Basic Spanish in 30 Days: Weather and seasons

1. Domanda 1 di 10

   What does 'Hace frío' mean?

   • AIt's cold.
   • BIt's raining.
   • CIt's windy.
   • DIt's hot.
   Mostra la risposta

   Risposta: A. It's cold.

   Frío means cold. Hace frío = It's cold. Hot is calor and windy is viento.

2. Domanda 2 di 10

   Which season is 'el otoño'?

   • AAutumn (fall)
   • BWinter
   • CSpring
   • DSummer
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   Risposta: A. Autumn (fall)

   El otoño is autumn (fall). Spring is la primavera, summer is el verano and winter is el invierno.

3. Domanda 3 di 10

   What does 'Llueve' mean?

   • AIt's raining.
   • BIt's snowing.
   • CIt's foggy.
   • DIt's cloudy.
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   Risposta: A. It's raining.

   Llueve means it is raining. Nieva means it is snowing and está nublado means it is cloudy.

4. Domanda 4 di 10

   Complete: 'Hoy ___ sol.'

   • Aes
   • Bhace
   • Ctiene
   • Destá
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   Risposta: B. hace

   Sol is a noun, and Spanish uses hace with weather nouns: hace sol.

5. Domanda 5 di 10

   Complete: 'Hace ___ calor.' (very)

   • Amuy
   • Bmuchos
   • Cmucho
   • Dmucha
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   Risposta: C. mucho

   Calor is a noun, so use mucho, not muy (muy goes with adjectives). Calor is masculine, so it is mucho, not mucha.

6. Domanda 6 di 10

   How do you say 'I'm cold'?

   • ATengo frío.
   • BHace frío yo.
   • CSoy frío.
   • DEstoy frío.
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   Risposta: A. Tengo frío.

   For how a person feels, use tener: Tengo frío. Hace frío is for the weather.

7. Domanda 7 di 10

   In Argentina, which months are summer?

   • ASeptember, October and November
   • BMarch, April and May
   • CJune, July and August
   • DDecember, January and February
   Mostra la risposta

   Risposta: D. December, January and February

   Argentina is in the Southern Hemisphere, so its seasons are the other way round from Spain: summer is from December to February.

8. Domanda 8 di 10

   Listen. What is the weather like in Madrid today?

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   Hoy en Madrid hace sol y mucho calor. Estamos a treinta y cinco grados.

   • ACloudy and cold
   • BSunny and very hot
   • CRainy and windy
   • DSnowy and cold
   Mostra la risposta

   Risposta: B. Sunny and very hot

   The speaker says hace sol y mucho calor: it is sunny and very hot (35 degrees).

   Trascrizione

   Hoy en Madrid hace sol y mucho calor. Estamos a treinta y cinco grados.

9. Domanda 9 di 10

   Listen. What is the temperature in Bilbao?

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   Elena: ¿Qué tiempo hace en Bilbao?
   Jorge: Está nublado y llueve un poco. Hace quince grados.

   • A50 degrees
   • B25 degrees
   • C15 degrees
   • D5 degrees
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   Risposta: C. 15 degrees

   Jorge says hace quince grados: 15 degrees. Be careful: cincuenta is 50 and cinco is 5.

   Trascrizione

   Elena: ¿Qué tiempo hace en Bilbao?
   Jorge: Está nublado y llueve un poco. Hace quince grados.

10. Domanda 10 di 10

    Read the forecast. Where will it snow tomorrow?

    El tiempo para mañana
    Norte: lluvia y viento, 12 °C
    Centro: nublado, 18 °C
    Sur: sol, 27 °C
    Montaña: nieve, −2 °C

    • AIn the centre
    • BIn the mountains
    • CIn the south
    • DIn the north
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. In the mountains

    Nieve means snow. The forecast gives nieve for la montaña (the mountains), with −2 °C.

Tastiera: 1–4 per rispondere, Invio per la domanda successiva.