A2Lesson 6: Demonstratives, Possessives & Weather
Brazilian Portuguese uses three main structures for weather: estar + gerund for ongoing conditions (está chovendo), fazer for temperature/general weather (faz calor), and descriptive phrases with tempo/dia for overall conditions.
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Used for precipitation and active weather:
| Weather | Expression | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Rain | Está chovendo | It's raining |
| Drizzle | Está chuviscando | It's drizzling |
| Pour | Está caindo um toró | It's pouring |
| Snow | Está nevando | It's snowing |
| Hail | Está granizando | It's hailing |
| Lightning | Está relampejando | It's lightning |
| Thunder | Está trovejando | It's thundering |
