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Queridos amigos

Talking about the weather is interesting in Spanish, as they do not use the verb “to be “ as we do, saying “it is hot”, “ it is cold” etc.

In Spanish we use the verb “hacer”, (ah-ther) to do or make.

Eg “Hace calor”- (ah-they ka-lor)- Its hot- (literally “it makes heat”)
     “Hace frio”- (ah-they free-oh)- It´s cold-(“literally it makes cold”)

“Llover” – (yo-ver) is the verb “to rain”, and is an interesting dipthong or stem-changing verb. It is an “er” verb and regular in its endings, but in the present tense the “o” stem changes to “ue”.
 E.g. Llueve mucho en España- (yoo-eh-be moo-cho en es-pan-ya) - It rains a lot in Spain.
In Spanish we do not use “ing” words so much as in English, so it could also translate to “It is raining a lot in Spain”

Here is some other weather vocabulary and sundry vocabulary

Rain – (la) lluvia - yoo-bee-ah
Storm - (la) tormenta - tor-men-ta
Lightning - (los) rayos- rye-ohs
Wind - (el) viento- bee-en-to
Fog - (la) niebla- nee-eb-la
Snow - (la) nieve- nee-eh-be
A lot - mucho - moo - cho
Today - hoy- oy
And - y- ee

Now translate this short sentence -

Today is very cold and it is raining a lot.

I will give you the answer next time - Happy practising!!