what does Su son muy caliente mean

Question

what does Su son muy caliente mean ?

Answer 1

Cuban band Asere play a number called 'Vengan todos a bailar al son'. El son is the type of music, the hot beat which one can't help but dance to.

I'd guess at 'his/her very hot sound' referring to music.

Answer 2

What does, 'Su son muy caliente' mean?

It would not make alot of sense to other people here without some context but it literally,means:

His* are very hot (His what, are very hot???)

The problem is that in Spanish we don't use the verb ser to mean to be hot in a physical sense. We would use the verb 'tener' = to have

We would say: Tiene mucho calor = He is very hot

I am not sure how to express 'Hot' in a metaphorical sense that is to say someone is Hot (as in very attractive!) but I doubt it would be expressed as in the sentence above

I hope that this helps You

And since "su" is singular, it doesn't match "son". It should either be "sus" , or the verb should be "es". ¿Verdad? - Goyo, Aug 15, 2010

Sí, Goyo tienes razón - FELIZ77, Aug 15, 2010

:) - FELIZ77, Aug 15, 2010

Answer 3

In the sentence "Su son muy caliente", son could also be referring to a type of music, especially if it comes from a Caribbean Spanish speaker. Gloria Estefan has a song called Si Señor in her album Mi Tierra where she talks about her "son".

This would be saying. . .His/her, your (formal) son is very hot! - davipete, Aug 15, 2010

To clarify, I think you are meaning her sonido or sound, son short for sonido. And not son as in mijo. ¿Verdad? - sagiia, Aug 15, 2010

They talk about the Cuban 'son' too as in 'sound'. - galsally, Aug 16, 2010

Trouble is it is hard for some of us to know all the different variations and abbreviations lol it just looked like a misprint to me - FELIZ77, Aug 16, 2010

Answer 4

Well it is very, very, hot here today so I am making a guess that it means, 'The hot sun')

Mesmerizing photo... - Rolest, Aug 16, 2010

esta muy caliente, it is very hot,:)lol (can't get an accent on the a) - Brynleigh, Aug 16, 2010

Answer 5

Or - could it have been a typo (I would think of this, since I have a typo problem...)

Sí, son muy caliente(s). Yes, they are very hot.

Just another possibility...

Mountain I understand what you are saying but surely the Spanish would not use the verb ser for this? I thought tener woould always be the correct verb to mean to be hot ??? - FELIZ77, Aug 16, 2010