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How to Say ‘I like hiking and I cook a lot.’ in German

Ich wandere gern und koche viel.

ikh VAN-deh-reh gehrn oont KOH-kheh feel

[ikh VAN-deh-reh gehrn oont KOH-kheh feel]

💬 Usage Tip: Once ich is said, you don't repeat it after und: ich wandere gern und koche viel. The verb just carries on.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich wandere gern

ikh VAN-deh-reh gehrn

I like hiking

The first hobby. Remember that the 'w' sounds like 'v'.

Example

Ich wandere gern mit Freunden.

I like hiking with friends.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

wandere

[VAN-deh-reh]

hike

Ich-form of 'wandern', to hike or walk in nature.

Example

Ich wandere in den Bergen.

I hike in the mountains.

gern

[gehrn]

like to (do), enjoy

Used after a verb to say someone likes doing something; 'gern spielen' means to like playing.

Example

Sie malt gern mit Farben.

She likes painting with colors.

und koche viel.

oont KOH-kheh feel

and cook a lot.

The second hobby. The 'ch' in 'koche' is the throaty sound, and the 'v' in 'viel' sounds like 'f', so you say 'feel'.

Example

Er arbeitet viel und koche ich.

He works a lot, and I cook.

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

koche

[KOH-kheh]

cook

'Ich' form of 'kochen' (to cook).

Example

Ich koche gern Pasta.

I like cooking pasta.

viel

[feel]

a lot

Means often, much, or to a great extent depending on context.

Example

Die Kollegen helfen einander viel.

The colleagues help each other a lot.

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