Guerra de bolas de nieve.
Snowball fight.
On a snowy street a grown man grabs a handful and declares war, and in Spanish that game is a guerra de bolas de nieve.
From Guerra de papás 2 · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "snow" in Spanish
la nieve
nounfeminineto snow: nevarit's snowing: nieva
"Snow" in Spanish is la nieve. It's feminine even though it ends in -e, so learn it together with la. When snow is falling, use the verb nevar: nieva or está nevando.
Hear "nieve" in real movie scenes
Two scenes, both about snowballs. Each video starts and stops on that line.
¿Qué, te arrojaron bolas de nieve?
What, did they throw snowballs at you?
One agent brags about saving the world, and the partner shrugs it off: those creatures are harmless, so at worst they threw snowballs.
From Hombres de negro II · Spanish audio
Snow words you'll use
Six phrases for winter, from the weather report to the park.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| nieva, está nevando | it's snowing |
| la nevada | snowfall |
| la tormenta de nieve | snowstorm |
| la bola de nieve | snowball |
| la guerra de bolas de nieve | snowball fight |
| el muñeco de nieve | snowman |
Tip: Blanco como la nieve means as white as snow.
Grammar: la nieve, nieva
Four points for snowy days.
The article shows the gender
la nieve is feminine, but the -e ending doesn't tell you. Adjectives end in -a: la nieve fresca (fresh snow).Snowing: nieva
The verb is nevar, and in the stressed syllable e becomes ie: nieva. It needs no subject.Love it: me encanta
Keep la after encantar and gustar: Me encanta la nieve. Prefiero la nieve.Snow comes last
In compounds the main noun goes first and de nieve follows: bola de nieve, muñeco de nieve.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Me encanta la nieve.
I love snow.
Prefiero la nieve.
I prefer snow.
En el sendero sagrado habrá nieve.
There will be snow on the sacred trail.
¿Qué, te arrojaron bolas de nieve?
What, did they throw snowballs at you?
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗el nieve
✓la nieve
The -e ending hides the gender. Nieve is feminine.
✗Me encanta nieve
✓Me encanta la nieve
With encantar and gustar, keep the article.
✗un hombre de nieve
✓un muñeco de nieve
Spanish calls a snowman a muñeco, a doll or figure made of snow.
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How to remember it
Think of the Sierra Nevada, the snowy mountains. Nevada means snow-covered, and nieve is the snow itself.
Questions about "snow" in Spanish
How do you say snow in Spanish?
La nieve. The verb "to snow" is nevar.
How do you say "it's snowing" in Spanish?
Nieva or está nevando. Both come from nevar, and neither needs a subject.
How do you say snowman in Spanish?
El muñeco de nieve. A snowball is una bola de nieve.
Is nieve masculine or feminine?
Feminine: la nieve, even though it ends in -e. Adjectives agree with it: la nieve fresca.
