🌈

How to say “rainbow” in Spanish

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

TouristBeginner – simple, short, survival phrases

¡Arcoíris!

🔊 ar-ko-EE-rees

Literally: Rainbow!

💡 Single word exclamation

LearnerIntermediate – natural sentences, conversational

¡Mira, hay un arcoíris precioso!

🔊 MEE-rah, ay oon ar-ko-EE-rees preh-SYOH-so

Literally: Look, there is a beautiful rainbow!

💡 precioso = precious/beautiful

LocalAdvanced – idioms and colloquialisms

¡Venga, saca una foto, que hay un arcoíris doble impresionante!

🔊 VEN-gah, SA-kah OO-nah FO-toh, keh ay oon ar-ko-EE-rees DO-bleh im-preh-syo-NAN-teh

Literally: Come on, take a photo, there's an impressive double rainbow!

💡 Venga = come on (Spain); impresionante = impressive

About these Spanish phrases

These Spanish weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing rainbow 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.

Practice with audio pronunciation

Weather Lingo connects these phrases to your real current weather — so you learn in context, every single day.

Join the Waitlist