I knew it meant "white," but it's just a synonym in our world. My last name is Schnee, is that your language too? [ Look, there is a mystery here about how this language situation is happening and Weiss is determined to find out. While butchering pronunciation bc RWBY doesn't care about German pronunciations. Sorry Ed, you hooked a culture nerd. ]

[ She shakes her head. ] If I can't do it on my own I'm not going to learn. You're welcome to provide verbal expertise, however. [ Just let her do the actual work or else she's not going to get it properly. She takes a breath before using both hands at once to push a hefty amount of dirt out of the way, then starting to very slowly dig downward. Rest in peace, Weiss's quality fingernails. ]