{"id":7130,"date":"2021-02-08T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T10:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=7130"},"modified":"2021-02-08T10:20:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T10:20:30","slug":"crazy-snow-weather-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/crazy-snow-weather-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"CRAZY Snow Weather in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, something miraculous happened in the Netherlands. It snowed like it hadn&#8217;t in a very long time. Thick layers of snow in some parts of the country allowed\u00a0<em>slee\u00ebn\u00a0<\/em>(sleighing),\u00a0<em>langlaufen\u00a0<\/em>(cross-country skiing) or even\u00a0<em>ski\u00ebn\u00a0<\/em>(skiing)! Here&#8217;s a short overview of what happened and related Dutch vocabulary as well as some Dutch news articles with more information.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>SO MUCH Snow!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zeldzame sneeuwdag: van een dun laagje tot 30 centimeter!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rqbr0jb5KHY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the days before this last weekend, the\u00a0<em>verwachtingen\u00a0<\/em>(expectations) were high. A lot of <em>sneeuw <\/em>(snow) and very cold <i>temperaturen <\/i>(temperatures) got many people in a spending spree to buy\u00a0snow boots, sleighs and winter jackets to prepare what was to come.<\/p>\n<p>And come it did. A <em>Gevoelstemperatuur <\/em>(windchill factor) of -19\u00b0C (-2.2\u00b0F) due to strong winds made sure the weekend was chilling. Due to both these winds and the snowfall, there was a\u00a0<em>sneeuwjacht\u00a0<\/em>(blizzard) in parts of the country that led to\u00a0<em>sneeuwduinen\u00a0<\/em>(snowdrifts) of up to 1 meter high!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, many people were thrilled. A nice break from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/3-important-dutch-words-on-the-coronavirus\/\"><em>coronagekte\u00a0<\/em>(corona craziness)<\/a> and a traditional way to enjoy the Dutch winter like it hasn&#8217;t been possible in many years.\u00a0<em>Slee\u00ebn\u00a0<\/em>from small\u00a0<em>heuvels\u00a0<\/em>(hills) with the children,\u00a0<em>sneeuwballengevechten\u00a0<\/em>(snowball fights) with friends and hearty <em>wandelingen <\/em>(walks) followed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/snert-it-is-called-snert\/\"><em>erwtensoep\u00a0<\/em>(pea soup) or <em>snert<\/em><\/a>, or perhaps a nice\u00a0<em>warme chocolademelk\u00a0<\/em>(hot chocolate).<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, such weather can also be incredibly\u00a0<em>gevaarlijk\u00a0<\/em>(dangerous). With\u00a0<em>sneeuwduinen\u00a0<\/em>on the\u00a0<em>snelweg\u00a0<\/em>(highway), drivers had to be extra careful this weekend. Thankfully, traffic should be reduced a lot with the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/corona-in-understandable-dutch-language\/\">coronavirus<\/a>, but still.\u00a0<em>Wees voorzichtig\u00a0<\/em>(be careful) out there!<\/p>\n<h1><strong>More on the snow<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_7133\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/nl\/photos\/aankondiging-artikel-artikelen-3509489\/\" aria-label=\"Newspapers Kranten Read More Further Reading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7133\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7133\"  alt=\"Newspapers_Snow\" width=\"1280\" height=\"884\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Newspapers_Kranten_Read_More_Further_Reading.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Newspapers_Kranten_Read_More_Further_Reading.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Newspapers_Kranten_Read_More_Further_Reading-350x242.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Newspapers_Kranten_Read_More_Further_Reading-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Newspapers_Kranten_Read_More_Further_Reading-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Mahesh Patel at Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you want to see more pictures and read more about this crazy weather, here are some news articles:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volkskrant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volkskrant.nl\/nieuws-achtergrond\/nederland-zet-zich-schrap-voor-sneeuw-en-hoogwater-dit-zijn-de-mogelijke-maatregelen~b4de9d4f\/\"><em>Nederland zet zich schrap voor sneeuw en hoogwater: dit zijn de mogelijke maatregelen<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"title_iP7Q1aiP\"><strong>NOS, <a href=\"https:\/\/nos.nl\/artikel\/2367639-sneeuwpret-ondanks-harde-wind-teleurstelling-in-het-noorden-en-zuiden.html\"><em>Sneeuwpret<\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nos.nl\/artikel\/2367639-sneeuwpret-ondanks-harde-wind-teleurstelling-in-het-noorden-en-zuiden.html\"> ondanks harde wind, teleurstelling in het noorden en zuiden<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RTL Nieuws, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtlnieuws.nl\/nieuws\/nederland\/artikel\/5213246\/sneeuw-ijzel-winterweer-gladheid-verkeer-kou-vriezen-wind\"><em>Sneeuw \u00e9n wind nemen af, na morgen &#8216;prachtig winterweer&#8217;<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AD,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ad.nl\/binnenland\/nederland-geniet-sneeuwpret-in-wondere-wereld~a0b632a2\/\"><em>Nederland geniet! Sneeuwpret in wondere wereld<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Snow Vocabulary<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_7134\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/bnUiqH\" aria-label=\"Sneeuw Fietsen Snow Bikes Dutch Netherlands\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7134\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7134\"  alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1371\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands-1536x1028.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fietsers (cyclists) in the snow in 2012 (Image by Joop van Dijk at Flickr.com under license CC BY SA 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some vocabulary!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>Wat een weer!<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>een lage temperatuur<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>a low temperature<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>het is koud!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; it is cold!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de koude wind\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; cold wind<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>prachtig winterweer<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; beautiful winter weather<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de zon schijnt\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; the sun is shining<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>vriezen\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; to freeze<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>sneeuwen\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; to snow<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de windstoot\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; gust of wind<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de windkracht\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; wind force<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de sneeuwjacht\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; blizzard<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Heerlijk, die sneeuw!<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>genieten\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; to enjoy<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>schaatsen\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; to (ice) skate, skating<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de natuurijsbaan\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; natural ice skating rink<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de schaatsliefhebber\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; skating fan<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de sneeuwpop\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; snowman<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de winterpret\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; winter fun<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de sneeuwpret\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; snow fun<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>het winterweer\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; winter weather<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>slee\u00ebn\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; to sleigh, sleighing<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de sneeuwbal\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; snowball<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>het sneeuwballengevecht\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; snowball fight<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>een sneeuwbal gooien\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; to throw a snowball<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>Pas op! Het is glad!<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Pas op!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; watch out!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de voorzichtigheid\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; carefulness<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Het is glad!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; it is slippery\/icy!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de gladheid\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; iciness<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>gladheid op de weg\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; icy patches on the road<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de winterregeling\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; winter regulation<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>het antivriesmiddel\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; anti-freeze agent<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>zout strooien\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; to spread salt<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de strooiwagen\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; &#8220;spread cart&#8221;, gritter<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>de sneeuwschuiver\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; snowplow<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Did you have weather like this in your country recently? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/sneeuw_fietsen_snow_bikes_Dutch_Netherlands.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>This weekend, something miraculous happened in the Netherlands. It snowed like it hadn&#8217;t in a very long time. Thick layers of snow in some parts of the country allowed\u00a0slee\u00ebn\u00a0(sleighing),\u00a0langlaufen\u00a0(cross-country skiing) or even\u00a0ski\u00ebn\u00a0(skiing)! Here&#8217;s a short overview of what happened and related Dutch vocabulary as well as some Dutch news articles with more information. 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