hace o hay
I did the flashcards on weather and I'm wondering how to know when to use hace (hace sol) or hay (hay nubes) when they both translate as "it is" (sunny/cloudy).
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Hace sol --- It's sunny
Hay nubes means there are clouds in the sky. Cloudy is better translated as está nublado.
That doesn't make sense to me. After all sol doesn't mean sunny it means sun. Literally, hace sol means it suns.
No, it literally means "Makes sun". The verb "hacer" is used with "sol", "frío" & "calor", and (not in all countries) "viento" & "niebla".
"Hay" means "there is/are", so you use it like in English, more or less: "Hay nubes" (there are clouds), "hay mucho viento" (there is a lot of wind)...
A lot of things in English don't make sense either, but we don't notice this because we're used to them.
That doesn't make sense to me. After all sol doesn't mean sunny it means sun. Literally, hace sol means it suns. Is there some way to tell when to use hace or hay when talking about the weather or does it matter.
I think it is one of those things you just kind of memorize at first and then it feels natural later. The same with Estoy nervioso (I am nervious) vs Tengo miedo (I am scared).
Good luck and keep learning. It gets easier and easier as you go along.
Okay, hace sol, frío, and calor, sometimes viento and niebla. Other weather gets hay. Is that right?
