When talking about snow in Croatian, you'll most often use the word snijeg. It's a masculine noun, so it will behave like other masculine nouns. For example, if you want to say "the snow is falling," you would say Snijeg pada. If you want to say "there is a lot of snow," you would say Ima puno snijega, using the genitive case. You might also hear the word pahulja for a snowflake, but snijeg refers to snow in general.
How Formal Is It?
"Obilni snijeg je pao tijekom noći, što je rezultiralo otežanim prometom. (Heavy snow fell during the night, resulting in difficult traffic.)"
"Danas pada snijeg. (It's snowing today.)"
"Puno je snijega napadalo! (A lot of snow has fallen!)"
"Snijeg, snijeg, bijeli snijeg, veselo je vani. (Snow, snow, white snow, it's joyful outside.)"
Beispiele nach Niveau
Snijeg pada.
Snow is falling.
Volim snijeg.
I love snow.
Djeca se igraju u snijegu.
Children are playing in the snow.
Puno snijega je palo prošle noći.
A lot of snow fell last night.
Hoćemo li imati bijeli Božić sa snijegom?
Will we have a white Christmas with snow?
Snijeg prekriva planine.
Snow covers the mountains.
Pazite, cesta je skliska zbog snijega.
Be careful, the road is slippery because of the snow.
Grade li djeca snjegovića od snijega?
Are the children building a snowman from snow?
Snijeg je počeo padati rano jutros i već se nakupilo deset centimetara.
Snow started falling early this morning and ten centimeters have already accumulated.
Djeca su se radovala prvom snijegu i odmah su istrčala van graditi snjegovića.
The children rejoiced at the first snow and immediately ran outside to build a snowman.
Zbog jakog snijega i vjetra, ceste su postale neprohodne, a autobusi kasne.
Due to heavy snow and wind, roads became impassable and buses are delayed.
Volim gledati snijeg kako pada tiho noću, stvara osjećaj mira i spokoja.
I love watching the snow fall silently at night, it creates a feeling of peace and tranquility.
Planiramo ići na skijanje sljedeći vikend ako bude dovoljno snijega na planini.
We plan to go skiing next weekend if there's enough snow on the mountain.
Kada snijeg okopni, otkrit će se zelena trava ispod njega, najavljujući proljeće.
When the snow melts, the green grass underneath will be revealed, announcing spring.
Nakon višednevnog snijega, sunce je napokon provirilo i obasjalo blistavi zimski krajolik.
After several days of snow, the sun finally peeked out and illuminated the sparkling winter landscape.
U gradovima se često koristi sol za otapanje snijega s cesta radi sigurnosti prometa.
In cities, salt is often used to melt snow from roads for traffic safety.
Wird oft verwechselt mit
While often present with snow, 'led' means 'ice'.
'Mećava' refers to a 'blizzard' or 'snowstorm', which is a type of weather event that includes snow, but is not just snow itself.
'Hladnoća' means 'coldness' or 'cold', a general descriptor of temperature, not specifically snow.
Redewendungen & Ausdrücke
"Pada snijeg."
It's snowing.
Pada snijeg cijeli dan. (It's been snowing all day.)
neutral"Snijeg je pao."
Snow has fallen.
Snijeg je pao preko noći. (Snow fell overnight.)
neutral"Pahulje snijega"
Snowflakes
Pahulje snijega su prekrasne. (Snowflakes are beautiful.)
neutral"Snježni pokrivač"
Snow cover
Debeli snježni pokrivač prekriva sve. (A thick snow cover covers everything.)
neutral"Snježna oluja"
Snowstorm
Najavili su snježnu oluju za sutra. (They announced a snowstorm for tomorrow.)
neutral"Grudati se (sa snijegom)"
To have a snowball fight
Djeca se vole grudati. (Children love to have snowball fights.)
neutral"Praviti snjegovića"
To make a snowman
Pravili smo snjegovića u dvorištu. (We made a snowman in the yard.)
neutral"Bijel kao snijeg"
White as snow
Njegova kosa je bijela kao snijeg. (His hair is white as snow.)
neutral"Čist kao snijeg"
Clean as snow (metaphorically pure)
Njegova duša je čista kao snijeg. (His soul is pure as snow.)
neutral"Topiti se kao snijeg"
To melt like snow (to disappear quickly)
Problemi su se topili kao snijeg na suncu. (The problems melted like snow in the sun.)
neutralLeicht verwechselbar
Often confused with similar-sounding words in other Slavic languages or with words that describe winter weather in general.
'Snijeg' specifically means snow, the frozen precipitation. It is not a general term for winter or cold.
Pada snijeg. (It's snowing.)
Phonetically similar to 'snijeg' for English speakers who are not used to Croatian pronunciation.
'Sjaj' means 'shine' or 'glow', completely unrelated to weather.
Sjaj sunca. (The shine of the sun.)
Similar beginning sounds and number of syllables can lead to confusion.
'Snaga' means 'strength' or 'power'.
On ima veliku snagu. (He has great strength.)
This is the adjective form related to 'snijeg', but beginners might confuse it as a standalone noun for snow.
'Snježni' means 'snowy' or 'of snow', e.g., 'snježni dan' (snowy day). 'Snijeg' is the noun itself.
Snježni pokrivač. (Snowy blanket.)
'Zima' means winter, and while snow is common in winter, they are not interchangeable.
'Zima' is the season, 'snijeg' is the weather phenomenon.
Volim zimu, ali ne volim snijeg. (I like winter, but I don't like snow.)
Einprägen
Eselsbrücke
Imagine a 'sneezing' man covered in 'snow'. 'Snijeg' sounds a bit like 'sneeze' at the beginning.
Visuelle Assoziation
Picture a huge, fluffy snowflake gently falling onto your nose, tickling it, and making you want to 'sneeze'.
Word Web
Herausforderung
Describe your favorite winter activity using the word 'snijeg'. For example: 'Volim se sanjkati po snijegu.' (I like to sled on the snow.)
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It means 'A lot of snow fell.' Listen carefully to the word for 'snow'.
This sentence means 'I love snow.' Pay attention to how 'snijeg' sounds.
This translates to 'Snow is white.' Focus on recognizing 'snijeg'.
Read this aloud:
Snijeg
Focus: snEE-yeg
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Pada snijeg.
Focus: PAH-dah snEE-yeg
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Volim snijeg.
Focus: VOH-leem snEE-yeg
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Write a short sentence saying 'I like snow.' in Croatian.
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Volim snijeg.
Write 'The snow is white.' in Croatian.
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Snijeg je bijel.
Write a sentence saying 'Is there snow?' in Croatian.
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Ima li snijega?
What is falling today?
Read this passage:
Danas je zima. Pada snijeg. Djeca se igraju u snijegu.
What is falling today?
The passage states 'Pada snijeg,' which means 'Snow is falling.'
The passage states 'Pada snijeg,' which means 'Snow is falling.'
What does the person like to build?
Read this passage:
Volim zimu jer volim snijeg. Volim graditi snjegovića.
What does the person like to build?
The passage says 'Volim graditi snjegovića,' meaning 'I like to build a snowman.'
The passage says 'Volim graditi snjegovića,' meaning 'I like to build a snowman.'
Where is there a lot of snow?
Read this passage:
U planinama ima puno snijega. Ljudi skijaju.
Where is there a lot of snow?
The passage states 'U planinama ima puno snijega,' which translates to 'In the mountains there is a lot of snow.'
The passage states 'U planinama ima puno snijega,' which translates to 'In the mountains there is a lot of snow.'
The most natural word order for 'It's snowing today.' in Croatian.
This order means 'I like snow in winter.'
The natural word order is 'Snow is white.'
Listen for the word 'snijegu'.
Pay attention to the action in the snow.
Listen for the amount and timing of the snow.
Read this aloud:
Pada li snijeg u vašem gradu zimi?
Focus: snijeg, zimi
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Koju aktivnost najviše volite raditi na snijegu?
Focus: aktivnost, snijegu
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Sjećate li se kada je zadnji put pao obilan snijeg?
Focus: obilan, snijeg
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