Nous aimons la neige.

Nous means we.

So Nous aimons la neige means We like/love snow.

A useful extra note: in everyday spoken French, people very often use on instead of nous for we. So you will also hear:

On aime la neige.

That is more common in casual conversation, while nous is perfectly correct and a bit more formal or written.

Because the verb has to be conjugated to match the subject.

The infinitive is aimer = to like / to love.

With nous (we), the present-tense form is aimons:

• j’aime = I like
• tu aimes = you like
• il/elle/on aime = he/she/one likes
• nous aimons = we like
• vous aimez = you like
• ils/elles aiment = they like

So nous aimons is the correct match for we like.

A common pronunciation is:

noo zay-mon la nezh

More accurately in IPA:

/nu z‿ɛmɔ̃ la nɛʒ/

A few key points:

• nous sounds like noo
• there is a liaison between nous and aimons, so the normally silent s in nous is pronounced like z
• aimons has a nasal ending, so the final -ons is not pronounced like English onz
• neige sounds roughly like nezh

French often uses the definite article (le, la, les) when talking about things in general, especially after verbs like aimer, adorer, détester, etc.

So French says:

• J’aime le chocolat.
• Elle déteste les araignées.
• Nous aimons la neige.

English often drops the article in these general statements:

• I like chocolate
• She hates spiders
• We like snow

So la neige is normal and expected in French.

Because neige is a feminine noun in French.

French nouns have grammatical gender, so they take different articles:

• le for masculine singular
• la for feminine singular
• les for plural

Since neige is feminine singular, it takes la:

la neige

It can mean either to like or to love, depending on context.

With things such as snow, music, or coffee, aimer often translates naturally as like:

• J’aime le café = I like coffee

With people, aimer can be much stronger and often means love:

• J’aime ma famille = I love my family

So in Nous aimons la neige, the most natural English meaning is usually We like snow, though literally aimer is the same verb used for both like and love.

The word order is very similar to English:

Nous = subject
aimons = verb
la neige = object

So it follows a basic Subject + Verb + Object pattern:

Nous aimons la neige.
We like snow.

That makes this sentence quite straightforward for an English speaker.

In French, a word-final consonant that is usually silent can be pronounced before a following word that begins with a vowel sound. This is called liaison.

Here:

• nous normally ends in a silent s
• aimons begins with a vowel sound

So the s in nous is pronounced as z:

nous aimons → nou-z-aimons

This is why it sounds like noo zay-mon rather than noo ay-mon.

Yes. On aime la neige is very common in spoken French.

Both mean We like snow, but they differ slightly in style:

• Nous aimons la neige = correct, a bit more formal or written
• On aime la neige = very common in everyday speech

If you are learning standard grammar, it is important to know nous aimons. If you want to sound natural in conversation, you will often hear on aime.

French spelling and pronunciation do not always match closely from an English speaker’s point of view.

In aimons:

• ai is pronounced like è / eh
• -mons does not sound like English mons
• the ending -ons gives a nasal vowel: /ɔ̃/

So aimons is pronounced roughly eh-mon with a nasal final sound, not like an English-style reading of each letter.

This is very normal in French verbs.

You put ne ... pas around the conjugated verb:

Nous n’aimons pas la neige.

This means We do not like snow.

Why n’ instead of ne?
Because aimons begins with a vowel, so ne contracts to n’:

• Nous ne parlons pas...
• Nous n’aimons pas...

There are several common ways.

1. Intonation
Just raise your voice at the end:

Nous aimons la neige ?

This is possible in speech, though it can sound context-dependent.

2. Est-ce que
A very common neutral way:

Est-ce que nous aimons la neige ?
= Do we like snow?

3. Inversion
More formal:

Aimons-nous la neige ?

So if you are learning beginner French, Est-ce que nous aimons la neige ? is often the easiest question form to use.