Spanish story with translation · B1 · 13 lines
El domingo saldrá el sol otra vez On Sunday the sun will come out again
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Buenas tardes. Son las tres y este es el pronóstico del tiempo para el fin de semana.
Good afternoon. It's three o'clock, and this is the weather forecast for the weekend.
Por fin una buena noticia: la ola de calor termina. Mañana las temperaturas bajarán seis grados.
Good news at last: the heat wave is ending. Tomorrow temperatures will drop six degrees.
En el norte habrá muchas nubes y lloverá casi todo el día.
In the north there will be lots of clouds and it'll rain almost all day.
En el oeste el cielo estará despejado, pero hará bastante viento.
In the west the sky will be clear, but it'll be quite windy.
En el sur seguirá el calor: aire muy seco y treinta y ocho grados en Sevilla.
In the south the heat will continue: very dry air and thirty-eight degrees in Seville.
Aquí, en la costa de Valencia, el aire estará húmedo y por la tarde vendrán nubes del mar.
Here on the coast of Valencia, the air will be humid, and in the afternoon clouds will come in from the sea.
En el interior hay riesgo de tormenta: seguramente habrá chaparrones y en la montaña puede caer granizo.
Inland there's a risk of storms: there will probably be downpours, and hail may fall in the mountains.
Si va usted al campo o a un parque natural, mire el cielo antes de salir y lleve un impermeable.
If you go to the countryside or to a nature park, look at the sky before you leave and take a raincoat (formal).
Si empieza la tormenta, vuelva al pueblo o al coche y espere allí.
If the storm starts, go back to the village or to the car and wait there (formal).
El domingo saldrá el sol otra vez y tendremos un día perfecto para estar al aire libre.
On Sunday the sun will come out again and we'll have a perfect day to be outdoors.
¿Y la semana que viene? Mañana sabremos más y les diremos todo a las ocho.
And next week? We'll know more tomorrow, and we'll tell you everything at eight (to several people, formal).
Ya saben ustedes: el clima de esta tierra es así. Tres meses sin lluvia, y luego llueve todo en una tarde.
As you know, the climate in this part of the world is like that. Three months without rain, and then it all comes down in one afternoon (to several people, formal).
Buen fin de semana y hasta mañana.
Have a good weekend, and see you tomorrow.
Grammar for this text
A forecast is all future. Special stems: habrá nubes, habrá chaparrones (from hay — "there will be"), vendrán nubes (venir), sabremos (saber — "we'll find out"), les diremos (decir — "we'll tell you"). From unit 2: hará viento, saldrá el sol, tendremos. Regular: bajarán, lloverá, seguirá, estará.
Compare: hace viento (it's windy) — hará viento (it'll be windy); hay nubes (there are clouds) — habrá nubes (there will be clouds).
Si + present + usted command. Si va usted al campo…, mire el cielo… y lleve un impermeable — "if you go to the countryside, look at the sky and take a raincoat". Mire, lleve, vuelva, espere are usted commands (A2, unit 15). The forecaster speaks to each listener as usted and to all the listeners as ustedes: les diremos, ya saben ustedes.
Seguramente means "probably", not "surely". Puede caer granizo — "hail may fall": for rain and hail Spanish uses caer (to fall). Esta tierra — "this part of the world". The last sentence is about the local climate: after a dry summer, the fall brings short but very heavy downpours.
Words and grammar of the unit: Make plans in case it rains.
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