Finnish weather Flashcards
(125 cards)
1
Q
artificial snow on ski slopes
A
tykkilumi
2
Q
below zero, freezing
A
pakkanen
3
Q
black ice
A
musta jää
4
Q
blanket of snow
A
hanki
5
Q
cold
A
kylmä
6
Q
close to zero degrees (weather, snow)
A
nuoskainen
7
Q
crevasse (long crack in the ice)
A
railo
8
Q
dangerously slippery weather
A
pääkallokeli
9
Q
deep winter weather above freezing
A
suojasää
10
Q
dense fog
A
tiheä sumu
11
Q
Does the snow stay on the ground?
A
Pysyykö lumi maassa?
12
Q
early winter
A
alkutalvi
13
Q
first snow
A
ensilumi
14
Q
flower-like pattern of frost on glass, arctic mesh
A
jääkukka
15
Q
frost heave, rasputitsa
(season when unsealed roads become soft & muddy from the melting snow)
A
kelirikko
16
Q
frost in the early morning
A
kuura
17
Q
Frost nights are coming.
A
Luvassa on yöpakkasia.
18
Q
frosty (road, street, yard)
A
kuurainen
19
Q
frosty weather
A
pakkassää
20
Q
frozen ground surface
A
routa
21
Q
gloves
(hand covering with separate sections for each finger and the thumb)
A
käsineet, sormikkaat
22
Q
great weather for sledding
literally “sled weather”
A
kelkkakeli
23
Q
Heavy frost is coming!
A
Luvassa kovat pakkaset!
24
Q
heavy snow that accumulates on branches
A
tykky, tykkylumi
25
dense/heavy snowfall
(tiheä) pyry
| pyry = tiheä lumisade
26
hibernation
| literally “winter sleep”
talviuni
27
(heavy) snow blowing or falling in the wind
tuisku
28
hole in the ice
avanto
29
ice
jää
30
ice crystal
jääkide
31
ice pearl
jäähelmi
32
ice scraper
jääraappa
33
ice thick enough to walk on
umpijää
34
iceskates
luistimet
35
icicle
jääpuikko
36
Icicles hang from the roof edge.
Katonreunasta riippuu jääpuikkoja.
37
icy (road, street, yard)
jäinen
38
It starts freezing even more.
Pakkanen kiristyy.
39
It's a frosty morning.
On kuurainen aamu.
40
late winter
lopputalvi
41
Let's build a snowman!
Rakennetaan lumiukko!
42
midwinter
keskitalvi, sydäntalvi
43
mild (weather, winter, wind)
lauha
44
mittens
| *(hand covering with a separate section for the thumb only)*
lapaset
45
nothern lights
revontulet
46
permafrost
ikirouta
47
pile of snow, snowdrift
| *(formed by wind)*
lumikinos, nietos
48
rime
| *(frost on surface, e.g. window)*
huurre
49
rain mittens
kurarukkaset, kurahanskat
50
scarf
kaulaliina
51
season
vuodenaika
52
crusted snow
| (snow surface strong enough to support objects that would normally sink)
hankikanto
53
short but heavy hail storm
raekuuro
54
ski trail
latu
55
skis
sukset
56
sled
| *(used by kids)*
pulkka
57
sledge
| (with high seat)
kelkka
58
sleet
| *(rain that freezes or partly freezes as it falls from the sky)*
räntä
59
slippery (road, street, yard)
liukas
60
slush
| *(partly melted snow)*
loska, sohjo
61
slushy (road, street, snow)
loskainen, sohjoinen
62
slushy road conditions
loskakeli, sohjokeli
63
snow
lumi
64
snow avalanche
lumivyöry
65
snow crystal
lumikide
66
snow storm
lumimyrsky
67
snow-free ground area in spring
pälvi
68
snowball
lumipallo
69
snowball fight
| literally “snow war”
lumisota
70
snowflake
lumihiutale
71
snowman
lumiukko
72
snowmobile
moottorikelkka
73
studded tires
nastarenkaat
74
The bridge is frozen.
Silta on jäässä.
75
The frost eases up a little.
Pakkanen hellittää.
76
The frozen snow crunches under the shoes.
Pakkaslumi narskuu kenkien alla.
77
The ice glitters.
Jää kimmeltää.
78
The roads are slippery.
Tiet ovat liukkaita.
79
The slushy roads will freeze.
Loskaiset tiet jäätyvät.
80
The snow had been plowed.
Lumet oli aurattu.
81
The year's first frost nights.
Vuoden ensimmäiset pakkasyöt.
82
There 40 cm of snow on the yard.
Pihalla on 40 senttiä lunta.
83
There is black ice on the road.
Tiellä on mustaa jäätä.
84
There were already snow-free spots in the fields.
Pelloilla oli jo pälviä.
85
thick layer of snow
| literally “snow nappy”
lumivaippa
86
thick, unbroken blanket of snow
umpihanki
| hanki = snow blanket
87
loose, powdery snow
| *(especially in the context of alpine skiing)*
puuterilumi
88
freshly fallen dry snow
viti, vitilumi
89
to be blown into a pile
nietostua, kinostua
90
to creak (ice under feet)
narista
91
to crunch (snow under feet)
| The snow crunches underfoot.
narskua
| Lumi narskuu jalkojen alla.
92
to ease, to let up (weather)
| The frost is letting up.
hellittää
| Pakkanen hellittää.
93
to feel cold (person)
paleltaa
| *minua paleltaa = minun on kylmä*
94
to freeze (plants, skin)
paleltua
95
to freeze (roads)
routia
96
to freeze (water, road)
jäätyä
97
to frost over (window, beard)
huurtua
98
to get even colder
| *(intensifying of already freezing conditions)*
kiristyä
99
to get milder, abate
| *(weather)*
lauhtua
100
to glisten, twinkel
| *(e.g. glistening snow crystals)*
kimmeltää
101
to hibernate
| *(animals)*
horrostaa
102
to melt
sulaa
103
to overwinter somewhere
| *(to spend the winter, hibernate, not specifically about animals)*
talvehtia
104
to plow the snow
aurata lunta
105
to overwinter (plants)
| *(to preserve plants in winter)*
talvettaa
106
to slip and fall (on ice)
liukastua
107
to slosh around (in snow)
| *(to slosh = to move in a noisy or messy way)*
rämpiä
108
to snow
sataa lunta
109
to snow heavily
pyryttää
110
to tremble (from cold)
hytistä
111
We made snowmen with sticky snow.
| *(Use the passive form.)*
Nuoskalla tehtiin lumiukkoja.
| *(nuoska = snow softened by thaw weather but not wet)*
112
wet
märkä
113
sticky snow
| *(softened by thaw weather but not wet, good for making a snowman)*
nuoska
114
Will Christmas be white?
Onko joulu valkea?
115
winter
talvi
116
winter boots
talvikengät
117
winter coat
talvitakki
118
winter fishing
talvikalastus
119
winter hat
pipo
120
winter holiday
talviloma
121
winter tires
talvirenkaat
122
winter torpor
| *(winter dormancy, induced by low temperature)*
talvihorros
123
winter tourism
talvimatkailu
124
wool socks
villasukat
125
Yesterday the sun shone, which was really lovely.
Eilen paistoi aurinko, mikä oli todella ihanaa.
