"Byla nám zima."

Translation: We were cold.

[Praha2017]

I am used to say "Bylo nám zima". Is this wrong? Or colloquial, or some regional variation?

[VladaFu]

It is the same, just some variation.

[BrianG1941]

Why is 'we were feeling cold' not accepted in this execise
while in a previous one wih similar constructuion 'bylo mi spatne' only i was feeling ill is accepted and not I was ill.

[VladaFu]

I was ill is clearly Byl jsem nemocný. Bylo mi špatně is mainly I was sick (as in eaten something bad (stomach ache, vomitting) or motion sickness, or headache or dizziness, not the state of having a disease). It can also mean that you were feeling bad during your illness. So that's why "feeling ill" was accepted and "ill" not.

As to why "feeling cold" is not accepted - I am not sure, but I thing it is just missing so I will add it.

Also note that your report contains You instead of We.

[BrandonCas821536]

"It was cold to us." Is this a possible translation also?

[VladaFu]

no

[QlIKbokf]

question: is "zima" an adjective or a noun in this phrase ? thanks

[AgnusOinas]

It's a noun. Adjectives normally end in -ý, -á, -é, -í... (except the rare short forms like "rád").

Zima (coldness), chladno (coolness, chill), teplo (warmth), horko (heat) - we could use any of these nouns here. (The translations in parentheses are literal - "Je mi zima" is literally "Coldness is to me")

[QlIKbokf]

Sorry ...late thank you !