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swimming pool
A public or private facility with one or more pools used for swimming, bathing, and recreation. A distinction is made between outdoor and indoor swimming pools.
Im Sommer gehen wir bei heißem Wetter oft ins Schwimmbad.
In the summer, we often go to the swimming pool when the weather is hot.
The word 'Schwimmbad' (swimming pool) is a simple and logical compound made up of the verb 'schwimmen' (to swim) and the noun 'das Bad' (bath). So it is literally a bath where you can swim.
Wir treffen uns morgen Nachmittag im Schwimmbad.
We're meeting at the swimming pool tomorrow afternoon.
With this word, the preposition 'in' is important. Movement to this place is expressed with 'ins Schwimmbad' (to the swimming pool, accusative), while being there is described with 'im Schwimmbad' (at/in the swimming pool, dative).
Die Kinder wollen bei dem schönen Wetter unbedingt ins Schwimmbad.
The children absolutely want to go to the swimming pool in this nice weather.
In German, a distinction is often made between a 'Freibad' (outdoor pool, for summer) and a 'Hallenbad' (indoor pool, for the whole year). Both are types of swimming pools.
Da es regnet, gehen wir heute lieber ins Hallenbad statt ins Freibad.
Since it's raining, we'd rather go to the indoor pool today instead of the outdoor pool.
bathroom / bath
Both words can refer to a facility for swimming. „Das Bad“ is used regionally or colloquially as a shorter term and can be ambiguous without context. „Das Schwimmbad“ is the clear standard term for this type of facility.
Auf der offiziellen Website steht: Das Schwimmbad öffnet um neun Uhr.
The official website says, “The swimming pool opens at nine.”
In unserer Stadt sagt man oft: Das Bad öffnet um neun Uhr.
People in our city often say, “The pool opens at nine.”
