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¿Qué timepo hace? |
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What's the weather like? | Hace (to make, to do) is used in Spanish when talking about the weather. Literally you are saying What weather does it make? | |
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Hace buen tiempo. |
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The weather is good. | Again notice the use of hace when describing the weather. Buen is an adjective modifying (describing) weather. | |
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Hace mal tiempo. |
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The weather is bad. | Mal is an adjective modifying (describing) | |
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Hace sol. |
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It is sunny. | Literally: It makes sun. | |
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Hace (mucho) viento. |
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It is (very) windy. | Literally: It makes (a lot of) wind. Mucho is an adjective modifying (describing) the noun, viento (wind). | |
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Hace (mucho) frío. |
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It is (very) cold. | Literally: It makes (a lot of) cold. Mucho is an adjective modifying (describing) the noun, frío (cold). In this case mucho is translated as very. | |
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Hace (mucho) calor. |
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It is (very) hot. | Literally: It makes (a lot of) heat. Mucho is an adjective modifying (describing) the noun, calor (heat). In this case mucho is translated as very. | |
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Llueve. |
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It is raining. | Hace is not used here. Instead when talking the rain, you use the verb llover (to rain). | |
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Nieva. |
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It is snowing. | Hace is not used here. Instead when talking the snow, you use the verb nevar (to snow). | |
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¿Qué tiempo hace? |
What's the weather? | |||
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Answer using hace + weather expression (It is ___.), llueve (It rains.), or nieva (It snows.) |
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¿Adónde vas cuando __? | Where do you go when___? Literally: To where do you go when ___? | Notice that the preposition a (to) that normally follows ir is placed before and is attached to the word dónde. Fill in the blank with a weather condition. | ||
| ¿Adónde vas cuando hace frí0? | Where do you go when it is cold? | ||||
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Cuando ___, voy a ___. |
When ___, I go to ___. | Fill in the first blank with the weather condition from the question. Fill in the second blank with a place. | ||
| Cuando hace frí0, no voy a ninguna parte. | When it is cold, I don't go anywhere. | ||||
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¿Qué haces cuando ____? |
What do you do when ___? | Fill in the blank with a weather condition from above. | ||
| ¿Qué haces cuando hace calor? | What do you do when it is hot? | ||||
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Cuando ___, voy a ___. |
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| Cuando hace calor, voy a la playa. | When it is hot, I go to the beach. | ||||
| Cuando hace calor, juego con mis amigos. | When it is hot, I play with my friends. | The question can be answered using other verbs in the first person. | |||
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