Hacia el sol.
Toward the sun.
Giving directions over the phone with no map, the only landmark is the bright disk in the sky. Hacia el sol points the way.
From The Office · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "sun" in Spanish
el sol
nounmasculineone syllable
"Sun" in Spanish is el sol, a short masculine word. To say it's sunny, Spanish uses hacer: Hace sol. For a very sunny day you'll also hear Hay mucho sol.
Hear "sol" in real movie scenes
Directions by the sun and a sun in someone's hand. Each video starts and stops on that line.
El poder del sol.
The power of the sun.
The scientist holds his own small sun in his hand and can't hide his delight. Del is de plus el, so the power of the sun is el poder del sol.
Sunny phrases with sol
Six phrases for warm, bright days.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Hace sol. | It's sunny. |
| Hay mucho sol. | There's a lot of sun. |
| tomar el sol | to sunbathe |
| al sol / a la sombra | in the sun / in the shade |
| las gafas de sol | sunglasses (Spain) |
| un día soleado | a sunny day |
Tip: De sol a sol means from sunrise to sunset. People use it for a very long working day: Trabaja de sol a sol.
Grammar: el sol, hace sol
Four points for sunny days.
Masculine
el sol, so amounts are masculine too: mucho sol, poco sol. The moon, la luna, is feminine.Sunny weather takes hacer
Hace sol. It's sunny. Hace mucho sol. It's very sunny. Hay sol works as well.De + el = del
The two words always merge: la luz del sol, the sunlight. el poder del sol, the power of the sun.One clean syllable
Say SOHL with a pure o and a light l at the tip of the tongue.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Hoy hay mucho sol.
It's very sunny today.
En el sur hay mucho sol.
There's a lot of sun in the south.
En abril hay poco sol.
There's not much sun in April.
Y conozco la historia del viento y el sol.
And I know the story of the wind and the sun.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Está sol
✓Hace sol
Sol is a noun, so it pairs with hace or hay.
✗mucha sol
✓mucho sol
Sol is masculine, and mucho has to match it.
✗la luz de el sol
✓la luz del sol
De and el always merge into del.
Practice: 3 quick exercises
Free, and you don't need an account.
1 of 3 · Watch and choose
What do you hear in the video?
The other 27 exercises on this topic are in the app.
How to remember it
Sol hides inside English solar. Solar panels run on el sol.
Questions about "sun" in Spanish
How do you say sun in Spanish?
El sol, said in one syllable: SOHL.
How do you say "it's sunny" in Spanish?
Hace sol. For a lot of sun, say Hace mucho sol or Hay mucho sol.
Is sol masculine or feminine?
Masculine: el sol, mucho sol. The moon is the feminine one, la luna.
How do you say sunglasses in Spanish?
Las gafas de sol in Spain and los lentes de sol in much of Latin America.
