The Cold Season, Winter Holidays and Celebrations

Useful words and phrases about winter.

România Internațional, 29.12.2013, 14:29

Let’s learn some basic terms about the cold season, winter holidays and celebrations.

winter — iarna

season-anotimp

holidays– sarbatori

Christmas — Craciun

New Year-Anul Nou

eve-ajun

party-petrecere

New Year’s Eve Party– petrecere de revelion

snow — zapada

blizzard — viscol

sleet – polei

to freeze — a ingheta

icicles — turturi

eave —streasina

to hang- a atarna

sled — sanie

gifts — daruri

family– familie

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Let’s use these words to make up sentences:

Winter is my favorite season.

Iarna este anotimpul meu preferat

Jane visits her family for the holidays.

Jane isi viziteaza familia de sarbatori.

Christmas is eagerly expected by everyone.

Craciunul este asteptat cu nerabdare de toata lumea.

This year we’ll go to the best New Year’s Eve Party.

Anul acesta vom merge la cea mai grozava petrecere de Revelion.

George loves icicles hanging from the eaves.

Lui George ii plac turturii care atarna pe la stresini.

This year we had less snow.

Anul acesta am avut mai putina zapada.

So far we had only one day of blizzard.

Pana acum am avut numai o zi de viscol.

Sleet makes traffic difficult.

Poleiul îngreunează circulaţia.

The lake in the park freezes in winter.

Lacul din parc ingheata iarna.

Children come out to play with their sleds.

Copiii ies la joacă cu săniile.

WE WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR! LA MULTI ANI!