Was machst du gern? - What do you like to do? Listed below are the essential vocabulary terms and phrases you will need to express your favorite leisure time activities:
Wortschatz - General Nouns and Expressions
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die Freizeit -the free time/spare time
in deiner Freizeit- in your spare time
Hast du Hobbys?- Do you have any hobbies?
das Hobby, die Hobbys- hobby
Lieblings- favorite
die Freizeit- leisure
das Wochenende- weekend
am Wochenende- on the weekend
die Eintrittskarte- the ticket
der Football- American football
der Fußball- soccer
Ich möchte gerne ins Kino gehen/ins Konzert- I would really like to go to the movies/to a concert.
Was läuft heute im Kino?What's on at the cinema today?
Was für ein Film ist das?What sort of film is that?
der Film (-e)film
die Musik- music
Wortschatz - Additional Terms
Adjectives:
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grossartig- outstanding
einfach Klasse- simply great
ganz toll- fantastic/excellent
echt gut- really good
spannend- exciting/thrilling
langweilig (stinklangweilig)- boring
ärgerlich- annoying
traurig- sad
doof- dumb
entsetzlich– awful, horrible
enttäuschend- disappointing
lustig- funny
Expressions with spielen:
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Karten spielen- to play cards
Schach spielen- to play chess
Klavier spielen- to play piano
Gitarre spielen- to play guitar
Verbs and expressions:
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einkaufen -shopping
Rad fahren- to cycle
jagen- to hunt
joggen- to jog
reiten- to ride (horses)
Ski fahren; Ski laufen- to ski
schwimmen- to swim
kochen- to cook
lesen- to read
fernsehen- to watch TV
fotografieren- to photograph
zeichnen- to draw
Spaß machen- to be fun
malen- to paint
singen- to sing
reisen- to travel
einen Ausflug machen- to go on a trip
tanzen- to dance
Musik hören- to listen to music
faulenzen- to laze about
sehen- to see
laufen- to run
anfangen- to begin
fernsehen- to watch TV
vorschlagen- to suggest
ausgehen- to go out
Movie Genres:
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Zeichentrickfilme- animated
Science Fiction Filme- sci-fi
Komödien- comedy
Krimis/Thriller- thriller
Liebesfilme- romantic movies
Horrorfilme- scary movies
Actionfilme- action
Kriegsfilme- war movies
Abenteuerfilme- adventure film
Expressions with gehen:
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Camping gehen- to go camping
schwimmen gehen- to go swimming
ins Kino gehen- go to the movies
in die Disko gehen- to go to the disco
ins Theather gehen- to go to the theater
ins Konzert gehen- to go to a concert
tanzen gehen- to go dancing
spazieren gehen- to go for a walk
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