2010 has brought a lot of change. New country, new language, new apartment, and a new climate. Life seems to keep pushing me northward, and living in a cold and snowy place for the first time takes some adjustment.
I have had to figure out a few things that seem obvious to some. For example, always assume you need at least one more layer before walking out the door, the warmth of snow boots is more important to me than having cold feet in chic shoes, and last but not least, it will inevitably snow on the day when it is my turn to shovel.
This naturally piqued my curiosity on how to talk about certain essential topics with my neighbors. I wanted to be able to ask things like: Do I have to shovel that part of the sidewalk too? or Is it ok if I build a big snowman over there?.
After a quick look in the dictionary, here is a quick list of essential snow-related words:
der Schnee – snow
Schnee schippen – snow shoveling
der Schneeball – snowball
eine Schneeballschlacht machen – have a snowball fight
der Schneeman – snowman
einen Schneeman bauen – make a snowman
die Schneeflocke – snowflake
der Schneepflug – snowplow
der Schneefall – snowfall
I think that’s enough for now! I hope you will be able to put this info to good use and have some fun! Viel Spaß!
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