Exciting Winter Activities in Spanish

For some, winter is the dreaded time of year where the world is colder and you have to scrape ice off of your windshield in the morning. For others, winter is a gorgeous, amazing, exciting time of year to do fun winter activities! There’s a little magic in the winter season, and we’ll show you how to talk about your favorite parts in Spanish.

One of the most fun conversations to have with native Spanish speakers is about snow, la nieve. There are several parts of Spanish-speaking countries that don’t get snow, so it’s a great conversation topic if you’re from a place that gets lots of it!

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1. Making a Snowman

• Hacer un muñeco de nieve – To make a snowman
  Example: “Los niños les gusta hacer un muñeco de nieve en el jardín.”
  • Note- in English, we make a snow MAN, but in Spanish, you make a snow DOLL with muñeco.

2. Ice Skating

• Patinar sobre hielo – To ice skate
  Example: “Me encanta patinar sobre hielo en el invierno.”

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3. Sledding

• Andar en trineo – To go sledding
  Example: “Vamos a andar en trineo en la colina.”
  • Note- you might also hear people say deslizarse instead of andar, which means to slide, or ir meaning to go.

4. Drinking Hot Chocolate

• Beber chocolate caliente – To drink hot chocolate
  Example: “Después de jugar en la nieve, bebemos chocolate caliente.”

5. Building an Igloo

• Construir un iglú – To build an igloo
  Example: “Los niños construyeron un pequeño iglú en la nieve.”

6. Having a Snowball Fight

• Tener una pelea de bolas de nieve – To have a snowball fight
  Example: “La pelea de bolas de nieve fue muy divertida.”

7. Skiing or Snowboarding

• Esquiar – To ski
• Hacer snowboard – To snowboard
  Example: “Esquiar en las montañas es una experiencia increíble.”
  • Note: Typically in Spanish when an action is borrowed from English, you precede it with hacer, which is how we get hacer snowboard. We say it with the summer activity hacer surf as well!

Practice Tips

1. Write sentences about your favorite winter activities using the vocabulary above.
2. Share how you would describe these activities in Spanish with friends or classmates.
3. Imagine a snowy day and write a short paragraph about what you would do using these words.

Learning how to talk about winter activities in Spanish will not only expand your vocabulary but also help you share your winter traditions with Spanish speakers. ¡Disfruta del invierno!