How to Say ‘Is it going to rain today?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Va a llover hoy?
ba ah yoh-BEHR oy
[ba ah yoh-BEHR oy]
💬 Usage Tip: va a plus an action gives "going to", just like English. Swap in ¿Va a nevar hoy? "Is it going to snow today?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Va a
ba ah
Is it going to
'Ir a' plus an infinitive expresses the near future. The two 'a' sounds blend into a long 'baa'.
¿Va a venir?
Is he going to come?
Words in this phrase
Va
[ba]
is going to
Indicates a future action or event.
Va a llover.
It is going to rain.
a
[ah]
(no direct translation)
Preposition required after 'afectar' before the object.
Afecta a todos.
It affects everyone.
llover hoy?
yoh-BEHR oy
rain today?
In Spain, 'll' sounds like 'y': yo-VER oy. The 'h' in 'hoy' is silent.
No va a llover.
It's not going to rain.
Words in this phrase
llover
[yoh-BEHR]
to rain
Weather verb used only in the third person: 'it rains'.
En Galicia suele llover mucho.
In Galicia it usually rains a lot.
hoy
[oy]
Today
Referring to the present day.
Hoy es un buen día para empezar de nuevo.
Today is a good day to start anew.
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