Weather & Climate

1. Güei fai calor, ¿verdá?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   A light remark about the weather to start a conversation

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Today is güei (not Spanish hoy) and fai is from facer. Weather is expressed as fai calor or fai fríu

2. Paez que va llover

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   Saying that rain looks close when you see the sky

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. It seems is paez, not Spanish parece. The near future is ir plus infinitive without the Spanish a (va llover)

3. Avérase una tormenta

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warning people that a storm is coming closer

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Averase means to come near. The se follows the verb, which moves the stress mark to avérase. Tormenta is feminine

4. Güei fai fresco, ¿verdá?

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   A light remark on a cool day

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. After the weather verb fai the adjective takes the neuter -o (fresco); the masculine form is frescu

5. ¿Pue dicime la previsión del tiempu?

   Can you tell me the weather forecast?

   Usage

   Asking at a front desk or similar for today's or tomorrow's forecast

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. A polite request uses pue (pues for a friend). The pronoun me attaches after the infinitive (dicime). Tiempu means both weather and time

6. ¿Necesito crema solar?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Asking a local or your host whether the sun is strong enough to need sunscreen

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Sunscreen is crema solar, the same wording used at the beach

7. ¿Tengo que llevar paragües?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Checking with a local before going out whether rain is likely

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Paragües is masculine and has the same form in singular and plural; it is not Spanish paraguas

8. ¿Cuándo ye la temporada seca?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Asking which season is dry when you plan a trip

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. The adjective agrees with the feminine noun: seca (masculine secu). The verb is ye from ser

9. ¿Cuándo ye la temporada de lluvies?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Asking when the rainy season falls so you can plan around it

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. The plural of lluvia is lluvies (feminine plural in -es), starting with ll-

10. El sol ta mui fuerte güei

    The sun is really strong today

    Usage

    Said on a sunny day to suggest a hat or sunscreen

    Grammar Note

    Composed sentence; native review recommended. Very is mui, not Spanish muy. The verb is ta from estar

11. la lluvia

    Rain

    Usage

    The basic word for rain in weather talk and forecasts

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun; the plural is lluvies. It starts with ll-

12. la ñeve

    Snow

    Usage

    The word for snow when talking about the mountains or winter

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun. Ñeve begins with ñ and has e where Spanish nieve has ie; the spelling nieve is also listed in dictionaries

13. el vientu

    Wind

    Usage

    The word for wind in weather talk and at the coast

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun ending in -u, not Spanish viento. The plural is vientos

14. soleyeru

    Sunny

    Usage

    The adjective for a bright, sunny day

    Grammar Note

    The masculine form is soleyeru and the feminine soleyera, as in día soleyeru. It is a different word from Spanish soleado

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