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How to Say "showering" in Spanish

The Spanish word forshoweringis lloviendoA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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when things are falling down like rain (e.g., gifts, ideas)
A rainy day scene with blue raindrops falling from a soft gray cloud onto green grass.

Examples

Está lloviendo mucho hoy.

It is raining a lot today.

Lleva lloviendo tres días seguidos.

It has been raining for three days straight.

Están lloviendo críticas sobre el actor.

Criticisms are raining down on the actor.

The '-ing' action word

This is the form of the verb you use to show something is happening right now. It usually follows the verb 'estar' (to be).

The 'It' word

In Spanish, we don't use a word for 'it' when talking about weather. Instead of saying 'It is raining,' we just say 'Está lloviendo' (Is raining).

Using the wrong 'To Be'

Mistake:Es lloviendo.

Correction: Está lloviendo. Use 'estar' because weather is a temporary state or an action in progress.

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