Exercise and outdoors
Collocations, Stage 4chunk 11 of 25Hobbies, sport & games
Getting your body moving and getting out into nature at the weekend, plus what people say it does for them: a nice change of pace.
- karada o ugokasuget some exercise, move your body
- kibun tenkan ni narube a nice change of pace, do someone good
- yama ni noboruclimb a mountain
- tsuri ni ikugo fishing
- kyanpu ni ikugo camping
Mix-ups yama ni noboru takes ni, not the bare object of English 'climb a mountain'. tsuri ni iku and kyanpu ni iku put the activity straight before ni iku. kibun tenkan ni naru (with naru) means something did you good, while kibun tenkan suru is taking the break yourself.
karada o ugokasu
polite karada o ugokashimasuget some exercise, move your body
体を動かす からだをうごかす 体を動かします
verbugokasu 動かすmove something, set it in motion (the transitive of ugoku)typical 1% of karada
trap Not karada o ugoku. ugoku is the intransitive 'move' (karada ga ugokanai = I can't move), and only ugokasu takes o.
The everyday way to talk about getting exercise, often as something you should do: tama ni wa karada ugokasanakya. Casual speech usually drops o, and karada ugokasu no ga suki means you like being active.
tama ni wa karada ugokasanakya.
I need to get some exercise now and then.
たまには体動かさなきゃ。
tama ni wa karada o ugokasanakya ikemasen ne.
I really should get some exercise now and then.
たまには体を動かさなきゃいけませんね。
undou suru is the general word for exercise, from sport to the gym (undou busoku = not enough exercise); karada o ugokasu covers any getting moving, from a walk to cleaning.
Same verb: te (hands: move your hands), ashi (legs: move your legs), kubi (neck: move your neck)Main list: tama ni (Stage 2), -nakya (Stage 3), suki (Stage 2)
kibun tenkan ni naru
polite kibun tenkan ni narimasube a nice change of pace, do someone good
気分転換になる きぶんてんかんになる 気分転換になります
verbnaru なるbecome, turn intotypical 16% of kibun tenkan
Said to encourage someone or about something that helped: ii kibun tenkan ni naru yo (it'll do you good), ii kibun tenkan ni natta. It often comes with ii. kibun tenkan ni alone means 'for a change': kibun tenkan ni sanpo shite kuru.
issho ni ikou yo, ii kibun tenkan ni naru yo.
Come with us, it'll be a nice change of pace.
一緒に行こうよ、いい気分転換になるよ。
issho ni ikimashou yo, ii kibun tenkan ni narimasu yo.
Do come along, it'll be a nice change of pace.
一緒に行きましょうよ、いい気分転換になりますよ。
kibarashi works the same way and is about as common in films; it leans to taking your mind off something bad: ii kibarashi ni natta, kibarashi ni sanpo suru. iya na koto o wasureru (forget your troubles) is another natural way to say it.
Same verb: kibarashi (taking your mind off something: ii kibarashi ni natta), nagusame (comfort), keiken (experience: ii keiken ni naru)Learn alongside: benkyou ni naru, yaku ni tatsu, tame ni naruMain list: naru (Stage 1), -ku naru / -ni naru (Stage 4), ii (Stage 1), issho ni (Stage 3)
yama ni noboru
polite yama ni noborimasuclimb a mountain
山に登る やまにのぼる 山に登ります
verbnoboru 登るclimb, go up (mountains, trees, stairs)typical 9% of yama
trap English 'climb' takes a direct object, so learners default to yama o noboru. That is fine too, mostly when the way up is the point (kewashii yama o nobotta, climbed a steep mountain), but for having climbed a mountain ni is about three times as common: fujisan ni nobotta.
Said about hiking up a mountain as much as real climbing, often in the past or as an experience: fujisan nobotta koto aru? The mountain usually takes ni (o is also heard), and casual speech sometimes drops it. The hobby itself is yama nobori (mountain climbing).
shuumatsu, tomodachi to yama ni nobotta.
I climbed a mountain with friends at the weekend.
週末、友達と山に登った。
shuumatsu, tomodachi to yama ni noborimashita.
I climbed a mountain with friends at the weekend.
週末、友達と山に登りました。
An easy walk in the hills is haikingu; climbing as a hobby is yama nobori or tozan (shumi wa tozan desu).
Same verb: fujisan (Mount Fuji), ki (tree), yane (roof), kaidan (stairs, with o)Main list: -ta koto (ga) aru (Stage 2), shuumatsu (Stage 2)
tsuri ni iku
polite tsuri ni ikimasugo fishing
釣りに行く つりにいく 釣りに行きます
verbiku 行くgo (tsuri is the noun of tsuru, catch on a line)typical 27% of tsuri
Said about fishing trips, as plans or as a habit. Casual speech often drops ni (tsuri iku?), and tsuri itteru means someone is out fishing now, not on their way.
yasumi no hi wa, yoku tsuri ni iku.
I often go fishing on my days off.
休みの日は、よく釣りに行く。
yasumi no hi wa, yoku tsuri ni ikimasu.
I often go fishing on my days off.
休みの日は、よく釣りに行きます。
A fish on the line is tsureru: nanka tsureta? (catch anything?). tsukamaeru is catching something that could get away, like a bug or a thief, so it fits a fish caught by hand or net, not on a rod.
Same verb: sukii (skiing), sunobo (snowboarding), haikingu (hiking)Learn alongside: kaimono ni iku, asobi ni iku, eiga ni iku, sanpo ni iku, karaoke ni iku, kyanpu ni iku, ohanami ni ikuMain list: -ni iku / -ni kuru (Stage 4), iku (Stage 1), yoku (Stage 2)
kyanpu ni iku
polite kyanpu ni ikimasugo camping
キャンプに行く キャンプにいく キャンプに行きます
verbiku 行くgo; with an activity noun + ni, go out to do ittypical 20% of kyanpu
trap Not kyanpingu ni iku: the activity is kyanpu, and kyanpingu turns up mainly in compounds like kyanpingu kaa (camper van).
Said about camping trips, often family or summer ones. Casual speech drops ni (kyanpu iku?), and being at the campsite is kyanpu shiteru.
natsuyasumi, kazoku de kyanpu ni itta.
We went camping as a family over the summer break.
夏休み、家族でキャンプに行った。
natsuyasumi, kazoku de kyanpu ni ikimashita.
We went camping as a family over the summer break.
夏休み、家族でキャンプに行きました。
Same verb: baabekyuu (barbecue), guranpingu (glamping), doraibu (a drive)Learn alongside: kaimono ni iku, asobi ni iku, eiga ni iku, sanpo ni iku, karaoke ni iku, tsuri ni iku, ohanami ni ikuMain list: -ni iku / -ni kuru (Stage 4), iku (Stage 1)