Spanish — ¿Qué tal está el tiempo? (How's the weather?) — and the standard answer hace sol (it's sunny).
Conversation
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Shelladonna
¿Qué tal está el tiempo?
What's the weather like?
Tip: <El tiempo> = Weather
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Bolin
Hoy hace sol
It is sunny today
Tip: <Hoy> = Today When talking about the weather in Spanish we the verb <hacer> (to do) <Hace frío> = It's cold <Hace calor> = It's hot
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Shelladonna
¿Y mañana?
And tomorrow?
Tip: <Mañana> = Tomorrow <Mañana> can also mean "morning" You can say <Mañana en la mañana> = Tomorrow morning
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Bolin
Mañana va a estar nublado
It is going to be cloudy
Tip: <va a estar> = is going to To express a near future, in Spanish we usually use the structure "ir +a + infinitive verb <Mañana voy a estudiar> = Tomorrow I'm going to study <Este fin de semana vamos a salir> We are going to go out this weekend