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Sports & Hobbies

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Sport & Hobby's
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Sport and hobbies are perfect conversation starters in Dutch. Whether you are a football fanatic, a cycling enthusiast or simply enjoy a quiet hobby at home, this guide gives you all the vocabulary you need to talk about your interests in Dutch.

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Football (voetbal) is the Netherlands' most popular sport. The Dutch national team โ€” known as Oranje โ€” has reached three World Cup finals. And with over 23 million bicycles for 17 million people, cycling (fietsen) is practically a religion!

โšฝ Popular Sports

EmojiDutchEnglish
โšฝvoetbalfootball / soccer
๐ŸŠzwemmenswimming
๐Ÿšดfietsen / wielrennencycling
๐Ÿƒhardlopenrunning
๐ŸŽพtennistennis
๐Ÿ€basketbalbasketball
โ›ธ๏ธschaatsenice skating
๐Ÿ‹๏ธfitnessen / sportenworking out / exercising
๐ŸŽฟskiรซnskiing
๐Ÿvolleybalvolleyball

๐ŸŽจ Hobbies & Free Time

EmojiDutchEnglish
๐Ÿ“šlezenreading
๐ŸŽตmuziek luisterenlistening to music
๐ŸŽฌfilms kijkenwatching films
๐ŸŽฎgamengaming
๐ŸŒฟtuinierengardening
๐Ÿณkokencooking
๐Ÿ“ธfotograferenphotography
๐ŸŽจschilderen / tekenenpainting / drawing
โœˆ๏ธreizentravelling

๐Ÿ’ฌ Talking About Sports & Hobbies

DutchEnglish
Wat zijn je hobby's?What are your hobbies?
In mijn vrije tijd...In my free time...
Ik hou van voetbal.I love football.
Ik sport drie keer per week.I exercise three times a week.
Ik speel in een team.I play on a team.
Ik doe aan yoga.I do yoga.
In mijn vrije tijd fiets ik graag en lees ik boeken.In my free time I like to cycle and read books.

โœ๏ธ Practice

  • I like swimming โ†’ Ik hou van zwemmen
  • My hobby is reading โ†’ Mijn hobby is lezen
  • Do you play football? โ†’ Speel jij voetbal?

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