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How to Say ‘What's the weather going to be like?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Qué tiempo va a hacer?

keh TYEM-poh ba ah ah-THEHR

[keh TYEM-poh ba ah ah-THEHR]

💬 Usage Tip: tiempo means both "time" and "weather". With hacer it's always the weather.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Qué tiempo

keh TYEM-poh

What weather

'Tiempo' means 'weather' here, not 'time'. 'Qué' sounds like 'keh'.

Example

¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?

What's the weather like today?

Words in this phrase

Qué

[keh]

what

An interrogative word used to ask for information or clarification.

Example

¿Qué tipo de cultura valoras en una empresa?

What type of culture do you value in a company?

tiempo

[TYEM-poh]

weather

'Tiempo' also means weather, not only time.

Example

Hoy hace buen tiempo.

The weather is nice today.

va a hacer?

ba ah ah-THEHR

is it going to be?

The verb 'hacer' is used to talk about weather. The 'h' is silent, and in Spain 'c' before 'e' sounds like the English 'th'.

Example

¿Va a hacer frío?

Is it going to be cold?

Words in this phrase

[ba]

is going to

Indicates a future action or event.

Example

Va a llover.

It is going to rain.

[ah]

(no direct translation)

Preposition required after 'afectar' before the object.

Example

Afecta a todos.

It affects everyone.

hacer

[ah-THEHR]

to be (weather) / to do

'Hacer' is used to describe weather: hace sol, hace frío.

Example

Mañana va a hacer calor.

Tomorrow it's going to be hot.

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