Spanish 106 - Sra. Paternina 

- Vocabulario - Vocabulary

-         El tiempo = The weather

-         Hace buen tiempo = It’s nice out / the weather is good.

-         Hace mal tiempo = It’s awful outside / the weather is bad.

-         Calor = Heat

-         Hace calor = It’s hot

-         Fresco = Cool

-         Hace fresco = It’s cool out

-         Frío = cold

-         Hace frío =  It’s cold

-         Sol = Sun

-         Hace sol = It’s sunny

-         Viento = Wind

-         Hace viento = It’s windy

-         Está lloviendo = It’s raining

-         Está nevando = It’s snowing

-         Llueve = It’s raining

-         Llover = To rain

-         Nieva =  It’s snowing

-         Nevar = To snow

-         Las estaciones = The seasons

-         Primavera = Spring

-         Verano = Summer

-         Otoño = Autumn / Fall

-         Invierno = Winter

-         En el parque = At the park

-         Autobús = Bus

-         Bosque = Forest

-         Helado = Ice-cream

-         Lago = Lake

-         Lancha = row boat / small boat

-         Parque de diversiones – parque de atracciones = Amusement park

-         Carros chocones – coches de choque = Bumper cars

-         Carrusel = Merry-go-round

-         Juegos infantiles = Children’s rides

-         Montaña rusa = Roller coaster

-         Jardín zoológico – parque zoológico = Zoo

-         Cuando = When

-         Por eso = Therefore / For that reason

-         Mientras tanto = In the meantime / meanwhile

-         Entrevista = Interview

-         Gente = People

-         Niño / a = Child (boy – girl)

-         Periódico = Newspaper

-         Radio = Radio

-         Tarde = Afternoon

-         Mañana = Tomorrow / Morning

-         Noche = Night

-         ¡Dígame! = Tell me!

-         ¡Que bien! = Good! / Wonderful!

-         Calificar = To grade

-         Caminar = To walk

-         Comer = To eat

-         Comprar = To buy

-         Correr = To run

-         Descansar = To rest

-         Escribir = To write

-         Escuchar = To listen to

-         Esperar = To wait for / To hope

-         Estudiar = To study

-         Hablar = To talk / To speak

-         Leer = To read

-         Mirar = To look at

-         Preparar = To prepare

-         Subir = To get into

-         Tomar = To take (drink – eat)

-         Ver = To see/ To watch

-         Visitar = To visit

- Las cuatro estaciones - The four seasons

-         (La) primavera = (The) Spring

-         (El) verano = (The) Summer

-         (El) otoño = (The) Fall / Autumn

-         (El) invierno = (The) Winter

- Expresiones del tiempo - Weather expressions

In Spanish when you talk about the weather we use the third-person singular of the verb “hacer”:

- ¿Qué tiempo hace? = What's the weather like?

Hace + (muy) buen / mal  tiempo

Hace + (mucho)  sol

                        calor

                       fresco

                        viento

                        frio

• Hace muy mal tiempo = The weather is very bad.
• Hace buen tiempo = The weather is good.

• Hace sol = It’s sunny.
• Hace fresco = It’s cool.
• Hace mucho viento = It’s very windy.
• Hace mucho frío = It’s very cold.
• Hace calor = It’s hot.

-         Está lloviendo  or   llueve = It is raining

-         Está nevando   or   nieva = It is snowing

This is to indicate that it is raining or snowing but if you have to make a general statement you used the third-person singular of the verbs “llover” and “nevar”:

-         Nieva mucho por aquí = It snows a lot around here.

-         Llueve muy poco por aquí = It rains very little around here.

The verbs - Present tense – Singular form

                     -ar                -er              -ir

Plural form:

                                      -ar                          -er                       -ir

Escuchar = To listen          Leer = To read                  Escribir = To write

-The verb ver is an irregular verb and the form  yo  does not drop the  –e  before the ending is added:

Ver  =  To watch  –  To see

Yo veo  =  I watch  –  I see

Tu ves  =  you watch  –  you see (informal)

Usted ve  =  you match  –  you see (formal)

El/ella ve  =  he/she watches  –  he/she sees