Bedeutung
Describing snowy weather.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Snow in Baku is rare and usually lasts only a few days. It causes a mix of extreme joy and traffic chaos. People often head to the Boulevard to see the sea against the white snow. In regions like Qusar and Quba, snow is heavy and essential for winter tourism. The 'Shahdag' resort relies on 'Qar yağır' for its business. The first snow is often called 'ruzi-bərəkət' (blessing/abundance). It is believed to kill germs and prepare the soil for a good harvest. Snow is a common theme in Azerbaijani poetry to represent purity, silence, or the passing of time.
Use it for Rain too
Remember that 'yağır' is your best friend for all weather. Just change the noun!
No 'It'
Never start the sentence with 'O' (It). Just say 'Qar yağır'.
Bedeutung
Describing snowy weather.
Use it for Rain too
Remember that 'yağır' is your best friend for all weather. Just change the noun!
No 'It'
Never start the sentence with 'O' (It). Just say 'Qar yağır'.
Intensity
Add 'lopa-lopa' to sound like a native who appreciates beautiful snow.
Baku Excitement
If you are in Baku and it snows, tell everyone! It's a major social event.
Teste dich selbst
How do you say 'It is snowing' in Azerbaijani?
Choose the correct phrase:
'Yağır' is the correct verb for precipitation. 'Gedir' means goes, 'baxır' means looks, and 'oxuyur' means reads.
Complete the sentence about the past.
Dünən çox bərk qar ______.
'Dünən' (yesterday) requires the past tense 'yağdı'.
Match the Azerbaijani phrase with its English meaning.
Match them up:
All pairs are correctly matched in the options provided.
Fill in the missing part of the dialogue.
A: Çöldə hava necədir? B: Çox soyuqdur, ______.
If it's very cold (çox soyuqdur), 'qar yağır' is the most logical weather condition.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Snow Intensities
Light
- • Səpələyir
Beautiful
- • Lopa-lopa
Heavy
- • Bərk yağır
- • Çovğun
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenChoose the correct phrase:
'Yağır' is the correct verb for precipitation. 'Gedir' means goes, 'baxır' means looks, and 'oxuyur' means reads.
Dünən çox bərk qar ______.
'Dünən' (yesterday) requires the past tense 'yağdı'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
All pairs are correctly matched in the options provided.
A: Çöldə hava necədir? B: Çox soyuqdur, ______.
If it's very cold (çox soyuqdur), 'qar yağır' is the most logical weather condition.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it sounds redundant. Just 'Qar yağır' is perfect.
'Yağır' is happening now; 'yağdı' happened in the past.
You say 'Qar yağmağa başlayır'.
Yes, it is a neutral, factual statement.
It refers to large, soft flakes that look like cotton balls.
You can say 'Qar kəsdi' or 'Qar dayandı'.
Not really, but 'Qar tökür' (Snow is pouring) is more informal and emphasizes intensity.
In very poetic contexts, it can mean to shower someone with gifts or insults.
Ask 'Qar yağacaq?'.
It is sleet or wet snow that melts immediately.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Yağış yağır
similarIt is raining
Dolu yağır
similarIt is hailing
Qar fırtınası
specialized formSnowstorm
Qar adamı
builds onSnowman
Qar topu
builds onSnowball
