Sunny weather and a walk | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: Outside, two adults talk about taking sunglasses and water before going for a sunny walk..

EN → ES / Level: A1

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Use Sunny weather and a walk to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Hace sol afuera.

AH-seh SOHL ah-FWEH-rah It's sunny outside.
B

Trae tus gafas de sol.

TRAH-eh toos GAH-fahs deh SOHL Bring your sunglasses.
A

¿Hace demasiado calor para dar un paseo?

AH-seh deh-mah-SYAH-doh kah-LOR PAH-rah dahr oon pah-SEH-oh Is it too hot for a walk?
B

Hace calor, pero aún podemos ir.

AH-seh kah-LOR PEH-roh ah-OON poh-DEH-mohs eer It's warm, but we can still go.
A

Podemos quedarnos a la sombra.

poh-DEH-mohs keh-DAHR-nohs ah lah SOHM-brah We can stay in the shade.
B

Los árboles deberían mantenernos frescos.

lohs AHR-boh-lehs deh-beh-RYAHN mahn-teh-NEHR-nohs FREHS-kohs The trees should keep us cool.
A

Traeré una botella de agua.

trah-eh-REH OO-nah boh-TEH-yah deh AH-gwah I'll bring a bottle of water.
B

Nos será útil durante el paseo.

nohs seh-RAH oo-TEEL doo-RAHN-teh ehl pah-SEH-oh It'll come in handy during the walk.

Word by Word

Hace In 'Hace sol afuera' and 'Hace calor', 'Hace' helps describe the weather: it is sunny or hot. It is used in the pattern 'Hace + weather expression'. Use it when reporting the weather to someone.
sol In 'Hace sol afuera', 'sol' means sun or sunshine. Together, 'Hace sol' says that it is sunny; 'sol' is the weather word in this expression. Use 'Hace sol' when telling someone about sunny weather.
afuera 'Afuera' means outside and specifies where the sunny weather is being discussed in 'Hace sol afuera'. It can be placed after a weather expression to add the location. Use it when talking about conditions outside rather than indoors.
Trae 'Trae' means bring here and gives a direct instruction to one person in 'Trae tus gafas de sol'. It is the command form related to 'traer'. Use 'Trae + object' when asking someone to bring something.
tus 'Tus' means your and shows that the sunglasses belong to the person being addressed. It comes before the plural noun 'gafas' in 'tus gafas de sol'. Use 'tus + plural noun' to refer to something belonging to one person.
gafas 'Gafas' means glasses; in 'gafas de sol', it refers to sunglasses. The phrase 'gafas de sol' identifies the type of glasses being requested. Use this phrase when telling someone to bring sunglasses.
de In 'gafas de sol', 'de' links 'gafas' with 'sol' and specifies what kind of glasses they are. The reusable pattern is noun + 'de' + noun, as in 'gafas de sol'. Use it to connect an item with its type or association.
demasiado 'Demasiado' means too or excessively in 'Hace demasiado calor'. It makes the heat stronger than is comfortable or suitable for the walk. Use 'demasiado' before 'calor' to ask whether the weather is too hot.
calor 'Calor' means heat or hot weather in 'Hace calor'. With 'Hace', it describes the weather; 'Hace demasiado calor' means that it is too hot. Use 'Hace calor' when reporting hot weather.
para In 'demasiado calor para dar un paseo', 'para' means for and connects the heat with the activity of taking a walk. Here it introduces the purpose or suitability phrase 'para dar un paseo'. Use 'para + infinitive' to say what something is for or suitable for.
dar In 'dar un paseo', 'dar' is the verb used in the expression meaning to take or go for a walk. The full pattern is 'dar + un paseo', not just 'dar' by itself. Use this expression when talking about going for a walk.
un 'Un' means a or one and introduces the unspecified walk in 'dar un paseo'. It comes before the noun 'paseo'. Use 'un + noun' when referring to one non-specific item or activity.
paseo 'Paseo' means walk in 'dar un paseo'. In that expression, it names the walk that the speakers are considering. Use 'dar un paseo' when suggesting or describing a walk.
pero 'Pero' means but and contrasts the heat with the possibility of going in 'Hace calor, pero aún podemos ir'. It links two ideas that do not prevent each other. Use 'pero' to introduce a contrasting idea.
aún 'Aún' means still in 'aún podemos ir'. It shows that going remains possible despite the heat. Use 'aún + verb' when an action or possibility continues under the circumstances.
podemos 'Podemos' means we can and expresses the speakers' ability or possibility in 'podemos ir' and 'Podemos quedarnos'. It is related to 'poder' and is followed here by an infinitive. Use 'podemos + infinitive' to say what we can do.
ir 'Ir' means go in 'podemos ir'. It is the infinitive that follows 'podemos' and describes the activity the speakers may do. Use 'podemos ir' when saying that you and another person can go.
quedarnos 'Quedarnos' means stay or remain, referring to the speakers staying in 'Podemos quedarnos a la sombra'. It appears after 'podemos' and includes the people who will stay. Use 'podemos quedarnos + location' when suggesting that you and another person remain somewhere.
a In 'a la sombra', 'a' helps introduce the location where the speakers can stay. The full phrase means in the shade. Use 'a' as part of this location expression when talking about staying in the shade.
la 'La' means the and comes before 'sombra' in 'a la sombra'. It identifies the shade as the relevant location in the conversation. Use 'la + noun' when referring to a specific feminine singular noun.
sombra 'Sombra' means shade in 'a la sombra'. It names the place where the speakers can stay to avoid direct sun. Use 'a la sombra' when suggesting a shaded place.
Los 'Los' means the and identifies the trees in 'Los árboles deberían mantenernos frescos'. It comes before the plural noun 'árboles'. Use 'los + plural noun' to refer to specific masculine plural nouns.
árboles 'Árboles' means trees and is the subject of 'Los árboles deberían mantenernos frescos'. Here, the trees are expected to help the speakers stay cool. Use 'los árboles' when referring to specific trees.
deberían 'Deberían' means should and presents the trees keeping the speakers cool as an expectation in 'Los árboles deberían mantenernos frescos'. It is followed by the infinitive 'mantenernos'. Use 'deberían + infinitive' to express what is expected or advisable.
mantenernos In 'mantenernos frescos', 'mantenernos' means keep us and identifies the speakers as the people affected by the action. It combines the idea of keeping with 'us' and follows 'deberían'. Use 'mantenernos + adjective' to describe keeping us in a certain state.
frescos In 'mantenernos frescos', 'frescos' means cool and describes the state the speakers are expected to remain in. The complete phrase says that the trees should keep the speakers cool. Use 'mantenernos frescos' when talking about something helping you stay cool.
Traeré 'Traeré' means I will bring and states the speaker's future plan in 'Traeré una botella de agua'. It is related to 'traer' and is followed by the object being brought. Use 'Traeré + object' when promising or announcing that you will bring something.
una 'Una' means a or one and introduces the unspecified bottle in 'una botella de agua'. It comes before the noun 'botella'. Use 'una + noun' when referring to one non-specific item.
botella 'Botella' means bottle in 'una botella de agua'. It names the container that the speaker will bring. Use 'botella de agua' when referring to a bottle containing water.
agua 'Agua' means water in 'una botella de agua'. In this phrase, it specifies what the bottle contains. Use 'botella de agua' when talking about a water bottle.
Nos In 'Nos será útil', 'Nos' means to us or for us and identifies who will find the bottle useful. It appears before 'será útil'. Use 'nos + expression' when showing that something affects or benefits you and another person.
será In 'Nos será útil', 'será' means will be and places the usefulness in the future. It is related to 'ser'; with 'útil', the phrase says that the bottle will be useful to the speakers. Use 'será + adjective' to describe a future state.
útil 'Útil' means useful in 'Nos será útil'. It describes the bottle's value during the walk. Use 'ser útil' to say that something is useful.
durante 'Durante' means during and introduces the time period in 'durante el paseo'. It is followed here by the noun phrase 'el paseo'. Use 'durante + noun' to say when something happens within a period or activity.
el 'El' means the and comes before 'paseo' in 'durante el paseo'. It refers to the walk already being discussed. Use 'el + noun' when referring to a specific masculine singular noun.

Grammar Points

deberían + infinitivo

Deberían mantenernos frescos.

deh-beh-RYAHN mahn-teh-NEHR-nohs FREHS-kohs

They should keep us cool.

“Deberían” expresses advice or obligation. The following verb stays in the infinitive; “nos” is attached to “mantener”.

nos será útil

Nos será útil durante el paseo.

nohs seh-RAH oo-TEEL doo-RAHN-teh ehl pah-SEH-oh

It will be useful to us during the walk.

“Nos” means “to us” and comes before the future form “será.”

Spanish Vocabulary

afuera adv
ah-FWEH-rah outside

Hace sol afuera.

aún adv
ah-OON still

Hace calor, pero aún podemos ir.

calor noun
kah-LOR heat

¿Hace demasiado calor para dar un paseo?

dar un paseo phrase
dahr oon pah-SEH-oh to go for a walk

¿Hace demasiado calor para dar un paseo?

demasiado adv
deh-mah-SYAH-doh too

¿Hace demasiado calor para dar un paseo?

gafas de sol noun
GAH-fahs deh SOHL sunglasses

Trae tus gafas de sol.

hace sol phrase
AH-seh SOHL it's sunny

Hace sol afuera.

ir verb
eer to go

Hace calor, pero aún podemos ir.

paseo noun
pah-SEH-oh walk

¿Hace demasiado calor para dar un paseo?

podemos verb
poh-DEH-mohs we can

Hace calor, pero aún podemos ir.

trae verb
TRAH-eh bring

Trae tus gafas de sol.

tus det
toos your

Trae tus gafas de sol.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

It's sunny outside.

Show AnswerHace sol afuera.

Bring your sunglasses.

Show AnswerTrae tus gafas de sol.

It's warm, but we can still go.

Show AnswerHace calor, pero aún podemos ir.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

heat

Show Answercalor

bring

Show Answertrae

outside

Show Answerafuera

too

Show Answerdemasiado