Getting Ready for Cold Weather | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: Before going outside, two adults talk about wearing a scarf and gloves for cold weather..

EN → ES / Level: A1

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Use Getting Ready for Cold Weather to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Hace frío afuera.

AH-seh FREE-oh ah-FWEH-rah. It feels cold outside.
B

Ponte la bufanda.

POHN-teh lah boo-FAHN-dah. Wear your scarf.
A

¿También necesito guantes?

tahm-BYEHN neh-seh-SEE-toh GWAHN-tehs? Do I need gloves too?
B

Mantendrán tus manos calientes.

mahn-tehn-DRAN toos MAH-nohs kah-LYEHN-tehs. They'll keep your hands warm.
A

¿Dónde están mis guantes?

DOHN-deh ehs-TAHN mees GWAHN-tehs? Where are my gloves?
B

Están junto a tu abrigo.

ehs-TAHN HOON-toh ah too ah-BREE-goh. They're next to your coat.
A

Me los pondré antes de salir.

meh lohs pohn-DRAY AHN-tehs deh sah-LEER. I'll put them on before I go.
B

Entonces estarás listo para el frío.

ehn-TOHN-sehs ehs-tah-RAHS LEES-toh PAH-rah ehl FREE-oh. Then you'll be ready for the cold.

Word by Word

Hace In "Hace frío", "Hace" is part of the expression used to say that it is cold outside. This form is related to the citation form hacer, but here it describes the weather rather than an action by a person. A common reuse pattern is Hace + a weather word when describing conditions.
frío "frío" means cold in "Hace frío" and "el frío". In the first expression it describes the weather; with "el", it refers to the cold as a condition. Use it when talking about cold weather or temperature.
afuera "afuera" means outside and specifies where the cold is felt in "Hace frío afuera". It adds an outside location to the weather statement. A common reuse pattern is a verb or weather expression followed by afuera.
Ponte "Ponte" means put on or wear as a direct instruction to one person in "Ponte la bufanda". It is the command form related to ponerse, with the pronoun included in the form. A common reuse pattern is Ponte + a clothing item when telling someone to put it on.
la "la" means the in "la bufanda" and identifies one specific scarf. It comes before the singular feminine noun "bufanda". Use la before a singular feminine noun when referring to a specific item.
bufanda "bufanda" means scarf in "Ponte la bufanda". With "la", it refers to the particular scarf the person should wear. Use it when talking about a scarf as clothing for the neck.
También "También" means also or too in "¿También necesito guantes?". It adds gloves to the scarf as another item the speaker may need. A common reuse pattern is También + a statement or question when adding another point.
necesito "necesito" means I need in the question about gloves. It is the first-person form related to necesitar and expresses the speaker's need. A common reuse pattern is necesito + an item when saying that something is needed.
guantes "guantes" means gloves in the dialogue. The plural form refers to the pair or multiple gloves being considered for cold weather. The singular citation form is guante; use guantes when referring to gloves as plural items.
Mantendrán "Mantendrán" means they will keep in "Mantendrán tus manos calientes". It refers back to the gloves and predicts that they will keep the hands warm. This form is related to mantener; a reusable pattern is mantendrán + an object + an adjective.
tus "tus" means your in "tus manos" and identifies the hands as belonging to the person addressed. It comes before the plural noun "manos". Use tus + a plural noun when speaking to one person about something belonging to them.
manos "manos" means hands in "tus manos". The plural form names the body parts that the gloves will keep warm. The citation form is mano; use manos when referring to both hands or to hands generally.
calientes "calientes" means warm here in "tus manos calientes". Its plural form describes the plural noun "manos" and expresses the result of wearing the gloves. A common reuse pattern is mantener + a body part or object + an adjective.
Dónde "Dónde" means where in "¿Dónde están mis guantes?". Its accent marks it as the question word asking about location. A common reuse pattern is Dónde están + a plural item when asking where several things are.
están "están" means are located in "¿Dónde están mis guantes?" and "Están junto a tu abrigo". It is a plural form related to estar because the gloves are the things being located. Use están with a plural item when stating or asking where it is.
mis "mis" means my in "mis guantes" and shows that the gloves belong to the speaker. It comes before the plural noun "guantes". Use mis + a plural noun when referring to several things belonging to yourself.
junto "junto" contributes the idea of being next to in "junto a tu abrigo". Together with "a", it forms the location expression meaning next to the coat. A common reuse pattern is junto a + a place or object.
a In "junto a tu abrigo", "a" introduces the reference point of the location expression. It does not carry the whole meaning of next to by itself; that meaning comes from the complete phrase junto a. Use junto a + an object or place to describe something beside it.
tu "tu" means your in "tu abrigo" and identifies the coat as belonging to the person addressed. It comes before the singular noun "abrigo". Use tu + a singular noun when speaking to one person about something belonging to them.
abrigo "abrigo" means coat in "tu abrigo". The phrase refers to the particular coat next to which the gloves are located. Use it when talking about outer clothing worn in cold weather.
Me "Me" marks the speaker as the person putting the gloves on themself in "Me los pondré". It contributes the reflexive meaning of putting the clothing on the speaker. A common reuse pattern is me + an object pronoun + a conjugated verb when the speaker acts on themself.
los "los" means them in "Me los pondré" and refers back to "guantes". It is a masculine plural object pronoun placed before "pondré", so the speaker does not repeat the noun. Use los before a conjugated verb when referring back to masculine plural objects.
pondré "pondré" means I will put on in "Me los pondré". Together with "Me" and "los", it says that the speaker will put the gloves on. This future form is related to poner; a common reuse pattern is me pondré + a clothing item.
antes "antes" means before in "antes de salir". It places putting on the gloves earlier than going out. A common reuse pattern is antes de + an infinitive to describe an action that happens first.
de In "antes de salir", "de" connects "antes" with the action "salir". Together, antes de means before doing something. Use de after antes when the following action is expressed with an infinitive.
salir "salir" means to go out or leave in "antes de salir". It is the infinitive used after "de" and refers here to going outside. Use the pattern antes de salir when describing something done before going out.
Entonces "Entonces" means then in "Entonces estarás listo para el frío". It connects the previous action with its expected result. A common reuse pattern is Entonces + a statement when responding with a consequence or conclusion.
estarás "estarás" means you will be in "estarás listo". It describes the future state of the person addressed after getting dressed. This form is related to estar; a common reuse pattern is estarás + an adjective.
listo "listo" means ready in "estarás listo para el frío". It describes the person's state after putting on the needed clothing. A common reuse pattern is estar listo para + a situation, task, or condition.
para "para" means for in "para el frío". With "listo", it shows what the person is prepared for: the cold. Use estar listo para + a situation or activity to describe readiness.
el "el" means the in "el frío". It introduces "frío" as a specific condition, the cold. Use el before a singular masculine noun or a masculine form used as a noun.

Grammar Points

Futuro simple: mantendrán, pondré, estarás

Mantendrán las manos calientes.

mahn-tehn-DRAN lahs MAH-nohs kah-LYEHN-tehs.

They will keep their hands warm.

The simple future expresses actions or states that will happen later. Endings change according to the subject.

antes de + infinitivo

Antes de salir.

AHN-tehs deh sah-LEER.

Before going out.

Use antes de followed by an infinitive to describe an action that happens earlier.

Spanish Vocabulary

afuera adv
ah-FWEH-rah outside

Hace frío afuera.

bufanda noun
boo-FAHN-dah scarf

Ponte la bufanda.

calientes adj
kah-LYEHN-tehs warm; hot

Mantendrán tus manos calientes.

dónde adv
DOHN-deh where

¿Dónde están mis guantes?

están verb
ehs-TAHN they are Están

¿Dónde están mis guantes?

guantes noun
GWAHN-tehs gloves

¿También necesito guantes?

hace frío phrase
AH-seh FREE-oh it is cold

Hace frío afuera.

manos noun
MAH-nohs hands

Mantendrán tus manos calientes.

mantendrán verb
mahn-tehn-DRAN they will keep Mantendrán

Mantendrán tus manos calientes.

necesito verb
neh-seh-SEE-toh I need

¿También necesito guantes?

ponte verb
POHN-teh put on Ponte

Ponte la bufanda.

también adv
tahm-BYEHN too; also

¿También necesito guantes?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

It feels cold outside.

Show AnswerHace frío afuera.

Wear your scarf.

Show AnswerPonte la bufanda.

Do I need gloves too?

Show Answer¿También necesito guantes?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

hands

Show Answermanos

put on

Show AnswerPonte

I need

Show Answernecesito

they will keep

Show AnswerMantendrán