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tengo calor

verbBeginner

What does “tengo calor” mean in English?

  1. I am hot

Example sentences

  • Tengo calor.

    I feel hot.

  • Tengo mucho calor.

    I'm very hot.

  • Hace calor y tengo calor.

    It's hot and I'm hot.

How to use it

Tengo calor means 'I'm hot' (personal sensation). Tener + calor. Don't confuse with 'soy caliente' (which means sexually aroused — embarrassing).

Common mistake

NEVER say 'soy caliente' to mean 'I'm hot' (temperature) — that has a sexual meaning. Always 'TENGO calor'.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 13.