shisha / hookah
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shisha / hookah
A water pipe, usually of Middle Eastern origin, used to smoke flavored tobacco.
Er hat sich zum Geburtstag eine neue Shisha mit vier Schläuchen gewünscht.
For his birthday, he asked for a new shisha with four hoses.
When 'Shisha' (shisha/hookah) is used with verbs of movement such as 'gehen' (to go) or the preposition 'auf' (for/to), it usually refers to the social activity, not the device itself.
Wir treffen uns später mit Freunden auf eine Shisha.
We'll meet up with friends later for some shisha.
When referring to the device, typical verbs are 'eine Shisha rauchen' (to smoke a shisha), 'eine Shisha vorbereiten' (to prepare a shisha), or 'eine Shisha sauber machen' (to clean a shisha).
Kannst du mir helfen, die Shisha für die Gäste vorzubereiten?
Can you help me prepare the shisha for the guests?
Using 'Shisha' (shisha) to refer to the activity of smoking is colloquial. In more formal contexts, you would describe it more precisely.
Wollen wir heute Abend Shisha rauchen gehen?
Do we want to go smoke shisha tonight?