Winter is almost here, and I am sure in some parts of the world, you have already started your winter. In this blog post today, I would like to cover some of the most common Japanese vocabulary that are related to winter. You would often here these words during this time of the year. If you watch Japanese news or listen to radio, you would want to know these! Stay tuned.

 

Fuyu – 冬、ふゆ　winter

Samui – 寒い、さむい　cold

Yuki – 雪、ゆき　snow

Yuki ga furu – 雪が降る、ゆきがふる　It snows.

Samui fuyu – 寒い冬、さむいふゆ　cold winter

Fuku – 服、ふく　clothes, clothing

Jaketto – ジャケット　jacket

Jaketto o haoru – ジャケットを羽織る、ジャケットをはおる　wear jacket

Furueru – 震える、ふるえる　to shiver

Samukute furueru – 寒くて震える、さむくてふるえる　- to shiver with cold

Tsumetai – 冷たい　つめたい　to feel cold

Te ga tsumetai – 手が冷たい、てがつめたい　hands are cold

Kaze – 風邪、かぜ　cold

Kaze o hiku – 風邪をひく、かぜをひく　to catch a cold

Ski- – スキー　to ski

Ski- ni iku – スキーに行く、スキーに行く　to go skiing

 

Winter is much colder than any other seasons, but I have to say, there are so much to enjoy during winter. Food is one of the top items on my list. During the winter, in Japan, people enjoy many type of hot pot (Onabe, お鍋、おなべ) There are all kinds of Onabe’s (お鍋、おなべ) you can cook. I will cover some of those in my future articles.

Winter sports is also fun, including ice skating and skiing. There are also many winter festivals going on throughout Japan as well. If you have any specific topic you would like me to cover, please let me know!

So, here is some Japanese grammar lesson before I end my post today.

Kotoshi no fuyu ni yaritai koto wa nan desuka?

今年の冬にやりたいことは何ですか？ことしのふゆに　やりたいことは、なんですか？

What would you like to do this winter?

==> Watashi wa ski ni ikitaidesu.

私は、スキーに　行きたいです。　わたしは、スキーに　いきたいです。

I would like to go skiing.