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How to say "snow" in Spanish
"Snow" in Spanish is nieve, pronounced NYEH-beh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a feminine noun (la nieve, plural las nieves).
| Spanish | nieve |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | NYEH-beh |
| Meaning | snow |
| Gender | feminine: la nieve |
| Plural | las nieves |
| Frequency | #76 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
How to pronounce nieve
Nieve is pronounced NYEH-beh, in IPA /ˈnjebe/. Nieve has two syllables, NYEH-beh, with the stress on the first. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a vowel, -n or -s are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
- V is pronounced like b.
Listen: normal and slow speed, in your browser's Spanish voice. IPA: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Is nieve masculine or feminine?
Nieve is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la nieve. The plural is las nieves. The ending does not tell you the gender here, so learn the word together with its article: la nieve.
Example sentences
Cae la nieve
snow is falling
Cayó nieve toda la noche.
Snow fell all night.
Hay nieve en la montaña.
There's snow in the mountains.
"Snow" in Spain and Latin America
Useful phrases
- Está nevando.
It's snowing.
Regional words and roots: Diccionario de la lengua española (RAE). Spanish varies by region, so treat these as the most common patterns, not strict rules.
How to remember nieve
nieve [NYEH-beh] sounds like the English “naive”. Picture this:
Naive snow lands on the warm palm and honestly believes it will stay forever.
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