{"id":13875,"date":"2020-12-01T07:38:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13875"},"modified":"2020-12-01T07:38:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:38:23","slug":"colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-the-weather-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-the-weather-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish Course \u2013 Talking about the weather in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we are going to practice talking about the weather in Spanish. First we will learn some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish. The transcript to the audio will be given at the end of the post but please try not to look at it until you have tried playing and understanding the audio a few times. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13876\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13876\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/talking-about-the-weather-in-spanish-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/talking-about-the-weather-in-spanish-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/talking-about-the-weather-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Talking about the weather in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bajo cero: below zero<br \/>\nCae aguanieve: it is sleeting<br \/>\nCaer aguanieve: to sleet<br \/>\nChubascos aislados: scattered showers<br \/>\nChubascos: showers<br \/>\nDeshelar: to thaw<br \/>\nDespejar: to clear up<br \/>\nEl chaparr\u00f3n\/El aguacero: downpour<br \/>\nEl cielo despejado: clear sky<br \/>\nEl granizo: hail stone<br \/>\nEl nubarr\u00f3n: thundercloud<br \/>\nEl rayo\/El rel\u00e1mpago: lightning<br \/>\nEl temporal: storm<br \/>\nEl tiempo revuelto: unsettled weather<br \/>\nEl trueno: thunder<br \/>\nEl vendaval: gale<br \/>\nGraniza: it hails<br \/>\nGranizar: to hail<br \/>\nHace bochorno: it is muggy, it is sultry<br \/>\nHelar: to frost<br \/>\nHumedad: humidity<br \/>\nH\u00famedo: humid<br \/>\nLa brisa: breeze<br \/>\nLa escarcha: frost<br \/>\nLa llovizna: drizzle<br \/>\nLa lluvia: the rain<br \/>\nLa neblina: mist<br \/>\nLa nieve: the snow<br \/>\nLa ola de calor: heat wave<br \/>\nLa racha de viento: gust of wind<br \/>\nLa temperatura: temperature<br \/>\nLa ventisca: snowstorm, blizzard<br \/>\nLas inundaciones: floods<br \/>\nLlover: to rain<br \/>\nLloviznar: to drizzle<br \/>\nNevar: to snow<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now play the audio to listen a conversation. Can you understand what is being said? Play the audio a few times before you look at the transcript. Don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t understand every single thing the two people are saying. Try to catch whichever words you can and then try to piece things together to work out what is being said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_69d9bfb4db8410.45495655\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d9bfb4db8410.45495655','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/talking-about-the-weather-in-spanish.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d9bfb4db8410.45495655');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d9bfb4db8410.45495655\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d9bfb4db8410.45495655','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d9bfb4db8410.45495655');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(Play the audio a few times before you scroll down and look at the transcript)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Douglas: Hola Paula. \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1s?<br \/>\nPaula: \u00a1Tengo mucho fr\u00edo!<br \/>\nDouglas: \u00bfTodav\u00eda no est\u00e1s acostumbrada a este clima brit\u00e1nico?<br \/>\nPaula: \u00a1Nunca me acostumbrar\u00e9 a este clima tan horrible!<br \/>\nDouglas: Parece que llevas un abrigo buen\u00edsimo. Seguro que te da suficiente calor \u00bfno? Y esas botas parecen buenas&#8230;<br \/>\nPaula: Este es un abrigo fant\u00e1stico y estas botas son muy buenas, \u00a1pero nada me va a poder proteger del clima que hemos tenido esta semana!<br \/>\nDouglas: Ayer hizo una tormenta horrible, eso es verdad. Un \u00e1rbol gigantesco se cay\u00f3 en nuestro jard\u00edn y casi le dio a nuestra casa.<br \/>\nPaula: \u00a1Las rachas de viento han sido una locura! \u00a1\u00a1Apenas se pod\u00eda estar de pie!!<br \/>\nDouglas: \u00bfY viste el granizo de la semana pasada?<br \/>\nPaula: \u00a1\u00a1Del tama\u00f1o de pelotas de golf!! Nunca hab\u00eda visto nada igual. \u00bfQu\u00e9 hago aqu\u00ed? Echo mucho de menos el clima de Espa\u00f1a.<br \/>\nDouglas: Hace demasiado calor en Espa\u00f1a.<br \/>\nPaula: \u00a1\u00bfEst\u00e1s de broma?!<br \/>\nDouglas: Y he visto aguaceros m\u00e1s fuertes en el sur de Espa\u00f1a que aqu\u00ed en Inglaterra.<br \/>\nPaula: Quiz\u00e1s. Pero solo una o dos veces al a\u00f1o. Aqu\u00ed llueve todo el tiempo y es dif\u00edcil distinguir veranos e inviernos.<br \/>\nDouglas: No soporto el clima h\u00famedo y bochornoso de Espa\u00f1a. En Inglaterra hace mucho m\u00e1s fresco.<br \/>\nPaula: Estoy de acuerdo en que hace m\u00e1s fresco. \u00a1Pero demasiado! \u00a1El hombre del tiempo ha dicho que va a nevar y estamos en mayo!<br \/>\nDouglas: Me encanta tener un poco de nieve. A mis hijos les encanta sacar sus trineos.<br \/>\nPaula: \u00a1Apuesto a que les encantar\u00eda sacar sus cubos y palas e ir a la playa tambi\u00e9n! \u00a1Los trineos son para enero y febrero! \u00a1Tendr\u00edamos que ir la playa!<br \/>\nDouglas: Las temperaturas van a bajar esta noche. Y va a hacer menos de cero grados. Los viajes a la playa deber\u00e1n suspenderse.<br \/>\nPaula: M\u00e1s bien olvidarse.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, how did you get on? How much did you understand of the listening? Please let me know in the comments section below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry if you didn&#8217;t understand that much, keep reviewing the vocabulary and phrases and you will soon be up to speed and ready for the next lesson in this course. See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/talking-about-the-weather-in-spanish-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/talking-about-the-weather-in-spanish-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/talking-about-the-weather-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to talking about the weather in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":13876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,3,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13875","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning-2","category-culture","category-grammar","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13878,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13875\/revisions\/13878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}