Talking about strong wind outside | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: Outside, two adults talk about strong wind and walking more slowly near the street..

EN → ES / Level: A1

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Use Talking about strong wind outside to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Hace viento afuera.

AH-seh BYEHN-toh ah-FWEH-rah. It's windy outside.
B

Sujeta tu sombrero con una mano.

soo-HEH-tah too som-BREH-roh kon OO-nah MAH-noh. Hold your hat with one hand.
A

Los árboles se mueven mucho.

lohs AR-boh-lehs seh MWEH-behn MOO-choh. The trees are moving a lot.
B

El viento es más fuerte cerca de la calle.

ehl BYEHN-toh ehs mahs FWEHR-teh SEHR-kah deh lah KAH-yeh. The wind is stronger near the street.
A

¿Debemos caminar más despacio?

deh-BEH-mohs kah-mee-NAR mahs deh-SPAH-syoh? Should we walk more slowly?
B

Caminemos más despacio cerca de la calle.

kah-mee-NEH-mohs mahs deh-SPAH-syoh SEHR-kah deh lah KAH-yeh. Let's slow down near the street.
A

También sujetaré mi bolso cerca de mí.

tahm-BYEHN soo-heh-tah-REH mee BOHL-soh SEHR-kah deh mee. I'll hold my bag close too.
B

Así no se abrirá con el viento.

ah-SEE noh seh ah-bree-RAH kohn ehl BYEHN-toh. That should keep it from blowing open.

Word by Word

Hace In “Hace viento afuera”, “Hace” helps express the weather condition; the whole phrase means “It is windy outside.” This use appears in weather expressions, such as the new example “Hace frío.” You would use it when describing the weather to someone nearby.
viento “Viento” means “wind” in “Hace viento afuera.” With “Hace”, it forms the weather expression “Hace viento”, rather than describing an action by a person. You would use it when talking about wind outdoors or about the weather.
afuera “Afuera” means “outside” in “Hace viento afuera.” It indicates that the wind is outside, and it commonly appears after a weather statement. You would use it when distinguishing outdoor conditions from conditions indoors.
Sujeta “Sujeta” tells one person to hold or fasten something: “Sujeta tu sombrero”. It is the form used for a direct instruction, with “tu sombrero” as the thing being held. You would use it when telling someone to keep an object secure.
tu “Tu” means “your” before “sombrero” in “Sujeta tu sombrero”. It identifies the hat as belonging to the person being addressed, and it comes before the noun it describes. You would use “tu + noun” when referring to something belonging to one person.
sombrero “Sombrero” means “hat” in “Sujeta tu sombrero”. It is the object held in the instruction, following the possessive “tu”. You would use it when talking about a hat someone is wearing, carrying, or holding.
con “Con” means “with” in “con una mano”, showing what is used to hold the hat. It comes before the noun phrase “una mano”. You would use “con + noun” to describe an accompanying thing or means.
una “Una” means “one” in “con una mano”, referring to a single hand. It comes before “mano” and matches that noun in its form. You would use “una + noun” when referring to one item of this type.
mano “Mano” means “hand” in “con una mano”. The phrase “con una mano” tells the listener to use one hand to hold the hat. You would use it when talking about holding, touching, or doing something with a hand.
Los “Los” means “the” before “árboles” in “Los árboles se mueven mucho”. It marks the trees as a specific plural group and matches the plural noun that follows. You would use “los + noun” when referring to specific masculine plural things.
árboles “Árboles” means “trees” in “Los árboles se mueven mucho”. Together with “Los”, it is the subject of the statement about movement. You would use it when talking about trees in a place or describing what they are doing.
se In “Los árboles se mueven mucho”, “se” is part of the verb expression describing the trees as moving. It appears together with “mueven”, so the sentence says that the trees are moving a lot. You would use “se + verb” in similar descriptions when the action is expressed with this verb pattern.
mueven “Mueven” means “move” in “Los árboles se mueven mucho”, with “Los árboles” as the subject. It is a form of “mover” used here to describe the trees’ movement. You would use it when describing things that are moving.
mucho “Mucho” means “a lot” in “se mueven mucho”, showing that the trees are moving greatly or frequently. Here it follows the verb expression and describes the amount of movement. You would use “verb + mucho” to say that an action happens a lot.
El “El” means “the” before “viento” in “El viento es más fuerte”. It identifies the wind being discussed and matches the singular noun that follows. You would use “el + noun” when referring to a specific masculine singular thing.
es “Es” means “is” in “El viento es más fuerte”, linking the wind with its description. It is a form of “ser” used here to state a quality of the wind. You would use “noun + es + description” to describe something.
más “Más” means “more” in “más fuerte”, making the wind stronger in comparison with another place or situation. It comes before “fuerte” in this comparison. You would use “más + adjective” when saying that something has a greater degree of a quality.
fuerte “Fuerte” means “strong” in “El viento es más fuerte”. The phrase “más fuerte” means “stronger”, describing the wind near the street. You would use it to describe strong wind or another thing with notable strength.
cerca “Cerca” means “near” in “cerca de la calle”. It indicates the location where the wind is stronger and is followed here by “de la calle”. You would use “cerca de + place” to say that something is near a place.
de “De” connects “cerca” with the place in “cerca de la calle”, giving the meaning “near the street”. It introduces the location that serves as the reference point. You would use “cerca de + noun” for a nearby location or object.
la “La” means “the” before “calle” in “la calle”. It identifies a specific street and comes directly before the noun. You would use “la + noun” when referring to a specific feminine singular thing.
calle “Calle” means “street” in “cerca de la calle”. The phrase “cerca de la calle” specifies the place where the wind is stronger and where the speakers should slow down. You would use it when talking about a street as a location or route.
Debemos “Debemos” expresses “should” or “must” in “¿Debemos caminar más despacio?”, asking whether walking more slowly is necessary or advisable. It is a form of “deber” used before the infinitive “caminar”. You would use “Debemos + infinitive” when asking or stating what action should be taken.
caminar “Caminar” means “to walk” in “¿Debemos caminar más despacio?”. It follows “Debemos” and names the action being considered. You would use it after a verb such as “Debemos” when discussing whether someone should walk.
despacio “Despacio” means “slowly” in “caminar más despacio”, describing how the speakers should walk. It follows the verb and is strengthened by “más” to mean “more slowly”. You would use “caminar despacio” when telling someone to walk at a slow pace.
Caminemos “Caminemos” means “let’s walk” in “Caminemos más despacio cerca de la calle”. It presents walking more slowly as a suggestion for the speaker and listener together. You would use “Caminemos + description or place” to suggest walking in a particular way or direction.
También “También” means “also” or “too” in “También sujetaré mi bolso cerca de mí”. It adds the speaker’s action to the action already being discussed. You would use it when adding another person’s action or another related fact.
sujetaré “Sujetaré” means “I will hold” in “También sujetaré mi bolso”. It is a future form of “sujetar” and states the speaker’s planned action. You would use “sujetaré + object” when saying that you will hold or keep something secure.
mi “Mi” means “my” before “bolso” in “mi bolso”. It identifies the bag as belonging to the speaker and comes before the noun. You would use “mi + noun” to refer to something that belongs to you.
bolso “Bolso” means “bag” in “sujetaré mi bolso cerca de mí”. It is the object that the speaker will hold close because of the wind. You would use it when talking about carrying or securing a bag.
mí “Mí” means “me” in “cerca de mí”, after the preposition “de”. The phrase means “close to me”, identifying the speaker as the reference point. You would use “de mí” after “de” when referring to yourself in this type of phrase.
Así “Así” means “that way” or “so” in “Así no se abrirá con el viento”. It introduces the intended result of holding the bag close. You would use it to connect an action with the result it is meant to produce.
no “No” means “not” in “no se abrirá”, making the statement negative. It comes before the verb expression and says that the bag will not open. You would use “no + verb” to deny or prevent an action.
abrirá “Abrirá” means “will open” in “no se abrirá con el viento”. It is a future form of “abrir”, and the earlier “bolso” is the thing understood as opening. You would use it when saying that something will open later, including in the negative pattern “no se abrirá”.

Grammar Points

Hace + sustantivo para expresar el tiempo

Hace viento afuera.

AH-seh BYEHN-toh ah-FWEH-rah.

It is windy outside.

En español se usa la forma impersonal «hace» para hablar del tiempo, en lugar de «ser» o «estar».

se + verbo pronominal

El bolso se abrirá.

ehl BOHL-soh seh ah-bree-RAH.

The bag will open.

El pronombre «se» forma parte de verbos como «abrirse» y aparece antes del verbo conjugado.

Spanish Vocabulary

afuera adv
ah-FWEH-rah outside

Hace viento afuera.

árbol noun
AR-bohl tree árboles

Los árboles se mueven mucho.

cerca de prep
SEHR-kah deh near

El viento es más fuerte cerca de la calle.

fuerte adj
FWEHR-teh strong

El viento es más fuerte cerca de la calle.

hacer viento phrase
ah-SEHR BYEHN-toh to be windy Hace viento

Hace viento afuera.

mano noun
MAH-noh hand

Sujeta tu sombrero con una mano.

moverse verb
moh-BEHR-seh to move se mueven

Los árboles se mueven mucho.

mucho adv
MOO-choh a lot

Los árboles se mueven mucho.

sombrero noun
som-BREH-roh hat

Sujeta tu sombrero con una mano.

sujetar verb
soo-heh-TAR to hold Sujeta

Sujeta tu sombrero con una mano.

tu det
too your

Sujeta tu sombrero con una mano.

viento noun
BYEHN-toh wind

El viento es más fuerte cerca de la calle.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

It's windy outside.

Show AnswerHace viento afuera.

Hold your hat with one hand.

Show AnswerSujeta tu sombrero con una mano.

The trees are moving a lot.

Show AnswerLos árboles se mueven mucho.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

tree

Show Answerárboles

hand

Show Answermano

outside

Show Answerafuera

to hold

Show AnswerSujeta