Beginner question: It is cooler today than yesterday

Question

Please correct my Spanish sentence.

Hace menos calor hoy que ayer.

It is cooler today than yesterday. Lit: It is less hot today than yesterday.

I am very unsure of this because the menos ... que construction is for adjectives and in this expression I am not comparing adjectives.

But I want to be able to say because it is true and I am glad of it!

¡Muchas gracias!

Answer 1

Yes, you are both correct, Revmef and la Poetisa

You can say:

1 (Hoy), hace más fresco que ayer

= (Today) it is cooler/colder than yesterday

o

2 (Hoy) hace menos calor que ayer

=( Today) it is not as hot as yesterday

I prefer the first construction as against the second but it is mostly a matter of personal choice

There is little difference in meaning unless you want to emphasise:

in example 1 that it is colder/cooler or in example 2 that it is Not as hot compared to yesterday

I hope this helps

Thank you for the guidance on the emphasis! - revmaf, Aug 7, 2010

You are most welcome :) - FELIZ77, Aug 8, 2010

Answer 2

I would say this...

Hoy hace más fresco que ayer. - Today is cooler that yesterday.

Your try is correct as wel, but you can change it around a bit. I am not so sure about the word order.

Here are some examples-

Hoy hace menos calor que ayer.

And I even see this-

Hace hoy menos calor que ayer.