New Year´s resolutions New Year´s resolutions

New Year´s resolutions
Do you make New Year's resolutions? A resolution is a promise. It is a promise that you make
to yourself! It is a tradition for people to make resolutions at the beginning of a new year.
Happy New year!
I wish you a happy and
Frohes Neues Jahr!
to be healthy
healthy New year!
gesund sein
a New Year´s resolution
ein guter Vorsatz fürs neue
Jahr
to make a promise to sb
He promised to his parents to
jemandem etw. versprechen
once a week
clean his room once a week.
einmal wöchentlich
to keep a promise (n.)
Have you kept your promises?
ein Versprechen halten
to stop eating sweets
to exercise regularly
I´ve stopped eating chocolate
and I exercise regularly now.
keine Süßigkeiten mehr essen
regelmäßig Sport treiben
to watch less TV
She watches less TV now.
weniger fernsehen
to lose some weight
He has lost some weight.
ein bisschen abnehmen/
to keep-kept-kept
to lose-lost-lost
to quit smoking
wörtlich: Gewicht verlieren
They´ve quit smoking.
mit dem Rauchen aufhören
to cycle more often
I cycle to school every day.
öfter Fahrradfahren
to do your homework
He does his homework
seine Hausaufgaben regelmäßig
regularly
regularly.
machen
to quit-quit-quit
to do some housework
Hausarbeit(en) erledigen
to help in the household
im Haushalt helfen
to do the dishes
I am doing the dishes.
den Abwasch erledigen
to take out the garbage
She takes out the garbage.
den Müll ´rausbringen
to do laundry
He´s doing laundry right now.
Wäsche waschen
to clean the bathroom
She cleans the bathroom.
das Badezimmer putzen
to peel potatoes
I peeled potatoes.
Kartoffeln schälen
neighbourhood
to do the groceries
die Nachbarschaft
Bruno does the groceries for
an old lady in his
neighbourhood.
Einkäufe erledigen
Please translate the resolutions on the left
into German.
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Top 10 New Year´
Year´s resolutions for 2011
1. Lose weight
6. Learn something exciting
2. Get organized
7. Quit smoking
3. Spend less, save more
8. Help others
4. Enjoy life to the fullest
9. Fall in love
5. Stay fit and healthy
10. Spend more time with your family
And what
what are YOUR new year´s resolutions?