Vocabulary
das
Eishockey
/ˈaɪ̯sˌhɔke/· noun· Pl. —
ice hockey
Das Eishockey — the fast team sport on ice, big in the south of Germany, in Austria and in Switzerland; plain Hockey in German usually means field hockey.
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- Singular
- das Eishockey
- Plural
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- des Eishockeys
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Eishockey
ice hockey
Im Winter spielt mein Sohn Eishockey.
In winter my son plays ice hockey.
Word family
Eishockeydas Eisicedas Hockey(field) hockeyder Eishockeyspielerice hockey playerdie Eishalleice rink
Common combinations
- Eishockey spielento play ice hockey
- zum Eishockey gehento go to an ice hockey game
- die Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaftthe ice hockey world championship
Common learner mistakes
- Ich spiele Hockey. (gemeint: auf dem Eis)Ich spiele Eishockey.In German, Hockey alone usually means field hockey; the game on ice is Eishockey.
Real examples
- Am Samstag gehen wir zum Eishockey.On Saturday we're going to the ice hockey.
- Eishockey ist in der Schweiz sehr beliebt.Ice hockey is very popular in Switzerland.
- Er hat lange Eishockey gespielt, aber jetzt fährt er nur noch Ski.He played ice hockey for a long time, but now he only skis.
