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How do you say "its snowing" in German?
Es schneit.
In German, "its snowing" is Es schneit..
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'ess SHNITE', with sch making an 'sh' sound before 'nite'.
Grammar notes
"Es schneit." is a set phrase used as shown in the example below.
Example sentence
its snowing
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How to remember Es schneit.
Schneit comes from Schnee, meaning snow, and schnee rhymes loosely with English 'snay', a small nudge toward the English word.
Related words
- its hot today Heute ist es heiß.
- its cold today Heute ist es kalt.
- its raining Es regnet.
- its windy Es ist windig.
- its sunny Es ist sonnig.
- looks like rain Sieht nach Regen aus.
- bring an umbrella Bring einen Regenschirm mit.
- stay warm Bleib warm.
- stay cool Bleib cool.
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Questions about Es schneit.
How do you say "its snowing" in German?
In German, "its snowing" is Es schneit.. It's a common phrase.
How is Es schneit. used in a sentence?
Use Es schneit. as you would use the equivalent phrase in English. For example: (its snowing).
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