Tiempo... Time or weather???

Question

Just wondering about the word tiempo- is there a logical reason for it meaning both Time and Weather? It can be pretty confusing sometimes (see, there it is again! The word Pretty with two meanings!)

Answer 1

The same in English - bear (n) and bear (v), close (adj) and close (v).

Issabela - you are certainly right about that - it is a bigger problem in English - have a vot - ian-hill, OCT 6, 2009

Good one. For every complaint I've seen lodged about Spanish, the same can be said about English. So far there are no exceptions to that. - Goyo, OCT 6, 2009

I suppose I'll just have to bear it! - EJClaire, OCT 6, 2009

Hi Issabela, I'm trying to learn Spanish, I love your answer here. Thank you!! - Billmar, MAY 10, 2012

Answer 2

theres many words in spanish thats have several meanings to them. and yes tiempo is weather and time

Answer 3

How did you know to use the word pretty in that context? Wasn't even confusing at all was it?

That pretty much says it all. - Nicole-B, OCT 6, 2009

Pretty well I would say. - ian-hill, OCT 6, 2009

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Getting used to the context is certainly hard. It just takes practice. At first I was extremely confused when I heard the word se, because sometimes it is part of reflexive verbs and sometimes it is a conjugation of the verb saber.

The funny thing is, I can't even tell you when that stopped being a problem. The meaning just gradually became more obvious as I listened to more and more Spanish.

The word that really drives me nuts is mañana. It has two meanings, both time related. I often have to think about that one for a moment before I understand when they mean. However, that's still just a matter of context, so I'm sure that will become clearer too.

Si, manana manana como el desayuno - EJClaire, OCT 6, 2009

Answer 6

Both. Use this word in the context of the conversation/sentence. Context shouldn't be a major difficulty in this situation. I have to be careful when speaking/writing more than understanding (with this word) (vis: 'hora' versus 'tiempo').

Answer 7

This is rather confusing for Spanish students of English:

Tomorrow we are going to have good time.

this is what I often get One should think, ok, the "a" (good time) is missing, well no, they mean weather

That sounds like a statemnet someone from Belarus might say, but I have never heard anyone say it like that. - Seitheach, OCT 6, 2009

Answer 8

I don´t know why you´re saying this is confusing, because you understand the meaning from the content used, so we have: 1.El tiempo probable y 2. Es tiempo de irme.

Good luck!