Free Time and Hobbies
In this blog we are going to help build up your vocabulary on free time and hobbies. The tables below are divided into verbs, nouns and useful phrases. Before going through this section you might want to watch the video that teaches these vocab with an interesting story.
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Verbs
German | English |
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angeln | to fish |
fotografieren | to take a photo |
kochen | to cook |
lesen | to read |
malen | to paint |
reisen | to travel |
schlafen | to sleep |
schwimmen | to swim |
singen | to sing |
tanzen | to dance |
Rad fahren | to cycle |
sammeln | to collect |
shoppen gehen | to go shopping |
spazieren gehen | to go for a walk |
spielen | to play |
Sport machen | to do sports |
Nouns:
Singular | Plural | English |
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die Briefmarke | die Briefmarken | stamp |
das Buch | die Bücher | book |
das Hobby | die Hobbys | hobby |
die Freizeit | – | leisure time, free time |
der Fußball | – | football |
die Gitarre | die Gitarren | guitar |
das Kino | die Kinos | cinema |
das Klavier | die Klaviers | piano |
die Münze | die Münzen | coin |
der Sport | – | sport |
das Tennis | – | tennis |
Useful Phrases:
German | English |
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Ich lese gerne. | I like reading. |
Ich gehe gerne ins Kino. | I like going to the cinema. |
Ich sammle Briefmarken. | I collect stamps. |
Ich spiele gerne Fußball. | I like playing football. |
Mein Hobby ist Fotografieren. | My hobby is photography. |
Ich mache viel Sport. | I do a lot of sports. |
Ich fahre gerne Rad. | I like cycling. |
Ich schaue gerne Fernsehen. | I like watching TV. |
Ich spiele gerne Klavier. | I like playing the piano. |
Ich gehe gerne shoppen. | I like shopping. |
Ich gehe gerne spazieren. | I like going for a walk. |