El verano será genial.
Summer will be great.
Será is the future of ser, so the line looks ahead to a summer that hasn't started yet.
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How to say "summer" in Spanish
el verano
nounmasculineplural: los veranos
"Summer" in Spanish is el verano. To say "in summer", use en verano: En verano hace calor. The v sounds like a b, so you say beh-RAH-noh.
Hear "verano" in a real scene
One line about the summer ahead. The video starts and stops on that line.
Summer phrases you'll use
Six phrases for the hot months.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| en verano | in summer |
| este verano | this summer |
| el verano pasado | last summer |
| las vacaciones de verano | summer vacation |
| veranear | to spend the summer somewhere |
| el horario de verano | daylight saving time |
Tip: The four seasons: la primavera, el verano, el otoño, el invierno. Only spring is feminine.
Grammar: el verano, en verano
Four points about this season.
It's masculine
el verano, un verano largo. Plural: los veranos.In summer
En verano works on its own. You'll also hear en el verano, especially in Latin America.Hot weather takes hacer
En verano hace calor. It's hot in summer. Spanish describes the weather with hace.V sounds like b
Spanish v and b sound the same: beh-RAH-noh, with the stress on ra.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
En verano hace calor.
It's hot in summer.
Es lindo, pueden venir en verano.
It's nice, you can come in summer.
El verano será genial.
Summer will be great.
un verano largo
a long summer
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Es caliente en verano.
✓En verano hace calor.
For hot weather, Spanish says hace calor.
✗Estoy caliente. (meaning you feel hot)
✓Tengo calor.
Estoy caliente can mean something very different. When the heat gets to you, say tengo calor.
✗vuh-RAH-noh (pronunciation)
✓beh-RAH-noh
Spanish v sounds like b.
Real conversation: a summer visit
A short dialog on your first visit to a friend's home.
It's a hot summer day and your first time at Carmen's home. She meets you at the door and proudly shows you around.
Mira, es nuestro hogar.
Look, this is our home.
¿Hace calor en verano?
Is it hot here in summer?
Sí, mucho. Pero en primavera es perfecto.
Yes, very. But in spring it's perfect.
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How to remember it
Think very warm: verano is the very warm season.
Questions about "summer" in Spanish
How do you say summer in Spanish?
El verano. "In summer" is en verano: En verano hace calor.
How do you say summer vacation in Spanish?
Las vacaciones de verano. The verb veranear means to spend the summer somewhere.
Is verano masculine or feminine?
Masculine: el verano, los veranos. Of the four seasons, only la primavera is feminine.
How do you say "it's hot" in Spanish?
Hace calor for the weather, and tengo calor when you feel hot.
