برف
barf
The English word snow is translated to Urdu as برف (barf).
برف refers to the crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes. Falling of such flakes. Accumulation of them as a white layer.
Meaning: partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes, falling of such flakes, accumulation of them as a white layer (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the act of snowing, use the verb phrase برف گرنا (literally 'snow falling'). To describe the specific phenomenon of snowfall, the noun برف can be combined with the Persian suffix -bari to form برفباری. If you want to describe the action of the snow melting, use the verb phrase برف پگھلنا.
How do you pronounce it?
barf
Did you know?
- In Urdu, برف is used for both 'snow' and 'ice'. To specifically distinguish ice cubes from fallen snow, speakers often say برف کے ٹکڑے, which literally means 'pieces of ice'.
- In a culinary context, برف can also refer to 'crushed ice' used in desserts, such as in Shaved Ice or 'Gola Ganda', rather than just fallen snow.
- If you are talking about 'snowflakes' specifically, you wouldn' t just use برف, but would often refer to them as برف کے دانے, which literally means 'grains of snow'.
Examples in context
- شاید برفباری ہو جائے۔It may snow.This sentence is useful for expressing the possibility of snowfall using برف.Tatoeba #2123949 by nabeel_tahir, translation #272548 by CK
- بہار کا موسم آتے ہی برف پگھل گئی۔The snow melted away when spring came.This sentence is useful for describing how the برف melted during spring.Tatoeba #4286649 by nabeel_tahir, translation #266906 by Dejo
- Look outside, the whole city is covered in برف (barf)!Look outside, the whole city is covered in snow!
- راستے پر سفید برف ہے۔rastay par safaid barf hai.There is white snow on the path.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking out the window at a winter morning.
- عائشہ Ayeshaعمر، دیکھو باہر کتنی برف ہے!Umar, dekho bahar kitni barf hai!Umar, look how much snow there is outside!
- عمر Omarہاں عائشہ، موسم بہت ٹھنڈا ہے۔Haan Aisha, mausam bohat thanda hai.Yes Aisha, the weather is very cold.
- عائشہ Ayeshaکیا ہم برف میں کھیلنے جائیں گے؟Kya hum barf mein khelne jayen ge?Will we go to play in the snow?
- عمر Omarہاں، ہمیں ضرور جانا چاہیے۔Haan, hamein zaroor jaana chahiye.Yes, we should definitely go.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
