1.9 Lesson Flashcards
Weather, comparatives, and more usage of the verb HACER ("to do/make")
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It is nice out
Hace buen tiempo
It is nice out - Hace buen tiempo. Note that hacer buen tiempo literally translates as “to make good weather”
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How is the climate in Mexico?
¿Cómo es el clima en México?
climate, atmosphere - el clima. Note that we use ser when describing climate, but estar when describing weather
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I do not want to go to Alaska because it is very cold
No quiero ir a Alaska porque hace mucho frío
It is cold - hace frío
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It is very hot at the beach
Hace mucho calor en la playa
beach - la playa
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It is very hot, so they want to swim
Hace mucho calor, entonces ellos quieren nadar
to swim - nadar. Note that nadar is conjugated like a regular -ar verb
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It is very sunny; let’s go to the beach
Hace mucho sol; vamos a la playa
It is sunny - Hace sol
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Do you want to swim in the sea?
¿Quieres nadar en el mar?
sea - el mar
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We do not want to go to the beach because it is very windy
No queremos ir a la playa porque hace mucho viento
It is windy - Hace viento. Note that viento is the word for “wind”
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Why do you want to go out? It is raining!
¿Por qué quieres salir? ¡Está lloviendo!
to rain - llover. Note that llover is an irregular verb in the present tense and is conjugated like mover
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It rains a lot in Seattle
Llueve mucho en Seattle
it rains - llueve. Note that llover is an -o > -ue stem-changing verb in the present tense
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It is snowing. It is so cold!
Está nevando, ¡que frío hace!
to snow - nevar
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It snows a lot in the United States
Nieva mucho en los Estados Unidos
it snows - nieva
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Lucía never goes out in the rain
Lucía nunca sale a la lluvia
rain - la lluvia
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I prefer snow to rain
Prefiero la nieve a la lluvia
snow - la nieve
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It is hot, but it is very cloudy
Hace calor, pero está muy nublado
cloudy - nublado
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Today is very sunny, so we want to go to the beach
Hoy está muy soleado, entonces queremos ir a la playa
sunny - soleado
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When it is cold, you should drink tea
Cuando hace frío, hay que tomar té
one should, must - hay que. This construction is used very frequently in Spanish
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At the beach, one must be careful
En la playa, hay que tener cuidado
to be careful - tener cuidado. This literally means “to have care.” The sentence “Be careful” is sometimes shortened to simply ¡Cuidado!
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There is no school because of the snow
No hay colegio a causa de la nieve
because of - a causa de. It is often acceptable to simply use por (e.g. No hay colegio por la nieve)
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In spite of the cold, we are still going to the beach
A pesar del frío, todavía vamos a la playa
in spite of - a pesar de
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He cannot drive because there is a lot of fog
No puede conducir porque hay mucha neblina
fog - la neblina
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to see
ver
to see - ver. Note that ver is an irregular verb in the present tense
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I do not see anything because it is so cloudy
No veo nada porque está tan nublado
I see - veo