Spanish A1: Weather, seasons, and making simple plans
Objective
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to use simple Spanish for Weather, seasons, and making simple plans. You will practise short lines such as hace calor, hace frío, hace sol.
Why this matters
This lesson matters because beginner Spanish quickly becomes more useful when you can say what you are going to do, when you want to meet, and what you plan next.
Quick A1 context
Keep this lesson small and practical. Copy one full model, say it aloud, and then change one part only: the person, the place, the food, the object, or the time.
Core explanation
Start with one useful frame
Begin with a model like hace calor. Learn it as one whole line before you analyse every word.
Then change one small part
Keep the same structure and swap one detail, as in hace frío.
Keep this clear
Weather works best with short fixed descriptions before you add plans.
A1 tip
If you feel stuck, return to a safe model such as Hace calor. and build from there.
Core forms or patterns
hace calor / fríolluevehace solsi hace buen tiempo...
Meaning contrasts
- weather uses different verbs and expressions in Spanish
- the weather often explains or changes a plan
Example sentences
Hoy hace calor.Manana llueve.Hace buen tiempo, asi que vamos al parque.Si hace frío, me quedo en casa.En invierno nieva en la montana.Hoy hace sol y quiero salir.Hace viento por la tarde.Cuando llueve, tomo el autobús.
Common mistakes
- Wrong:
It is hotBetter:Hace calor.Why: Spanish uses a set expression here. - Wrong:
Es rainingBetter:Llueve.Why: Weather verbs are often shorter in Spanish. - Wrong:
Hace sollyBetter:Hace sol.Why: Use the fixed chunk, not an English-shaped adjective.
Useful expressions and chunks
hace calorhace fríohace sollluevesi hace buen tiempo...
Mini comparison with English
Weather is another area where literal translation hurts. The best strategy is to memorise the Spanish weather chunks as complete units.
Guided practice
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Complete each mini-sentence. Write one word or one short phrase.
- a.
Hoy hace _____. - b.
_____ llueve. - c.
Hace buen _____, asi que vamos al parque. - d.
Si hace frío, me _____ en casa.
- a.
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Choose the better Spanish sentence.
- a.
It is hot/Hace calor. - b.
Es raining/Llueve. - c.
Hace solly/Hace sol.
- a.
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Write the correct version.
- a.
It is hot - b.
Es raining - c.
Hace solly
- a.
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Finish these useful mini-phrases.
- a.
hace calor ... - b.
hace frío ... - c.
hace sol ...
- a.
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Mini output.
- Write two short sentences about you or your routine.
- Try to use:
hace calor / fríolluevehace sol
Answer key
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- a.
Hoy hace calor. - b.
Manana llueve. - c.
Hace buen tiempo, asi que vamos al parque. - d.
Si hace frío, me quedo en casa.
- a.
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- a.
Hace calor. - b.
Llueve. - c.
Hace sol.
- a.
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- a.
Hace calor. - b.
Llueve. - c.
Hace sol.
- a.
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Open answers. Possible models:
- a.
Hoy hace calor. - b.
Manana llueve. - c.
Hace buen tiempo, asi que vamos al parque.
- a.
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Open answer.
- Possible model:
Hoy hace calor.
- Possible model:
Mini production task
Write 3 or 4 short lines about you, your routine, or a simple real situation using the language from this lesson. Try to include hace calor, hace frío, hace sol.
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