¿cómo está el clima hoy?
To ask "how is the weather today" in Spanish, use ¿cómo está el clima hoy?
This phrase is used to ask about the current atmospheric conditions of the day. While the word clima literally refers to "climate," it is frequently used in this context to mean the current weather.
What does it mean word for word?
The word clima means "climate."
Which one should you use?
While ¿cómo está el clima hoy? is grammatically correct, the phrase ¿qué tiempo hace hoy? is much more common in many Spanish-speaking regions to ask about the weather.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries like Mexico and Colombia, people use the phrase ¿Cómo está el clima hoy por acá? to mean "How is the weather today around here?"
How does it change in a sentence?
The word hoy (today) can be omitted from the phrase, such as in ¿cómo está el clima?, if the context of the current day is already understood.
Did you know?
- The word clima is actually a linguistic descendant of a Greek word meaning 'to slope' or 'to incline'. It originally referred to the specific zones of the earth's surface based on their inclination toward the sun.
- When describing weather in Spanish, it is common to use the verb hacer, which means 'to make' or 'to do'. For example, instead of saying the weather 'is' a certain way, you might say 'it makes heat' or 'it makes cold'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, talking about the weather is a standard social lubricant used to initiate conversations with strangers or break an awkward silence.
Examples in context
- ¿Cómo está el clima hoy? Hace mucho calor.How is the weather today? It is very hot.
- No sé, ¿cómo está el clima hoy?I don't know, how is the weather today?
- Oye, ¿cómo está el clima hoy?Hey, how is the weather today?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are talking on the phone.
- AlejandroHola Sofía, ¿cómo está el clima hoy?Hello Sofia, how is the weather today?
- SofíaEstá muy soleado y hace calor.It is very sunny and hot.
- AlejandroPerfecto, quiero ir al parque.Perfect, I want to go to the park.
- SofíaYo también, nos vemos allá.Me too, see you there.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries clima, cómo, el, hoy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
