Today's topic is free time. As you all know, in our free time we can do a lot of activities. What are the names of those activities in German? When we want to ask what someone does in their free time, how should we ask? Let's find out! This topic is very close to our daily life and its vocabulary is similar to English, so this is a pretty suitable topic for those who are new to learning German.
In German, we have the word Hobby and Freizeitaktivitäten (activities in the free time) to illustrate the activities people do to reduce stress. There are some common Freizeitaktivitäten you should know.
kochen singen lesen freuden treffen im Internet surfen schwimmen fotografieren fußball volleyball tennis spielen malen backen musik hören spazieren gehen |
cook sing read meet friends surf the Internet swim photography football volleyball tennis draw bake listen to music walk |
ins die Disko gehen ins Kino gehen ins Theater gehen fernsehen am Computer spielen chatten/SMS schicken judo treiben gitarre klavier flöte spielen geige tanzen schach spielen radfahren skifahren |
go dancing go to the cinema go to the theater watch TV play on the computer text doing judo guitar piano flute violin dance play chess go biking to ski |
If you notice, some hobbies have prepositions (im, am, ins...) in front, they are divided according to Akkusativ or Dativ depending on the action. These phrases are immutable, unchangeable. So when you study, you should learn the phrases to avoid confusion.
Hobby activities are also divided into many groups which include 4 main groups: Sportarte (sport activities), Musik (music activities), Kunst (art activities) and zu Hause (indoor activities).
Asking about free time, you can use there follow structures:
Meine Hobbys sind… (My hobby is……)
Ich + Verb…… (I.....)
Dialog Muster (Dialogue pattern)
A: Hey B, Was sind deine Hobbys?
B: Meine Hobbys sind schwimmen, backen und lesen. Und du? Was machst du in deiner Freizeit?
A: Ich treibe Judo, spielen Fußball, und male. Wenn ich viel Freizeit habe, treffe ich mit meine Freunden und gehen wir in die Disko.
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Hey B, What’s your Hobbies?
My hobbies are swimming, baking and reading. And you? What do you do in your free time?
I play Judo, soccer and draw. When I have a lot of free time, I hang out with my friends and go dancing. |