Vocabularies about Sports and Activities in German
Sports and Activities in German
In this lesson , you will be introduced to many vocabularies about sports and activities in German . Look at the table below and listen to the sounds in order to improve your linguistic skill :
| English | German |
| sport(s) | Sport |
| interests | Hobbys |
| soccer | Fußball |
| American football | Football |
| volleyball | Volleyball |
| basketball | Basketball |
| tennis | Tennis |
| baseball | Baseball |
| 9-pin bowling | Kegeln |
| chess | Schach |
| board game | das Brettspiel |
| game | das Spiel |
| homework | Hausaufgaben |
| television | Fernsehen |
| movie | der Film |
Spielen ( to play ) Machen ( make ) and Other Verbs :
All three verbs that you were introduced to are irregular in some way , however most verbs are regular verbs and this is the conjugation of them :
For example, the verbs “spielen” and “machen” :
Some Applications about playing Sports and Activities in German :
| What are you doing ? | Was machst du ? |
| I play basketball . | Ich spiele Basketball . |
| Do you play soccer ? | Spielst du Fußball ? |
| I do homework . | Ich mache Hausaufgaben . |
| He does homework . | Er macht Hausaufgaben . |
| Do you play sports ? | Machst du Sport ? |
Note the last sentence . In English one plays a sport , while in German one does a sport . You can also use the w-words to make some more combinations :
| Why do you play baseball? | Warum spielst du Baseball? |
| Who has homework? | Wer hat Hausaufgaben? |
To say “not” , use “nicht”. “Nicht” goes after the verb but before the sport :
| Who doesn’t play soccer ? | Wer spielt nicht Fußball? |
| We don’t play tennis. | Wir spielen nicht Tennis. |
