The weather in Spanish
In Spanish you ask about the weather by saying:
¿Qué tiempo hace? What’s the weather like?
“Hace” literally means “does” so we are actually asking what is what the weather does. That’s why we say:
Hace frío – when the wheather “does” cold – It is cold
Hace calor – It is hot
Hace viento – It is windy
Hace sol – It is sunny
We won’t use the verb “hace” for
llueve – It rains
Nieva – It snows
Example:
– Que tiempo hace en Nueva York?
– Hace frío y nieva!