"esta frio" and "esta caliente..." correct or slang?

Question

When I was in school, I learned to always use "hace" to talk about weather. Now when I speak to people I hear a lot of "esta frio" and "esta caliente." Is this correct as well?

Answer 1

Avoid using Estoy Caliente unless you intend to convey the idea that you are feeling sexually aroused!! This is the slang use of the expression. I have seen the results of this error in a restaurant - not a pretty sight!

Answer 2

This topic is pretty well covered in this thread: Hacer Vs. Estar

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Answer 3

esta frio se usa mas para referirse a algo que tu realmente tocas con tus manos o tomas , como una bebida tu dices..la coca cola esta fria cuando tu la bebes y sientes que esta fria

Answer 4

está frio would be to refer to nouns not weather

Answer 5

I've also learnt "hace frío" and "hace calor" for the weather generally, but if you were referring to something specific, such as the day or the night, you could use estar: "el día está caliente".

you can also refer to people like that - mediterrunio, Oct 8, 2010

Answer 6

Hace is for weather Esta is used to describe an object or person

More commonly used and less formal could be Tengo Frio, or ¿No tienes frío? or, ¿Hace frío,no? or Que frío hace!, and finally (this one is really used but quite informal) Que frillazo hace! (The same with Calor lol)

Answer 7

I think this happens in different languages. We learn something at the school and when we talk to people we hear somenthig different. It is cold! ¡Esta frío! It is hot! ¡Esta caliente! Yes, this is how many, many people say.

Answer 8

la noche está fría is one thing, as jaynescarman showed. but you´re right it´s hace frío for it´s cold.

Answer 9

i think its slang, because what i've learned is "hace frío" and "hace calor (caliente)"