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Outdoor plans: useful German phrases

Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan.

Start with the essentials

Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.

Weather
das Wetter
Weather
Mountain
der Berg
Mountain
Forest
der Wald
Forest
Is it going to rain?
Wird es regnen?
Is it going to rain?

Make the conversation more specific

Useful German expressions for outdoor plans
What you want to say	German
Weather	das Wetter Weather
Mountain	der Berg Mountain
Forest	der Wald Forest
Is it going to rain?	Wird es regnen? Is it going to rain?
Is the path open?	Ist der Weg offen? Show English translation Is the path open?
How difficult is the walk?	Wie anstrengend ist die Wanderung? Show English translation How difficult is the walk?
Should we bring ...?	Sollen wir … mitbringen? Show English translation Should we bring …?
Let's turn back.	Lass uns umkehren. Show English translation Let's turn back.
We should check the forecast.	Wir sollten den Wetterbericht anschauen. Show English translation We should check the forecast.

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
Ich möchte auf dem Waldweg spazieren gehen.
I'd like to walk along the forest path.
You
Ist der Weg offen?
Is the path open?
Partner
Ja, er wurde gestern wieder geöffnet.
Yes, it reopened yesterday.
You
Wie anstrengend ist die Wanderung?
How difficult is the walk?

Outdoor plans in other languages

A note on speaking German

Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.

The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.