A2 (Elementary)Lesson 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.
Estar + gerund: está chovendo, está nevando (ongoing)
Fazer + noun: faz calor/frio/sol (temperature/conditions)
Tempo/Dia + adj: tempo bom, dia lindo (descriptions)
Ter: tem sol, tem chuva (there is sun/rain)
Weather is always 3rd person singular
No subject pronouns with weather
Many weather expressions unique to Brazil
Regional weather vocabulary varies
Weather talk is the universal conversation starter in Brazil! From complaining about São Paulo's crazy weather ("Que tempo louco!") to planning beach trips ("Vai fazer sol?"), weather expressions are daily essentials. But Portuguese weather grammar is unique – you can't translate directly from English. Master these patterns and you'll navigate everything from casual elevator chat to making weekend plans based on weather forecasts!
estar + gerund OR fazer + weather noun OR tempo/dia + adjective
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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 |
"Está chovendo muito hoje!" (It's raining a lot today!)
"Faz um calor insuportável!" (It's unbearably hot!)
"O tempo está ótimo para praia" (The weather is great for the beach)
"Tem previsão de chuva?" (Is rain forecast?)
"Ontem fez muito frio" (Yesterday was very cold)
"Se não chover, vamos ao parque" (If it doesn't rain, let's go to the park)
"Vai fazer sol no fim de semana?" (Will it be sunny on the weekend?)
"Melhor levar guarda-chuva, vai chover" (Better take an umbrella, it's going to rain)
"Com esse tempo bom, vamos fazer churrasco" (With this good weather, let's barbecue)
O clima (masculine) but a temperatura (feminine)
O dia but a tarde (afternoon)
O tempo but a chuva
Never pluralize:
❌ "Fazem 30 graus"
✅ "Faz 30 graus"
Even with plural time: "Faz dias frios"
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