Grace_990's question

Question

What does hace and hoy mean?

Please fill out your profile so that we may better help you . Bienvenido al foro , buena suerte amigo. - ray76, Jan 21, 2015

Answer 1

Welcome to the forum Grace.

Can you fill in your language level on the profile? I assume that you are new to learning Spanish and probably fluent in English. The language level is a helpful guide when we answer questions.

So far as your questions are concerned you can find the answers in a dictionary or using the translator on the site. Hoy is a noun and hace is the third person singular of the verb hacer. Were the words part of a phrase you were using? I ask that as one of the uses of 'hace' is in descriptions of weather.

Having checked out the tools on the site post again if you are confused.

Answer 2

Your "hace and hoy" are two words found in what is called a weather expression. I'll insert another word between them so they will make sense.

"Hace calor hoy". Word for word means. "It makes hot today."

Hace is "it makes" calor is "hot/heat" and hoy means today.

English speakers say: "It's hot today."

And Grace, please fill out your profile so we know at what level your Spanish and English are at and anything else you might want to add. Click on my name to see how profiles are done. You don't have to do a bio in Spanish. :) - Daniela2041, Jan 20, 2015