German for English speakers Sports · Lesson 1

Asking about sports

Talk about sports in German — Welchen Sport machst du? (What sport do you do?) — with the answer Ich spiele meistens Basketball.

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    Was für Sport machst du?

    What sport do you practice?

  2. Bolin Bolin

    Ich spiele normalerweise Basketball.

    I usually play basketball.

  3. Meera Meera

    Magst du andere Sportarten?

    Do you also like other sports?

  4. Bolin Bolin

    Ich spiele auch gerne Fußball und Tennis.

    I also like soccer and tennis.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Welcher vs Was for 'which/what'?

Welcher (welche, welches) for selection from a known set ('which?'). Was for open questions ('what?').

Sport machen vs Sport treiben?

Sport machen = do sport (casual). Sport treiben = do sport (slightly more formal). Both common in everyday speech.

Common German sports?

Fußball (soccer), Basketball, Tennis, Schwimmen (swimming), Wandern (hiking), Radfahren (cycling), Skifahren (skiing).

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