{"id":2029,"date":"2015-01-30T21:59:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T21:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2015-01-30T21:59:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T21:59:29","slug":"snow-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/snow-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Words"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Photo by Bj\u00f8rn A. Bojesen.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Det sn\u00f8r, det sn\u00f8r!<\/strong> (It\u2019s snowing, it\u2019s snowing!) For many Norwegians, januar<\/strong> has been a lot colder than desember<\/strong>. Many places around the country are still dekket av sn\u00f8<\/strong> (covered by snow). Here\u2019s a handful of snow words. Catch!<\/p>\n

\u2022 nysn\u00f8<\/strong> (new snow) is the fresh snow that has just fallen\u2026 If there\u2019s already a sn\u00f8lag<\/strong> (layer of snow) p\u00e5 bakken<\/strong> (on the ground), conditions are perfect for a quick skitur<\/strong> [SHEEtoor] (ski trip).<\/p>\n

\u2022 sn\u00f8ball<\/strong>. Children throw sn\u00f8baller<\/strong> at each other, and some voksne<\/strong> (adults) do, too. (Especially after being hit!) Other snow leker<\/strong> (games) include building sn\u00f8menn<\/strong> (snow men; sn\u00f8mann<\/strong> in the singular) and sn\u00f8borger<\/strong> (snow castles). If you lie down on your back and use your armer og bein<\/strong> (arms and legs) to trace a circle\u00a0 on the snow surface, and then get back on your feet, you\u2019ll be looking down at an engel i sn\u00f8en<\/strong> (angel in the snow)\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2022 sn\u00f8skuter <\/strong>(snow scooter).\u00a0This wheelless vehicle is used often used in the Norwegian countryside, for example\u00a0to make spor<\/strong> (tracks) in skiomr\u00e5der<\/strong> (ski areas).<\/p>\n

\u2022 sn\u00f8ras<\/strong> (avalanche). Every year there\u2019s at least one major sn\u00f8ras<\/strong> somewhere in Norway. In a country with gravity, plenty of sn\u00f8<\/strong>, steep fjell<\/strong> (mountains) and deep daler<\/strong> (valleys), that\u2019s pretty inevitable. Heldigvis<\/strong> (fortunately), it\u2019s very rare that someone omkommer<\/strong> (perishes, loses their life). I\u2019ve heard several historier<\/strong> (stories) of people having been miraculously found and dug out of sn\u00f8en <\/strong>(the snow) i live<\/strong> (alive).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Would you like to make a sn\u00f8lykt<\/strong> (snow lamp)? You\u2019ll need some solid sn\u00f8<\/strong> and a stearinlys<\/strong> (candle), maybe a telys<\/strong> (tealights). Make a small circle of sn\u00f8baller<\/strong>. Place the candle in the middle. Add a smaller circle of snow balls on top. Make sure to light the candle before you legger p\u00e5 \u201dtaket\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>(put on the \u201droof\u201d)! Now, come back when it\u2019s m\u00f8rkt<\/strong> (dark) and enjoy your little flickering fire in the starry sn\u00f8<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

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A sn\u00f8lykt<\/strong> (Photo by Mattias Jansson<\/a> at Flickr.)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Det sn\u00f8r, det sn\u00f8r! (It\u2019s snowing, it\u2019s snowing!) For many Norwegians, januar has been a lot colder than desember. Many places around the country are still dekket av sn\u00f8 (covered by snow). Here\u2019s a handful of snow words. Catch! \u2022 nysn\u00f8 (new snow) is the fresh snow that has just fallen\u2026 If there\u2019s already a…<\/p>\n

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