Unit 15 Guidebook: talk about hobbies
KEY PHRASES
Talk about hobbies
Was machst du gern?
What do you like to do?
What do you like to do?
Ich singe gern.
I like to sing.
I like to sing.
Was machst du jetzt?
What are you doing now?
What are you doing now?
Ich frühstücke jetzt.
I am eating breakfast now.
I am eating breakfast now.
Surfst du jeden Tag?
Do you surf every day?
Do you surf every day?
Ich surfe oft, aber es regnet heute.
I often surf, but it is raining today.
I often surf, but it is raining today.
TIP
Living in the present
In German you use the same verb form for things you do habitually and things you’re doing right now.
Ich singe oft.
I often sing.
I often sing.
Ich singe jetzt.
I am singing now.
I am singing now.