How to say “hot” in Spanish
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
Hace mucho calor.
🔊 AH-seh MOO-cho ka-LOR
Literally: “It makes a lot of heat.”
💡 Simple
Hace un calor insoportable hoy, bebe mucha agua.
🔊 AH-seh oon ka-LOR een-so-por-TAH-bleh oy, BEH-beh MOO-cha AH-gwah
Literally: “It's unbearably hot today, drink lots of water.”
💡 insoportable = unbearable
¡Estoy sudando como un pollo, con este calor no hay quien viva!
🔊 Es-TOY soo-DAN-do ko-mo oon PO-yo, kon ES-teh ka-LOR no ay kyen VEE-vah
Literally: “I'm sweating like a chicken, no one can live in this heat!”
💡 sudando como un pollo = sweating like a chicken; no hay quien viva = nobody can live like this
About these Spanish phrases
These Spanish weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing hot 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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