21 December 2025
How do you say “relax” in German?
Many people say relaxen or chillen in casual German. Sich entspannen means to relax; use a reflexive pronoun such as mich or dich.
Additionally, the (also reflexive) erholen is used to express “to relax” in the sense of recovering (perhaps after a rough week at the office).
The nouns are Entspannung (f.) and Erholung (f.).
Examples
Ich entspanne mich am Wochenende. I am relaxing on the weekend.
Nach dieser Woche müssen wir uns mal so richtig entspannen. After this week we’ve really got to relax.
Ich erhole mich am Pool. I’m relaxing/recuperating at the pool.
Er erholt sich von seinem Arbeitsstress. He’s recovering from his work stress.
Entspann dich! Relax! / Chill out!
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