How to Say ‘Good, but it's so hot today!’ in Mexican Spanish
Bien, pero ¡qué calor hace hoy!
byehn PEH-roh keh kah-LOHR AH-seh oy
[byehn PEH-roh keh kah-LOHR AH-seh oy]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Answering bien and then going straight into a complaint is the classic way to start office small talk. The weather gripe is the actual conversation, not a real problem.
Phrase Breakdown
Bien, pero
byehn PEH-roh
Fine, but
This answers 'how are you' and then adds a contrast. Tap the 'r' in 'pero' once.
Bien, pero cansado.
Fine, but tired.
Words in this phrase
Bien
[byehn]
well / fine
Adverb meaning in good condition or okay, often used with 'estar'.
El calentador ya funciona bien.
The water heater works fine now.
pero
[PEH-roh]
but
A conjunction used to introduce contrast or additional information.
Trabajo en marketing, «Pero» busco un cambio.
I work in marketing, “but” I am looking for a change.
¡qué calor
keh kah-LOHR
how hot
Start the exclamation with energy. Say 'keh kah-LOR'.
¡Qué calor en la calle!
How hot it is in the street!
Words in this phrase
qué
[keh]
what (a) / how
Exclamatory word used to stress something, like 'what a...!' or 'so...!'.
¡Qué frío!
How cold!
calor
[kah-LOHR]
heat
Masculine noun for hot weather; used with 'hacer' to say it's hot.
Tengo mucho calor.
I'm very hot.
hace hoy!
AH-seh oy
it is today!
This is weather with 'hacer'. Both h's are silent: 'AH-seh oy'.
Hace sol hoy.
It's sunny today.
Words in this phrase
hace
[AH-seh]
it is
Used to describe the weather or conditions.
Hace calor afuera.
It is hot outside.
hoy
[oy]
Today
The current day.
Hoy voy al mercado.
Today I'm going to the market.
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