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Talking about hobbies and free time is a great way to connect with people and practise your German. This lesson gives you the vocabulary for sports, arts, entertainment, and the phrases you need to discuss what you enjoy doing in your spare time.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Was sind deine Hobbys? | What are your hobbies? |
| Was machst du in deiner Freizeit? | What do you do in your free time? |
| Was machst du gerne? | What do you enjoy doing? |
| Hast du ein Hobby? | Do you have a hobby? |
| Wofür interessierst du dich? | What are you interested in? |
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Ich... gern(e). | I enjoy ... -ing. |
| Ich spiele gerne Fußball. | I enjoy playing football. |
| Ich lese gerne Bücher. | I enjoy reading books. |
| Mein Hobby ist Fotografie. | My hobby is photography. |
| In meiner Freizeit gehe ich oft wandern. | In my free time, I often go hiking. |
| Ich interessiere mich für Musik. | I am interested in music. |
| Ich bin ein großer Fan von... | I am a big fan of... |
| German | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Fußball spielen | to play football | Ich spiele Fußball. |
| Tennis spielen | to play tennis | Er spielt gern Tennis. |
| Basketball spielen | to play basketball | |
| Volleyball spielen | to play volleyball | |
| schwimmen | to swim | Ich gehe schwimmen. |
| laufen / joggen | to run / to jog | Sie geht jeden Morgen joggen. |
| Rad fahren | to cycle | Wir fahren gerne Rad. |
| wandern | to hike | Im Sommer gehen wir wandern. |
| Ski fahren | to ski | Im Winter fahren wir Ski. |
| klettern | to climb | Er klettert gerne in den Bergen. |
| reiten | to ride (horse) | Meine Tochter reitet gerne. |
| tanzen | to dance | Sie tanzt Salsa. |
| Yoga machen | to do yoga | Ich mache jeden Tag Yoga. |
| turnen | to do gymnastics | |
| boxen | to box | |
| Eishockey spielen | to play ice hockey | |
| segeln | to sail | |
| surfen | to surf | |
| angeln | to fish | |
| Golf spielen | to play golf | |
| ins Fitnessstudio gehen | to go to the gym | Ich gehe dreimal pro Woche ins Fitnessstudio. |
| German | Gender | English |
|---|---|---|
| der Ball | masculine | ball |
| das Tor | neuter | goal |
| der Spieler / die Spielerin | masc. / fem. | player |
| die Mannschaft / das Team | feminine / neuter | team |
| das Spiel / das Match | neuter | game / match |
| der Wettkampf | masculine | competition |
| gewinnen | — | to win |
| verlieren | — | to lose |
| trainieren | — | to train / practice |
| der Trainer / die Trainerin | masc. / fem. | coach / trainer |
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