Free time · German
Hobbies, music, cinema, theatre. 99 German words, A1 through C2, with translations and example sentences.
A1
Bildnounpicture
She paints a picture of her cat.
Brettspielnounboard game
We play a board game.
Comicnouncomic
My brother likes reading comics.
Filmnounfilm
The film is very exciting.
fotografierenverbto take photos
I photograph the landscape.
Freizeitnounfree time
In my free time I paint.
Gitarrenounguitar
He plays the guitar.
Hobbynounhobby
My hobby is reading.
Klaviernounpiano
She is learning the piano.
Konzertnounconcert
We are going to the concert today.
Liednounsong
The song is playing on the radio.
malenverbto paint
The child paints a house.
Musiknounmusic
The music is too loud.
Romannounnovel
This novel is very famous.
Sammlungnouncollection
His collection is very big.
singenverbto sing
We sing a song together.
tanzenverbto dance
She dances very well.
Theaternountheatre
The theatre is in the center.
wandernverbto hike
On Sunday we hike in the mountains.
zeichnenverbto draw
He likes to draw animals.
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auftretenverbto perform
The band performs tonight.
ausleihenverbto borrow / to lend
I am borrowing a book.
Ausstellungnounexhibition
The exhibition is open until May.
bastelnverbto do crafts
The children make a card.
Bühnenounstage
The singers stand on the stage.
Chornounchoir
She sings in a choir.
Eintrittnounadmission
Admission is free.
Eintrittskartenounticket (event)
I buy two tickets.
Galerienoungallery
Modern pictures hang in the gallery.
Instrumentnouninstrument
Which instrument do you play?
Interessenouninterest
His interest in history is growing.
Komödienouncomedy
We watch a funny comedy.
Kriminouncrime story
In the evening I like reading a crime story.
Orchesternounorchestra
The orchestra plays classical music.
Publikumnounaudience
The audience claps loudly.
Regisseurnoundirector
The director explains the scene.
sammelnverbto collect
He collects old coins.
Schauspielernounactor
The actor is very well-known.
Schauspielerinnounactress
The actress receives an award.
Streamingnounstreaming
Streaming has changed television.
Tanznoundance
The first dance belongs to the newlyweds.
übenverbto practice
I practice the guitar every day.
Untertitelnounsubtitle
I watch films with subtitles.
Vorstellungnounperformance
The performance is sold out.
Wanderwegnounhiking trail
The hiking trail runs along the stream.
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Applausnounapplause
The applause lasted for minutes.
Aufführungnounperformance
The performance thrills the audience.
Drehbuchnounscreenplay
The screenplay is very well written.
Gemäldenounpainting
The painting hangs in the museum.
Genrenoungenre
Which genre do you like best?
gestaltenverbto design
She designs the stage set.
Handlungnounplot
The plot of the novel is exciting.
Hauptrollenounlead role
She plays the lead role.
Kostümnouncostume
The costumes are very elaborate.
Kreativitätnouncreativity
Art thrives on creativity.
Melodienounmelody
This melody is stuck in my head.
Mitgliedschaftnounmembership
Membership in the club costs little.
Premierenounpremiere
The film premiere is today.
probenverbto rehearse
The band rehearses for the concert.
Spannungnounsuspense
The film keeps the suspense until the end.
unterhaltenverbto entertain
The comedian entertains the audience.
Unterhaltungnounentertainment
The festival offers a lot of entertainment.
Veranstaltungnounevent
The event was sold out.
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Abonnementnounsubscription
I have a subscription to the opera.
aufführenverbto perform
The theatre performs a new play.
Avantgardenounavant-garde
Her art belongs to the avant-garde.
Eskapismusnounescapism
Fantasy novels offer pure escapism.
Improvisationnounimprovisation
Jazz thrives on improvisation.
Inszenierungnounstaging
The staging was very modern.
Interpretationnouninterpretation
His interpretation of the play is convincing.
komponierenverbto compose
She composes music for films.
Kompositionnouncomposition
The composition is very complex.
Kritiknounreview
The film got a good review.
Kritikernouncritic
The critics praise the book.
Kulturszenenouncultural scene
Berlin has a vibrant cultural scene.
Leidenschaftnounpassion
Music is his great passion.
Meisterwerknounmasterpiece
This painting is considered a masterpiece.
Subkulturnounsubculture
Punk was an influential subculture.
Urheberrechtnouncopyright
Copyright protects the artists.
Zugabenounencore
The audience demands an encore.
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Ausdruckskraftnounexpressiveness
The painting has great expressiveness.
Dokumentationnoundocumentary
The documentary about whales was fascinating.
Freizeitgestaltungnounleisure planning
Leisure planning is very important to him.
Freizeitstressnounleisure stress
Three hobbies a week — that is pure leisure stress.
Geselligkeitnounsociability
At the barbecue there is cheerful sociability.
Hörbuchnounaudiobook
In the car I like listening to an audiobook.
Kulturangebotnouncultural offering
The city has a rich cultural offering.
Kulturveranstaltungnouncultural event
Admission to many cultural events is free.
Lesungnounreading (event)
The author holds a reading in the library.
Spielfilmnounfeature film
Tonight a good feature film is on.
Unterhaltungswertnounentertainment value
The film has high entertainment value.
Vereinslebennounclub life
In the village, club life plays a big role.
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Hochkulturnounhigh culture
Opera is considered part of high culture.
Kulturbetriebnouncultural industry
The cultural industry suffers from budget cuts.
Kulturgutnouncultural asset
Old buildings are a valuable cultural asset.
Mäzennounpatron (arts)
A wealthy patron finances the museum.
Mußenounleisure
In leisure the best ideas often arise.
Sternstundenounfinest hour
The concert was one of the festival’s finest hours.
Zeitvertreibnounpastime
Reading is her favorite pastime.
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