This is a list of 10 common words for talking about seasons in Spanish, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Seasons in Spanish: la primavera, el verano, el otoño, el invierno, la estación, las vacaciones, la cosecha. The table below gives all 10 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| la primavera /pɾimaβeɾa/ | spring | La primavera empieza en marzo en España. Spring begins in March in Spain. |
| el verano /beɾano/ | summer | En verano vamos a la playa con amigos. In summer, we go to the beach with friends. |
| el otoño /otoɲo/ | autumn | En otoño las hojas caen de los árboles. In autumn, the leaves fall from the trees. |
| el invierno /imbjeɾno/ | winter | En invierno hace frío por las mañanas. In winter, it is cold in the mornings. |
| la estación /estaθjon/ | season | Mi estación favorita es la primavera. My favorite season is spring. |
| las vacaciones /bakaθjones/ | holiday | En vacaciones viajamos al norte con nuestros hijos. On vacation, we travel north with our children. |
| la cosecha /kosetʃa/ | harvest | La cosecha de uvas empieza en septiembre. The grape harvest begins in September. |
| la nieve /njeβe/ | snow | La nieve cubre las montañas durante el invierno. Snow covers the mountains during the winter. |
| el calor /kaloɾ/ | heat | Con este calor bebemos mucha agua fría. In this heat, we drink a lot of cold water. |
| la lluvia /ʎuβja/ | rain | La lluvia cae toda la tarde en abril. The rain falls all afternoon in April. |
The list on this page has 10 words. The first ones are la primavera (spring), el verano (summer), el otoño (autumn). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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