Weather & Climate

1. Hoxe fai calor, non?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   A small-talk remark inviting agreement about the weather

   Grammar Note

   Weather uses facer + noun (fai calor). The 3rd-person singular of facer is fai. A tag question is just non?

2. Parece que vai chover

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   Said when the sky suggests rain

   Grammar Note

   The 3rd-person singular of ir is vai. "Ir" + infinitive expresses the near future, without the a of Spanish va a llover

3. Aproxímase unha tormenta

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warns of, or comments on, an approaching storm

   Grammar Note

   The reflexive se follows the verb and the word needs an accent (aproxímase). Tormenta is feminine

4. Hoxe fai fresco, non?

   It's cool today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Light talk about a cool day

   Grammar Note

   Fresco means pleasantly cool; a light remark about the temperature

5. Pode dicirme a previsión do tempo?

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Asks hotel or guesthouse staff for the forecast

   Grammar Note

   Tempo means both time and weather, so previsión do tempo is the weather forecast. The verb is dicir, not decir

6. Necesito protector solar?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Asks whether sunscreen is needed given the sun

   Grammar Note

   Only the closing ? is written. Protector solar literally means sun protector

7. Debo levar un paraugas?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Asks whether to take an umbrella

   Grammar Note

   Umbrella is paraugas (not Spanish paraguas). It is a masculine noun with the same singular and plural

8. Cando é a estación seca?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Asks about the dry period; in Galicia summer is comparatively dry

   Grammar Note

   Estación means both season and station and is feminine. Seco agrees with it and becomes seca

9. Cando é a estación das chuvias?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Asks when most rain falls; in Galicia mainly autumn to winter

   Grammar Note

   Rain is chuvia, and choiva is a variant form; the RAG dictionary points choiva to chuvia. de + as = das

10. Hoxe o sol está moi forte

    The sun is really strong today

    Usage

    Talks about strong sunshine

    Grammar Note

    A temporary state takes estar (está forte). "Very" is moi

11. A chuvia

    Rain

    Usage

    A basic weather word

    Grammar Note

    Chuvia is feminine. Choiva is a variant, and the RAG dictionary treats chuvia as the headword

12. A neve

    Snow

    Usage

    A basic weather word

    Grammar Note

    Neve is feminine. Unlike Spanish nieve, it has no diphthong

13. O vento

    Wind

    Usage

    A basic weather word

    Grammar Note

    Vento is masculine, so the article is o

14. O sol

    Sun

    Usage

    A basic word for weather talk: the sun

    Grammar Note

    Sol is masculine, so the article is o

15. Nubrado

    Cloudy

    Usage

    A basic weather word

    Grammar Note

    Nubrado means covered with clouds and is spelled with -br- (unlike Spanish nublado). With a feminine noun it becomes nubrada

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