día frío
/dia fɾio/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for "cold day" is día frío.
The phrase is used to describe a day when the temperature is low.
Which one should you use?
While día frío is the standard way to describe a cold day, you might use Día fresquito to mean a "chilly day" in more casual settings or the formal expression Jornada helada to indicate a freezing day.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase día frío, the adjective frío follows the noun día, following the standard Spanish noun-adjective word order. To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix -s, resulting in días fríos.
Did you know?
- While English speakers say 'It is a cold day', a Spanish speaker might say Hace un día frío using the verb hacer (to make/do) to describe the weather.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, calling a person frío or fría means they are emotionally distant or unfriendly, rather than just describing their body temperature.
- The word frío is a distant linguistic relative of the English words 'fridge' and 'refrigerator'.
Examples in context
- Era un día frío y luminoso de abril, y los relojes marcaban la una de la tarde.It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.The sentence is useful for seeing how to describe the atmosphere of a cold day using día frío.Tatoeba #798791 by Shishir, translation #376738 by taisanboku
- Hoy es un día frío.Today is a cold day.
- Prefiero un día frío para beber chocolate.I prefer a cold day to drink chocolate.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are looking out the window.
- Elena¡Qué día frío hace hoy!What a cold day it is today!
- DanielTienes razón, Elena.You are right, Elena.
- ElenaMe pondré un abrigo.I will put on a coat.
- DanielYo también, Daniel.Me too, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries día, frío, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
