Überraschungsurlaub am Strand mit romantischem Häuschen
A2 German listening practice · German · Curated for beginners
What does “eine Auszeit nehmen” mean in German?
“Ich hab mir überlegt … dass wir eine kleine Auszeit nehmen” — a surprise beach break as the reward for hard work. Eine Auszeit is literally an “out-time”: the word began as the sports time-out a coach calls, then jumped into everyday German for any deliberate break — a long weekend, a digital detox, a full sabbatical.
The verb is nehmen: sich eine Auszeit nehmen — vom Job, vom Alltag, von Social Media. The phrase frames rest as something you actively claim, not something that happens to you. In the clip the reward comes fully equipped: ein schönes Häuschen — a little rented beach house, softened by the affectionate -chen ending.
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Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.