Tengo calor en el vestíbulo.

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Breakdown of Tengo calor en el vestíbulo.

• el vestíbulo: the entrance hall; lobby
• tener calor: to feel hot

Questions & Answers about Tengo calor en el vestíbulo.

Why does Spanish say tengo calor instead of something like I am hot?

Spanish usually expresses physical states like hot, cold, hungry, and thirsty with tener + noun:

• tengo calor = I’m hot
• tengo frío = I’m cold
• tengo hambre = I’m hungry
• tengo sed = I’m thirsty

So even though English uses to be, Spanish often uses to have for these ideas.

Why is it tengo?

Tengo is the yo form of the verb tener in the present tense.

• yo tengo = I have
• tú tienes = you have
• él/ella tiene = he/she has

Since the sentence is talking about I, tengo is the correct form.

What exactly is calor here?

Calor is a noun meaning heat. In the expression tener calor, it means to feel hot.

So literally, tengo calor is something like I have heat, but naturally it means I’m hot.

Do I need an article before calor?