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"Snow" in French: neige

la neige

Say it: NEHZHfeminine · la neigenoun/nɛʒ/

Snow in French is la neige. Il neige means it's snowing. De la neige is some snow on the ground. Soft j sound in neige.

Looking outside

La neige a tout recouvert.
The snow covered everything.
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How to pronounce neige

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NEHZH

/nɛʒ/

Neige is roughly NEHZH. Soft j like s in measure. Silent final e.

"Snow" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
la neigesnow

The noun.

il neigeit's snowing

Weather verb.

de la neigesome snow

Amount on ground.

sous la neigeunder the snow / in snowy weather

Landscape talk.

How to use neige in real life

  1. 1Looking outside

    La neige a tout recouvert.

    The snow covered everything.

    La neige.

  2. 2Forecast

    Il va y avoir de la neige demain.

    There will be snow tomorrow.

    De la neige.

  3. 3Kids

    On fait un bonhomme de neige ?

    Shall we make a snowman?

    De neige in compounds.

Mistakes English speakers make with neige

Incorrect: Le neige.

Correct: La neige.

Neige is feminine.

Incorrect: Il snow.

Correct: Il neige.

Weather verb is neiger: il neige.

Good to know

Mountain towns live on l'enneigement reports. In cities, even a little neige can stop buses — and delight kids.

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Winter morning decision

  1. ChatPal

    Tu as vu la neige sur les toits ?

    Did you see the snow on the roofs?

  2. You

    Oui. Il y a déjà de la neige dans la cour.

    Yes. There's already snow in the yard.

  3. ChatPal

    On sort les luges ?

    Shall we get the sleds out?

  4. You

    Carrément. Je prends les gants.

    Totally. I'll grab the gloves.

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Common questions about "Snow" in French

How do you say snow in French?

La neige.

How do I say it's snowing?

Il neige.

Snowman?

Un bonhomme de neige.

How do you pronounce neige?

NEHZH.

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