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"It's snowing" in Hindi: बर्फ़ गिर रही है

बर्फ़ गिर रही हैbarf gir rahi hai

Say it: barf gir ra-hi haiphrase/bərf ɡɪr rəɦiː ɦɛː/

It's snowing is बर्फ़ गिर रही है (barf gir rahi hai). Keep बर्फ़ with गिर रही है. This snow phrase is separate from the verb page गिरना.

Shimla morning

खिड़की खोलो, बर्फ़ गिर रही है

khidki kholo, barf gir rahi hai.

Open the window — it's snowing.
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How to pronounce बर्फ़ गिर रही है

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barf gir ra-hi hai

/bərf ɡɪr rəɦiː ɦɛː/

Barf gir ra-hi hai. Soft f nukta; clear i in gir.

"It's snowing" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
बर्फ़ गिर रही हैbarf gir rahi haiit's snowing

Default.

तेज़ बर्फ़ गिर रही हैtez barf gir rahi haiit's snowing hard

Heavy.

हल्की बर्फ़ गिर रही हैhalki barf gir rahi haiit's snowing lightly

Light.

बाहर बर्फ़ गिर रही हैbaahar barf gir rahi haiit's snowing outside

Looking out.

How to use बर्फ़ गिर रही है in real life

  1. 1Shimla morning

    खिड़की खोलो, बर्फ़ गिर रही है

    khidki kholo, barf gir rahi hai.

    Open the window — it's snowing.

    Keep बर्फ़ nukta.

  2. 2Video call home

    यहाँ बर्फ़ गिर रही है, देखो

    yahaan barf gir rahi hai, dekho.

    It's snowing here — look.

    Full phrase.

  3. 3Canceling a drive

    सड़क बंद, बर्फ़ गिर रही है

    sadak band, barf gir rahi hai.

    Road closed — it's snowing.

    Safety.

Mistakes English speakers make with बर्फ़ गिर रही है

Incorrect: Using only गिरना / गिर रही without बर्फ़

Correct: बर्फ़ गिर रही है

Without बर्फ़ it is just falling; this page needs बर्फ़ गिर रही है.

Incorrect: Writing बर्फ without nukta फ़

Correct: बर्फ़

Copy बर्फ़ with nukta.

Good to know

Hill towns buzz when बर्फ़ गिर रही है. Photos fly on WhatsApp. Keep the phrase whole — बर्फ़ plus गिर रही है — separate from plain गिरना.

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First snow of the season

  1. ChatPal

    बर्फ़ गिर रही है!

    barf gir rahi hai!

    It's snowing!

  2. You

    सच? हाँ, बर्फ़ गिर रही है बाहर

    sach? haan, barf gir rahi hai baahar.

    Really? Yes — it's snowing outside.

  3. ChatPal

    कोट पहनिए

    coat pahaniye.

    Put on a coat.

  4. You

    पहनता हूँजब बर्फ़ गिर रही है ज़रूरी है

    pahanta hoon — jab barf gir rahi hai zaroori hai.

    I will — needed when it's snowing.

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FAQ

Common questions about "It's snowing" in Hindi

How do you say it's snowing?

बर्फ़ गिर रही है.

Is this the same as to fall?

No — keep बर्फ़; गिरना alone is a different page.

Why the nukta?

बर्फ़ uses फ़ — copy it.

Why barf in romanization?

Copy the entry: barf.

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