How to Give an Opinion About the Weather

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Welcome to Can-Do Portuguese by PortuguesePod101.com.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather in Portuguese.

For example, "It's hot today, isn't it?" is

Hoje está quente, né?

Susana Santos sees her neighbor, Andreia Araujo , and starts a conversation about the weather.

Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components.

Quente.

"hot"

Quente.

Listen to the conversation, and focus on Susana 's comment.

Ready?

Hoje está quente, né?

É verdade.

Once more with the English translation.

Hoje está quente, né?

"It's hot today, isn't it?"

É verdade.

"Indeed."

Let's break down the conversation.

Do you remember how Susana says,

"It's hot today, isn't it?"

Hoje está quente, né?

First is hoje, "today." Hoje. Hoje.

Next is está, "is," as in "Today is… Está. Está.

Note: está is from the verb estar, meaning "to be." Estar.

After this is quente, "hot." Quente. Quente.

Last is né, which is a contraction of não é, which translates as "isn't it?" in this context. Né. Né.

Note: Né is frequently used in casual Brazilian Portuguese conversations as a way to build consensus between the speakers.

All together, Hoje está quente, né?, literally "Today is hot, isn't it," but translates as "It's hot today, isn't it?"

Hoje está quente, né?

Let's take a closer look at the response.

Do you remember how the neighbor says,

"Indeed."

É verdade.

First is é, " is." É. É.

Note: é is from the verb ser, meaning "to be." Ser.

Next is verdade, "true." Verdade. Verdade.

All together, É verdade, literally, "it is true," but translates as "Indeed."

É verdade.

The pattern is

Hoje está WEATHER CONDITION, né?

It's WEATHER CONDITION today, isn't it?

Hoje está WEATHER CONDITION, né?

To use this pattern, simply replace the {WEATHER CONDITION} placeholder with the current weather condition.

Note: This pattern requires an adjective.

Imagine it's cold. Frio. "Cold." Frio. Frio.

Say

"It's cold today, isn't it?"

Ready?

Hoje está frio, né?

"It's cold today, isn't it?"

Hoje está frio, né?

Another informal way of talking about the weather in Brazilian Portuguese is by using exclamations.

Que calor! Literally, "What heat," but translates as "How hot!" Que calor!

Que frio! How cold. Que frio!

Using exclamations is meant to elicit a response from the listener.

Again, the key pattern is

Hoje está WEATHER CONDITION adjective, né?

It's WEATHER CONDITION today, isn't it?

Hoje está WEATHER CONDITION adjective, né?

Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Hoje está quente, né?

"It's hot today, isn't it?"

Hoje está quente, né?

Hoje está frio, né?

"It's cold today, isn't it?"

Hoje está frio, né?

Hoje está fresco, né?

"It's cool today, isn't it?"

Hoje está fresco, né?

Hoje o tempo está bom, né?

"The weather's nice today, isn't it?"

Hoje o tempo está bom, né?

Está tão quente!

"It's so hot!"

Está tão quente!

Did you notice how the last speaker used a different pattern?

Está tão quente!

"It's so hot!"

First is está, " is." Está.

Next is tão, translating as "so," in this context. Tão. Tão.

Simply add it in front of the adjective to express a high degree of intensity.

Last is quente, "hot." Quente.

All together, Está tão quente! "It's so hot!" Está tão quente!

This pattern is

Está tão WEATHER CONDITION!

It's so WEATHER CONDITION!

Let's review the new vocabulary.

Frio.

"cold"

Frio.

Fresco.

"cool"

Fresco.

Bom.

"good"

Bom.

Let's review.

Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation.

Ready?

Do you remember how to say "hot?"

Quente.

And how to say "today?"

Hoje.

Now how to say,

"It's hot today."

Hoje está quente.

Do you remember how Susana Santos says,

"It's hot today, isn't it?"

Hoje está quente, né?

Do you remember how Andreia Araujo says,

"Indeed."

É verdade.

Do you remember how to say "cold?"

Frio.

And how to say "cool?"

Fresco.

Let's practice.

Imagine you're Andreia , Susana 's neighbor. Comment to Susana on how cold it is today, or frio in Portuguese.

Ready?

Hoje está frio, né?

É verdade.

Listen again and repeat.

Hoje está frio, né?

Let's try another.

Imagine you're Sabrina Santos. Comment to your classmate on how hot the weather is, or quente in Portuguese.

Ready?

Hoje está quente, né?

É verdade.

Listen again and repeat.

Hoje está quente, né?

Let's try one more.

Imagine again you're Samuel Santos. Comment to your neighbor on how cool the weather is, or fresco in Portuguese.

Ready?

Hoje está fresco, né?

É verdade.

Listen again and repeat.

Hoje está fresco, né?

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