Studying a new language involves not only understanding its grammar and structure, but also acquiring an extensive vocabulary. In the case of Spanish, one of the most spoken languages in the world, the vocabulary is quite rich and diverse. In this chapter of our Intermediate Spanish e-book course, we will focus on the vocabulary of weather and climate, a very useful topic for all situations in life, whether traveling, everyday conversations or in professional contexts.
First, let's start with the basic words related to time. "Tiempo" is the Spanish word for "weather", but it can also mean "weather". "Día" and "noche" are "day" and "night" respectively. The parts of the day are "mañana" (morning), "tarde" (afternoon) and "noche" (night). The days of the week are "lunes" (Monday), "martes" (Tuesday), "miércoles" (Wednesday), "jueves" (Thursday), "viernes" (Friday), "Saturday" (Saturday) and "Sunday" (Sunday).
The months of the year in Spanish, from the first to the last, are: "enero" (January), "febrero" (February), "marzo" (March), "abril" (April), "mayo" (May ), "junio" (June), "julio" (July), "agosto" (August), "septiembre" (September), "octubre" (October), "noviembre" (November) and "diciembre" (December) .
Now, let's move on to weather-related vocabulary. "Clima" in Spanish is "climate", while "temperatura" is "temperature". Some useful adjectives to describe the climate include "caliente" (hot), "frío" (cold), "templado" (mild), "fresco" (cool), "húmedo" (humid) and "seco" (dry).
To describe different weather conditions, we can use the following words: "sol" (sun), "nubes" (clouds), "lluvia" (rain), "nieve" (snow), "viento" (wind), "tormenta" (storm), "relámpago" (lightning), "trueno" (thunder), "arco iris" (rainbow), "hail" (hail), "neblina" (mist) or "bruma" (mist) ).
In addition, there are several useful expressions for talking about the weather. For example, "Hace calor" means "It's hot", while "Hace frio" means "It's cold". If you want to say that it's raining or snowing, you can say "Está lloviendo" or "It's snowing". If the day is sunny, you can say "Hace sol", and if it's windy, you can say "Hace viento".
In summary, the vocabulary of weather and climate in Spanish is quite extensive and varied, offering many possibilities to express different meteorological conditions and phenomena. Learning this vocabulary will not only help you understand and describe the world around you, but it will also allow you to participate in more complex and interesting conversations in Spanish. So keep practicing and expanding your vocabulary, and soon you'll see big improvements in your Spanish language skills.
