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How to say "summer" in Spanish

"Summer" in Spanish is verano, pronounced beh-RAH-noh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el verano, plural los veranos).

Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

How to pronounce verano

Verano is pronounced beh-RAH-noh, in IPA /beˈɾano/. Verano has three syllables, beh-RAH-noh, with the stress on the second. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a vowel, -n or -s are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.

• V is pronounced like b.

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Is verano masculine or feminine?

Verano is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el verano. The plural is los veranos. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -o are masculine.

Example sentences

En verano hace calor
in summer it's hot

El verano es mi estación favorita
Summer is my favorite season

En verano vamos a la playa.
In summer we go to the beach.

"Summer" in Spain and Latin America

The seasons: primavera (spring), verano (summer), otoño (autumn), invierno (winter).

Regional words and roots: Diccionario de la lengua española (RAE). Spanish varies by region, so treat these as the most common patterns, not strict rules.

How to remember verano

verano [beh-RAH-noh] sounds like the English “veranda”. Picture this:

Summer lives on the veranda: lemonade, flip-flops, and zero plans.

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Practice verano

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