Planning for a Very Hot Day | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: Before going outside on a very hot day, two adults plan to avoid the strongest heat, use sunscreen, carry water, and visit a park later..

EN → ES / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

Hoy va a hacer mucho calor.

oy bah ah ah-SAIR MOO-choh kah-LOR It's going to be really hot today.
B

Evitemos caminar durante la parte más calurosa del día.

eh-bee-TEH-mohs kah-mee-NAR doo-RAN-teh lah PAR-teh mahs kah-loo-ROH-sah del DEE-ah Let's avoid walking during the hottest part of the day.
A

Me pondré protector solar antes de salir.

meh pohn-DRAY proh-tek-TOR soh-LAR AN-tes deh sah-LEER I'll put on sunscreen before we leave.
B

Quédate también a la sombra siempre que puedas.

KAY-dah-teh tahm-BYEN ah lah SOHM-brah SYEM-preh keh PWEH-dahs Stay in the shade whenever you can, too.
A

Podría deshidratarme rápidamente con este calor.

poh-DREE-ah des-ee-drah-TAR-meh rah-pee-dah-MEN-teh kohn ES-teh kah-LOR I could get dehydrated quickly in this heat.
B

Lleva agua y bebe a menudo.

YEH-bah AH-gwah ee BEH-beh ah oh-meh-NOO-doh Carry water and drink often.
A

Visitemos el parque más tarde, cuando haga más fresco.

bee-see-TEH-mohs el PAR-keh mahs TAR-deh KWAHN-doh AH-gah mahs FRES-koh Let's visit the park later when it's cooler.
B

Eso será más seguro y más cómodo.

EH-soh seh-RAH mahs seh-GOO-roh ee mahs KOH-moh-doh That will be safer and more comfortable.

Word by Word

Hoy “Hoy” means today and places the weather statement on the current day. It commonly appears at the beginning of a sentence, as in “Hoy va a hacer mucho calor.”
va “Va” helps express what is going to happen in the future in “va a hacer”. It is part of the construction “va a” followed by an infinitive, here describing expected weather.
a In “va a hacer”, “a” is the linking word in the expression for something that is going to happen. It appears between “va” and the infinitive “hacer”.
hacer “Hacer” means to do or make, but in “hacer calor” it is used in the standard Spanish expression for describing hot weather. The same weather construction can be reused with a different weather description.
mucho “Mucho” means a lot of and intensifies “calor” in “mucho calor”. Together, “mucho calor” describes very hot weather; “mucho” commonly appears before a noun when expressing a large amount.
calor “Calor” means heat. In “hacer calor”, it is the noun used to describe hot weather, and in “este calor” it refers to the heat being experienced now.
Evitemos “Evitemos” means let’s avoid and presents a suggestion that includes the speaker. It is the dialogue form related to “evitar” and is followed here by the activity “caminar”.
caminar “Caminar” means to walk or walking in “Evitemos caminar”. It names the activity to be avoided and follows “evitemos” as an infinitive.
durante “Durante” means during and introduces the period in which the walking should be avoided. It is followed here by the noun phrase “la parte más calurosa del día”.
la “La” means the and introduces the feminine noun “parte” in “la parte más calurosa”. It is placed directly before the noun phrase it determines.
parte “Parte” means part. In “la parte más calurosa del día”, it identifies a portion of the day, specifically the one described as hottest by the surrounding words.
más “Más” means more or most and gives a comparison in “más calurosa”. Together with “calurosa”, it identifies the hottest part of the day; it can also appear before an adjective in a comparison.
calurosa “Calurosa” describes something as hot. In “la parte más calurosa”, “más” makes the description identify the hottest part, while “calurosa” agrees with “parte”.
del “Del” means of the and links “parte” with “día” in “la parte más calurosa del día”. It is the contracted form of “de” and “el”.
día “Día” means day. In “del día”, it identifies the day whose hottest part is being discussed; the phrase “durante la parte más calurosa del día” specifies a time period.
Me “Me” marks the action in “Me pondré protector solar” as something the speaker does to themself. It appears before the conjugated verb “pondré” in this reflexive use.
pondré “Pondré” means I will put on in this dialogue. It is the future form related to “poner” and combines with “me” to describe the speaker putting sunscreen on themself.
protector “Protector” refers to a protective product in “protector solar”. Together with “solar”, the phrase means sunscreen; “protector” commonly appears before a descriptive word or noun that specifies what it protects against.
solar “Solar” means related to the sun. In “protector solar”, it specifies that the protective product is for protection from the sun.
antes “Antes” means before and places one action earlier than another. In “antes de salir”, it introduces the time before leaving.
de In “antes de salir”, “de” links “antes” to the following action “salir”. The pattern “antes de” is followed here by an infinitive to mean before doing something.
salir “Salir” means to leave or go out. It follows “antes de” in “antes de salir”, naming the action that has not yet happened when the sunscreen is applied.
Quédate “Quédate” means stay and gives a direct instruction to one person. It is the dialogue form related to “quedarse” and is used here with the location phrase “a la sombra”.
también “También” means also or too and adds this advice to the other precautions already mentioned. It can be placed after the verb, as in “Quédate también”.
sombra “Sombra” means shade. In “a la sombra”, it names the cooler, protected place where the person is advised to stay.
siempre “Siempre” means always and expresses repeated or continuous applicability. In “siempre que puedas”, it helps form the expression whenever you can.
que In “siempre que puedas”, “que” links the general advice to the condition “puedas”. Together with “siempre”, it forms the expression whenever.
puedas “Puedas” means can or are able to in “siempre que puedas”. It expresses the ability or opportunity to stay in the shade, and the full phrase means whenever you can.
Podría “Podría” means could or might and presents dehydration as a possible result of the heat. It is the dialogue form related to “poder” and is followed here by “deshidratarme”.
deshidratarme “Deshidratarme” means become dehydrated here. The ending “me” shows that the speaker is the person affected, and it follows “podría” as the action that might happen.
rápidamente “Rápidamente” means quickly and describes how soon dehydration could happen. It is an adverb and can be placed after the action it modifies, as in “deshidratarme rápidamente”.
con “Con” means with, but in “con este calor” it sets the heat as the surrounding condition. It commonly introduces the circumstances under which something happens.
este “Este” means this and points to the heat being experienced in the current situation. It appears before “calor” in “este calor”.
Lleva “Lleva” means carry and gives a direct instruction to one person. It is the dialogue form related to “llevar” and takes “agua” as its object here.
agua “Agua” means water. In “Lleva agua”, it is the thing the listener is told to carry, and it can function as the object after “lleva”.
y “Y” means and and links the two instructions “Lleva agua” and “bebe a menudo”. It joins actions that are both recommended for the hot day.
bebe “Bebe” means drink and gives a direct instruction to one person. It is the dialogue form related to “beber” and is modified by “a menudo”.
a menudo Together, “a menudo” means often and says that the drinking should happen frequently. The components “a” and “menudo” work together as one time expression, modifying “bebe”; this expression is useful for describing repeated actions.
Visitemos “Visitemos” means let’s visit and suggests an activity that includes the speaker. It is the dialogue form related to “visitar” and is followed by the object “el parque”.
el “El” means the and introduces “parque” in “el parque”. It appears directly before this masculine noun.
parque “Parque” means park. In “Visitemos el parque”, it is the place that the speakers propose visiting later.
tarde “Tarde” refers to a later time in “más tarde”. Together with “más”, the phrase means later and places the park visit after the current moment.
cuando “Cuando” means when and introduces the time condition for the proposed visit. In “cuando haga más fresco”, it connects the visit with the time when the weather is cooler.
haga “Haga” is used here in the weather expression “haga más fresco”, meaning that it is cooler. It is the dialogue form related to “hacer” and appears after “cuando” in the time clause.
fresco “Fresco” means cool in “haga más fresco”. Together with “más”, “más fresco” means cooler, describing the weather at the later time.
Eso “Eso” means that and refers to the plan just mentioned, visiting the park later when it is cooler. It functions as the subject of “será” in the next evaluation.
será “Será” means will be and states what the earlier plan is expected to be in the future. It is the dialogue form related to “ser” and is followed by the descriptions “más seguro” and “más cómodo”.
seguro “Seguro” means safe. In “más seguro”, it describes the later plan as safer than going out during the strongest heat; “más” supplies the comparison.
cómodo “Cómodo” means comfortable. In “más cómodo”, it describes the later plan as more comfortable, with “más” making the comparison.

Grammar Points

ir a + infinitivo

Hoy va a hacer mucho calor.

oy bah ah ah-SAIR MOO-choh kah-LOR

Today it is going to be very hot.

Use ir a + infinitive to talk about a planned or expected future event.

Imperativo afirmativo

Quédate en la sombra y bebe agua.

KAY-dah-teh en lah SOHM-brah ee BEH-beh AH-gwah

Stay in the shade and drink water.

Use the affirmative imperative to give direct advice or instructions.

Spanish Vocabulary

calor noun
kah-LOR heat

mucho calor

caluroso adj
kah-loo-ROH-soh hot calurosa

la parte más calurosa

caminar verb
kah-mee-NAR to walk
día noun
DEE-ah day
durante prep
doo-RAN-teh during
evitar verb
eh-bee-TAR to avoid evitemos

Evitemos caminar...

hacer verb
ah-SAIR to be; to make/do va a hacer

Hoy va a hacer mucho calor.

hoy adv
oy today
mucho det
MOO-choh a lot of; much

mucho calor

parte noun
PAR-teh part

la parte más calurosa del día

ponerse verb
poh-NAIR-seh to put on; to apply me pondré

Me pondré protector solar.

protector solar phrase
proh-tek-TOR soh-LAR sunscreen

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

It's going to be really hot today.

Show AnswerHoy va a hacer mucho calor.

I could get dehydrated quickly in this heat.

Show AnswerPodría deshidratarme rápidamente con este calor.

Carry water and drink often.

Show AnswerLleva agua y bebe a menudo.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

during

Show Answerdurante

to avoid

Show Answerevitemos

hot

Show Answercalurosa

a lot of; much

Show Answermucho