hace un día hermoso
/aθe un dia eɾmoso/from spelling rules
To say "the weather is beautiful" in Spanish, you say hace un día hermoso.
This phrase is used to express that the current weather is very pleasant.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "it makes a beautiful day".
Which one should you use?
While hace un día hermoso uses the word for "day" (día), you can also say hace un tiempo hermoso to mean the weather is beautiful, using the word for "time" or "weather" (tiempo) instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
Spanish uses the verb hacer (to make/do) instead of ser or estar (to be) to express weather conditions like this.
Did you know?
- While hace means 'makes' in this phrase, it is also used in Spanish to mean 'ago' when talking about time, similar to how the Italian word fa is used.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, commenting hace un día hermoso is a standard social lubricant used to initiate polite conversation with strangers.
Examples in context
- ¡Qué bonito día hace!What a beautiful day it is!
- Está increíble el clima.The weather is incredible.
- El clima está padrísimo.The weather is awesome.
- ¡Qué chingón está el clima!How amazing the weather is!
- Hace un día estupendo.It's a fantastic day.
- El clima está re lindo.The weather is really nice.
- ¡Qué copado el día!What a cool day!
- El clima es espléndidoThe weather is splendid
- Hace un día radianteIt's a radiant day
- Hoy hace un día hermoso.Today the weather is beautiful.
- Qué suerte que hace un día hermoso.How lucky that the weather is beautiful.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are walking in a park.
- LucíaMira, hace un día hermoso.Look, the weather is beautiful.
- JavierSí, es perfecto para caminar.Yes, it is perfect for walking.
- LucíaJavier, ¿quieres ir a la playa?Javier, do you want to go to the beach?
- Javier¡Claro que sí, Lucía!Of course, Lucía!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries día, hace, hermoso, un, CC BY-SA 4.0.
