How to Say ‘They say it's going to rain this afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Dicen que en la tarde va a llover.
DEE-sen keh en lah TAHR-deh vah ah yoh-BEHR
[DEE-sen keh en lah TAHR-deh vah ah yoh-BEHR]
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Phrase Breakdown
Dicen que
DEE-sen keh
They say that
Use 'dicen que' for news or the weather report. Stress DI-cen. 'Que' sounds like 'ke'.
Dicen que mañana hace frío.
They say it'll be cold tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
Dicen
[DEE-sen]
they say
Present of 'decir' for 'they'; used for rumors or forecasts.
Dicen que mañana hace frío.
They say it'll be cold tomorrow.
que
[keh]
that
Used to introduce a defining clause which specifies a person/thing previously mentioned.
La casa que compramos es grande.
The house that we bought is big.
en la tarde
en lah TAHR-deh
in the afternoon
This is the Mexican way to say 'in the afternoon'. Stress TAR-de.
Trabajo en la tarde.
I work in the afternoon.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
tarde
[TAHR-deh]
afternoon
The part of the day after noon until evening.
Nos vemos en la tarde.
See you in the afternoon.
va a llover.
vah ah yoh-BEHR
it's going to rain.
Blend 'va a' into one sound, then say 'yo-VER', stressing the last syllable.
Lleva paraguas, va a llover.
Take an umbrella, it's going to rain.
Words in this phrase
va
[vah]
going to
Used to express a future action or state.
Ella va a correr una maratón.
She is going to run a marathon.
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
llover
[yoh-BEHR]
to rain
Weather verb, used only in third person.
Va a llover mucho.
It's going to rain a lot.
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