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Old December 08, 2014, 01:34 PM
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Which is better "el tiempo" or "el clima"?
Let's say I were in a taxi in South Florida and I wanted to strike up a conversation with my driver about the weather... should I use el tiempo or el clima or does it not matter? Is there any difference? I couldn't find one in the dictionary I'm using. Is it regional?
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It's regional.
Although the correct form is "el tiempo", in places like Mexico we use more often "el clima", as if they were perfect synonyms. "El tiempo" is always understood anyway.
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Old December 08, 2014, 01:59 PM
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Okay thanks I will try to default to el tiempo but keep el clima in the back of my mind so I understand when I go to Mexico.
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In Spanish commonly spoken the USA, weather is tiempo and climate is clima.
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In Spanish commonly spoken the USA, weather is tiempo and climate is clima.
That helps me, to keep me from confusing tiempo with "time"
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