In Spanish, weather-related expressions use the verb ‘Hacer’ (literally meaning: ‘to do’ or ‘to make’) when conjugated in the third-person singular form hace (it does or makes)
Table of Weather-Related Idiomatic Expressions
Spanish
English
Hace
Buen tiempo
The weather is nice
Mal tiempo
The weather is bad
Calor
It’s hot
Frío
It’s cold
Viento
It’s windy
Sol
It’s sunny
There is a difference between the words ''caluroso'' and ''calor'':
''Calor'' is a noun, meaning ''heat'' ''Caluroso'' is an adjective, meaning ''hot''
1. Today it’s hot Hoy hace calor 2. It’s sunny today Hoy hace sol
Idiomatic Weather-Related Expressions
In the tables below there are common expressions used for describing directions, seasons, and meals (relating to the time of day). Unlike English, each meal of the day has a corresponding verb in Spanish.
Los Cuatro Vientos
Los Cuatro Vientos
Norte
North
Sur
South
Este
East
Oeste
West
Noreste
North-east
Noroeste
North-west
Sudeste
South-east
Sudoeste
South-west
El oriente
The Orient
El occidente
The West
Oriental
Oriental
Occidental
Western
The Seasons
Las estaciones del año
Primavera
Spring
Verano
Summer
Otoño
Fall
Invierno
Winter
Meals
Meals
To eat breakfast
Desayunar
Breakfast
(el) desayuno
To eat lunch
Almorzar
Lunch
(el) Almuerzo
To eat a small meal
Merendar
Small meal
(la) merienda
To eat supper
Cenar
Supper
(la) cena
To drink
Tomar, Beber
To eat
Comer
1. I eat breakfast: a. Yo como el desayuno b. Yo desayuno
2. We eat supper at 8 o’clock a. Comemos la cena a las ocho de la noche b. Cenamos a las ocho de la noche
The Weather
The verb
Conjugation in
present simple
The noun
Granizar
To hail
Graniza
It hails
Granizo
Hail
Llover
To rain
Llueve
It rains
Lluvia
Rain
Nublarse
To cloud
Está
nublado
It’s cloudy
Nube
Cloud
Nevar
To snow
Nieva
It snows
Nieve
Snow
1. The verb ‘Llover’ is irregular (in present simple) of type: O UE 2. The verb ‘Tronar’ is irregular (in present simple) of type: O UE 3. The verb ‘Nevar’ is irregular (in present simple) of type: E IE
hace (it does or makes)
