{"id":6031,"date":"2015-02-07T19:34:57","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T19:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=6031"},"modified":"2015-02-07T19:34:57","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T19:34:57","slug":"es-schneit-german-snow-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/es-schneit-german-snow-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Es schneit! German Snow Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Es schneit!!
\nIt’s snowing!!
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\nAs I left work earlier it started to snow, and it just so happens that today was the day I decided to write this post: German snow vocabulary! What a lovely coincidence!<\/p>\n

Though many people whinge about it I, for one, adore the snow. We\u2019ve never had much of it here (in England), but I have fond memories of winter holidays in Niederbayern<\/strong> (Lower Bavaria, where my family are from) where everything was coated in white and I was often waist-deep in snow. Because of these holidays, I always think of Germany when it snows. I\u2019ve dug out a few of my old photos to show you exactly what I mean. All of the photos I\u2019m about to show you were taken by me \u2013 in 2004, if I remember correctly \u2013 and are of Zwiesel, Niederbayern and its surrounding areas. I remember being rendered completely speechless by the snow on this holiday. It would be nice to experience that again.<\/p>\n

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Where I stayed. Photo by Constanze Arnold.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The view from our holiday home. Photo by Constanze Arnold.<\/p><\/div>\n

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View from a window. Photo by Constanze Arnold.<\/p><\/div>\n

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3-tier Schnee! Photo by Constanze Arnold.<\/p><\/div>\n

Isn’t it beautiful? Unfortunately there hasn\u2019t been anywhere near as much snow as this there in recent years, which is rather sad for me. Apparently, there is currently 20 cm of snow in the valleys in Zwiesel, and 40 cm in the mountain ranges. Not quite as impressive as it was in the years when those photos were taken – but still better than anything we get in England!<\/p>\n

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Now that my holiday snaps have (hopefully) gotten you into the spirit of things, here\u2019s my list of all things \u2018snow\u2019 in German:<\/p>\n

Snow \u2013 Der Schnee<\/strong>
\nSnowfall \u2013 Der Schneefall<\/strong>
\nSnowball \u2013 Der Schneeball<\/strong>
\nSnowball fight \u2013 Die Schneeballschlacht<\/strong>
\nSnowstorm\/Blizzard – Der Schneesturm<\/strong>
\nSnowman \u2013 Der Schneemann<\/strong><\/p>\n

Der Knopf\/Die Kn\u00f6pfe<\/strong> \u2013 button\/buttons; Die M\u00fctze<\/strong> \u2013 hat; Die Karotte<\/strong> \u2013 carrot; Der Schal<\/strong> \u2013 scarf<\/p>\n

Snowflake \u2013 Die Schneeflocke<\/strong>
\nPowdery snow \u2013 Der Pulverschnee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ice \u2013 Das Eis<\/strong>
\nBlack ice \u2013 Das Glatteis<\/strong>
\nIcicle \u2013 Der Eiszapfen<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Der Eiszapfen – Icicle. Photo by Constanze Arnold.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Avalanche \u2013 Die Lawine<\/strong>
\nSnow angel \u2013 Der Schneeengel<\/strong>
\nSnow blanket \u2013 Die Schneedecke<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Die Schneedecke – snow blanket. Photo by Constanze Arnold.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Snow Plough \u2013 Der Schneeflug<\/strong><\/p>\n

To snow \u2013 schneien<\/strong>
\nTo freeze – frieren<\/strong>
\nTo throw (a snowball) \u2013 (Einen Schneeball) werfen<\/strong>
\nTo crunch – knirschen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vielen Dank<\/strong><\/em> to our Danish friends over at the Danish Language Blog<\/a>, who gave me the idea for this post! Now it\u2019s your turn to tell me \u2013 in German, obviously! \u2013 what your favourite thing about the snow is! Is it the chance to make a Schneemann<\/strong>? Having a Schneeballschlacht<\/strong>? The Knirschen<\/strong> of the Schnee<\/strong> underneath your feet? Share it!<\/p>\n

Bis sp\u00e4ter,<\/strong><\/em>
\nConstanze x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Es schneit!! It’s snowing!! As I left work earlier it started to snow, and it just so happens that today was the day I decided to write this post: German snow vocabulary! What a lovely coincidence! Though many people whinge about it I, for one, adore the snow. We\u2019ve never had much of it here…<\/p>\n

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