Let's start with the words for the most popular hobbies first.
Many people would mention travelling, cooking or listening to music
when asked about their hobbies.
Here is a list of German words for different hobbies:
kochen
to cook
fotografieren
to photograph
reisen
to travel
wandern
to hike
laufen
to run
klettern
to climb
faulenzen
to laze about
feiern gehen
to party
Musik hören
to listen to music
Sports
Let's have a look at the area of sports next: Many Germans enjoy
doing sports as a past time activity.
Popular sports here in Germany include football,
handball, tennis, swimming, and cycling.
der Fußball
football
das Tennis
tennis
das Schwimmen
swimming
das Schlittschuhlaufen
ice skating
das Badminton
badminton
der Volleyball
volleyball
In case you're interested in seeing a few more words for all different kinds of sports,
check out our full article on German sports vocabulary.
Not included in the above list are fitness activities, such as running (laufen), hiking (wandern), and gym workouts (im Fitnessstudio trainieren),
which are also very popular hobbies in Germany.
Arts & Crafts
stricken
to knit
häkeln
to crochet
nähen
to sew
töpfern
to do pottery
malen
to paint
zeichnen
to draw
basteln
to do handicrafts
tanzen
to dance
schauspielen
to act
Collecting
If you are collecting something as a hobby, there are only a few words
you will need to remember, most importantly die Sammlung:
die Sammlung
collection
das Briefmarkensammlung
stamp collection
Briefmarken sammeln
to collect stamps
Comcihefte sammeln
to collect comic books
Games
A lot of people love playing games as a hobby. Whether it's billard, ping pong
or darts. Here are some common words for popular games:
das Billard
billard
das Dart / das Darts
darts
das Tischtennis
ping pong
der Kicker
table football
das Kartenspiel
card game
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