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How to say “drizzling” in Spanish

3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation

TouristBeginner – simple, short, survival phrases

Llovizna.

🔊 yo-VEEZ-nah

Literally: It drizzles.

💡 Single verb

LearnerIntermediate – natural sentences, conversational

Está llovizando un poco, nada grave.

🔊 Es-TAH yo-vees-NAHN-doh oon POH-ko, NAH-dah GRAH-veh

Literally: It's drizzling a little, nothing serious.

💡 nada grave = nothing serious, very casual

LocalAdvanced – idioms and colloquialisms

Está chispeando, con esto te mojas igual sin darte cuenta.

🔊 Es-TAH chees-peh-AN-doh, kon ES-toh te MO-has ee-GWAL seen DAR-teh KWEN-tah

Literally: It's spitting, with this you'll get wet anyway without realizing.

💡 chispear = to spit/drizzle; references the Korean proverb equivalent

About these Spanish phrases

These Spanish weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing drizzling 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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