Cold, cool(temperature) in German 🇩🇪

Kalt

Kalt sounds like cold which is cool.

9 months ago

kalt info.

Tips to remember the German word ‘kalt’:
1. Associate ‘kalt’ with ‘cold’ because they begin with the same letter ‘c’ and sound similar.
2. Visualize something cold, like a snowflake or ice, and think of the German word ‘kalt.’
3. Create a simple phrase like “Kaltes Klima,” which means “cold climate,” to make the association stronger.

Explanations:
– ‘Kalt’ is the German adjective for the English word ‘cold.’ It’s used to describe temperature and can refer to weather, objects, or feelings that lack warmth.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– ‘Frostig’ could also be used to describe something very cold or freezing, akin to ‘frosty’ in English.
– ‘Eisig’ means ‘icy,’ which implies extreme coldness, similar to ‘eisig’ in German.

Alternate meanings/slang:
– In slang or colloquial use, ‘kalt’ can describe someone’s demeanor as in ‘unfriendly’ or ‘unemotional.’
– ‘Kalt’ can also mean ‘cold-blooded’ in reference to a person’s dispassionate actions.

Examples of sentences that use ‘kalt’:
1. Im Winter ist es immer sehr kalt. (In winter, it’s always very cold.)
2. Das Wasser in diesem See ist zu kalt zum Schwimmen. (The water in this lake is too cold for swimming.)
3. Mir ist kalt, kannst du das Fenster schließen? (I’m cold, can you close the window?)
4. Ihre Reaktion war ziemlich kalt und distanziert. (Her reaction was quite cold and distant.)

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