How to Say "It Is Summer" in Spanish

Es verano

/es beɾano/from spelling rules

The Spanish phrase for "it is summer" is Es verano.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of the verb es (it is) and the noun verano (summer).

The verb used is the third-person singular of ser (to be), which is used for permanent or defining characteristics like seasons.

/es beɾano/

English speakers often mistakenly use está (from the verb estar) instead of es (from the verb ser) when stating the season.

In Old Spanish, verano actually referred to 'spring' rather than the hot season we call 'summer' today.
While Es verano is the standard way to state the season, in many Spanish-speaking countries, people are more likely to say Estamos en verano (We are in summer).
In a literary context, referring to el verano can sometimes be a metaphor for the prime of one's life, similar to how English uses 'the summer of my youth'.

Es verano.
It is summer.
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Es verano y hace mucho calor.
It is summer and it is very hot.
No quiero trabajar porque es verano.
I don't want to work because it is summer.

María and Javier are talking about the weather while walking outside.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, verano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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