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¡Qué calor! – It’s hot!There are many chances that if you are learning Spanish, you have been confused by the use of these two words. Knowing which one to use in the right context will save you moments of embarrassment with your Spanish-speaking friends. The confusion comes because in English there’s only one word to express these situations, but in Spanish there’s two: calor and caliente. First things first: Calor is a noun and means heat, whilst caliente is an adjective meaning hot. If this is still confusing, then let’s take a look at some examples: Use caliente (the adjective) when something is hot to the touch, like a liquid, or a surface. The coffee is hot – El café está caliente. The food is hot – La comida está caliente. If you want to intensify it, you can use muy, which means very. So it would be: La comida está muy caliente. – The food is very hot. Use calor (the noun) when you want to talk about the temperature outside, and when you want to say you are hot (temperature, again). It’s hot outside – Hace calor afuera. I’m hot – Tengo calor. If you want to intensify this, use mucho, which means a lot of. So it would go like this: Hace mucho calor afuera- It’s very hot outside, or literally: It’s a lot of heat outside. To Sum Up…All in all, pay attention to the following idiomatic expressions that English and Spanish express differently: It is hot (referring to the weather)…….Hace calor (literally: It makes heat) It is hot (referring to an object, a surface etc)…Está caliente (literal translation correct here). Do not make the mistake of translating I am hot literally (estoy caliente). As you might have heard or seen somewhere, it would be interpreted as “I am feeling horny / Aroused”! Basically, don’t say “estoy caliente” unless you really mean it! Beware that most people don’t want to know if you’re feeling horny or not. 😉 Want quick tips to learn Spanish? Follow us on Instagram! DON‘T Say "ESTOY CALIENTE“ in Spanish!! It does NOT Mean What You Think! 🔥🥵 One of the most common mistakes Spanish learners make is talking about things they consider hot! You probably are here because you’ve been confused about using the words caliente and calor en español. En este artículo vas a aprender (In this article you will learn) what you need to know to understand how to talk about things that are hot, feeling hot, and being hot! I will share with you essential Spanish chunks you will need to make sure you don’t tell people that you’re horny, when all you want to say is that you’re hot! Or EVEN WORSE: when you want to speak about the attractiveness of a person! When to use CALOR and CALIENTELet’s start by addressing why using the words CALIENTE and CALOR can be confusing for English speakers que están aprendiendo (who are learning Spanish). So, en inglés you use the word HOT to talk about these 3 things (and many others, actually, but let’s focus on these three):
In Spanish, we don’t! We have different words and different structures to talk about things that in English are expressed with the word HOT. It can get very confusing… With the chunks you’ll learn in this piece you will be able to talk about heat and hotness and being hot without having to think about it because you will be using Spanish CHUNKS. Chunks? What the Chunk? Chunks are premade phrases or word combinations that native speakers use all the time… and if you learn them by heart, you’ll speed up your way into fluency en español. Talking about Hot WeatherPara hablar de (to talk about) hot weather and feeling the effects of it, use the following chunks:
To emphasize you can add MUCHO:
“Tengo mucho calor” is what you want to say when you’re in Cancun melting while you wait for your beers to arrive. Notice how, in English, you say “I’m hot”, so hot is something that you ARE, but it’s not like that in Spanish. In Spanish, we use the word calor, which means heat and it’s something that we HAVE, not that we ARE. One of the evils of direct translation is that we end up saying things that we don’t mean. When you take the words: “I am hot” and you literally translate them, you end up saying things like: Estoy caliente. But that phrase doesn’t mean “I’m hot”!!! It rather means “I feel like I could use some adult fun”. When you say “estoy caliente” instead of “tengo calor” or “hace calor”, people will most likely understand that you don’t mean to make public your sexual desires. Context is key, but you will make people chuckle! “Estoy caliente” also has a literal translation… and you could say this when you’re talking about running a fever, for example, and this often comes accompanied by you touching you forehead.
By the way, if you’d like to get more chunk examples and see how we teach Spanish entirely through chunks (and barely any grammar), check out the free Spanish chunking training on our website for a full step-by-step walkthrough and some demo lessons! Talking about spicy thingsMexican food is famous for its use of chillies, so it ends up being picante o picosa, not caliente. Use this chunk to ask about how hot a salsa is:
Caliente alsoalludes to the temperature of food, so if you are anything como yo (like me) and you like your soup and coffee to be the way they’re supposed to be (that is, CALIENTES), make sure you learn this chunk next time you order a hot item in a Spanish-speaking restaurant:
Talking about someone who is physically attractiveNow we’re gonna talk about the one that makes me blush!!! In Spanish, when we see an attractive person, we use these Spanish chunks:
For emphasis, you can add the endings -ísimo or -ísima (like the -ísima in my name: Paulísima).
Super important here: Notice how we’re using the verb ESTAR, not ser. When somebody está bueno, they're hot, but when somebody es bueno, they’re a good person or they’re good at what they do! For example: Teacher Paulísima, from Spring Spanish, es buena… y está buena también. ¡¿Por qué no?! (Why not?!) Your head might be spinning already with so many different options. So again, just learn all of these by heart, as chunks, and you’ll never get it wrong again. Have you heard people saying “Estoy caliente” when they meant “tengo calor”? Have you done it? What was the reaction of the people around you? Let me know in the comments! I love reading them and answering them! Now you’ve learned some essential Spanish chunks that you can use to convey the kind of hotness you’re talking about. Paulísima is a language coach, labor lawyer and a women’s rights researcher. She loves teaching as much as she loves her native Cancún. She is an intersectional feminist who actually practices the whole “the personal is political” maxim in her daily life, and her tacos are to die for. How do you Say “You’re hot” in Spanish?If you want a simple answer: You could say ‘¡Estás bueno!’, which translates to ‘You’re hot’ in a suggestive way. ‘¡Estás re bueno!’ would be a way to get your Argentinian/Uruguayan crush to blush a little.
Is it correct to say “Estoy Caliente” for hot?It seems like saying “estoy caliente” would be the proper way to express that you are hot, as in, the temperature is high. Unfortunately these Spanish differences for non-native speakers are a common and embarrassing mistake.
What is a phrase in Spanish?A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g once upon a time). A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g.
Do you know the difference between your and you're in Spanish?"You're" as in "you are", not "your". "Your" is a possessive pronoun. - Azabache, May 30, 2011 Of course. And you know what possessive pronoun is in Spanish. Are you kidding Azabache? - igual2, Mar 18, 2013 Some of these might get you in trouble, but you asked, so from here on out you're on your own, LOL.
How do you tell a girl she's hot in Spanish?Make sure to read carefully, so you can identify which ones are best for your romantic situation.. Guapa. This one of the most common ways to call a woman beautiful in Spanish. ... . Bonita. In English, this word would be 'pretty' or 'lovely'. ... . Hermosa. ... . Preciosa. ... . Linda. ... . Bella. ... . Chula. ... . Atractiva.. What do you call a hot Spanish woman?So, if you want to say a woman is “hot,” you would use the word “guapa.” The same is true for most Spanish adjectives.
How do you say hot girl in Mexican?hot girl {noun}
ricura {f} [LAm.]
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