How to say “cold” in Spanish
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
Hace mucho frío.
🔊 AH-seh MOO-cho FREE-oh
Literally: “It makes a lot of cold.”
💡 Simple intensifier
Hace un frío terrible hoy, abrígate bien.
🔊 AH-seh oon FREE-oh teh-REE-bleh oy, ah-BREE-gah-teh BYEN
Literally: “It's terribly cold today, bundle up well.”
💡 abrígate = bundle up/wrap up
¡Hace un frío que pela, se me han helado hasta los huesos!
🔊 AH-seh oon FREE-oh keh PEH-la, seh meh an eh-LAH-doh AS-ta los WEH-sos
Literally: “It makes a cold that peels, even my bones have frozen!”
💡 frío que pela = biting cold; helado hasta los huesos = frozen to the bone
About these Spanish phrases
These Spanish weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing cold conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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