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sol

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “sol” mean in English?

  1. sun

Example sentences

  • Hay mucho sol hoy.

    There's a lot of sun today.

  • Hace sol.

    It's sunny.

  • Tomamos el sol en la playa.

    We sunbathe at the beach.

How to use it

Sol means 'sun'. Masculine: el sol. Used in fixed phrases: hace sol ('it's sunny'), tomar el sol ('to sunbathe'), al sol ('in the sun').

Common mistake

Spanish uses hacer (impersonal: hace sol) for weather, not estar or ser. Don't say 'es sol' or 'está sol'.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 32.