🎨 Hobbies

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In this lesson you will learn useful English vocabulary and everyday expressions for talking about hobbies, interests, free-time activities, favorite things to do, and how often you enjoy different activities. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Basic Hobby Vocabulary

🎨 Hobby
an activity you enjoy in your free time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pasatiempo
🇫🇷 French: Passe-temps / Hobby
🇩🇪 German: Hobby
🇮🇹 Italian: Hobby / Passatempo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Hobby / Passatempo
📚 Reading
looking at books or stories for pleasure
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La lectura
🇫🇷 French: La lecture
🇩🇪 German: Lesen
🇮🇹 Italian: La lettura
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A leitura
🎵 Music
songs and sounds people listen to or play
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Música
🇫🇷 French: Musique
🇩🇪 German: Musik
🇮🇹 Italian: Musica
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Música
⚽ Sports
physical games and activities
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Deportes
🇫🇷 French: Sports
🇩🇪 German: Sport
🇮🇹 Italian: Sport
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Esportes
🎮 Video games
games you play on a screen
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Videojuegos
🇫🇷 French: Jeux vidéo
🇩🇪 German: Videospiele
🇮🇹 Italian: Videogiochi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Videogames / Jogos de vídeo
🎬 Movies
films you watch for fun
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Películas
🇫🇷 French: Films
🇩🇪 German: Filme
🇮🇹 Italian: Film
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Filmes

🟡 Free-Time Activities

📚 To read
to look at written words and understand them
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Leer
🇫🇷 French: Lire
🇩🇪 German: Lesen
🇮🇹 Italian: Leggere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ler
📷 Photography
taking pictures with a camera
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Fotografía
🇫🇷 French: Photographie
🇩🇪 German: Fotografie
🇮🇹 Italian: Fotografia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fotografia
🎸 To play the guitar
to make music on a guitar
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tocar la guitarra
🇫🇷 French: Jouer de la guitare
🇩🇪 German: Gitarre spielen
🇮🇹 Italian: Suonare la chitarra
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tocar guitarra
🏃 To run
to move quickly on your feet
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Correr
🇫🇷 French: Courir
🇩🇪 German: Laufen
🇮🇹 Italian: Correre
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Correr
🍳 To cook
to prepare food
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cocinar
🇫🇷 French: Cuisiner
🇩🇪 German: Kochen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucinare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cozinhar
✈️ To travel
to go to other places for pleasure
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Viajar
🇫🇷 French: Voyager
🇩🇪 German: Reisen
🇮🇹 Italian: Viaggiare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Viajar
🖌️ To paint
to make pictures with paint
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pintar
🇫🇷 French: Peindre
🇩🇪 German: Malen
🇮🇹 Italian: Dipingere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pintar
🎵 To listen to music
to hear songs for enjoyment
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Escuchar música
🇫🇷 French: Écouter de la musique
🇩🇪 German: Musik hören
🇮🇹 Italian: Ascoltare musica
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ouvir música

🧠 Talking About Hobbies

💡 Use I like + -ing / to + infinitive to say that you like doing something.
I like to read.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Me gusta leer.
🇫🇷 J'aime lire.
🇩🇪 Ich lese gerne.
🇮🇹 Mi piace leggere.
🇵🇹 Eu gosto de ler.
I like to cook.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Me gusta cocinar.
🇫🇷 J'aime cuisiner.
🇩🇪 Ich koche gerne.
🇮🇹 Mi piace cucinare.
🇵🇹 Eu gosto de cozinhar.
💡 Use I love + -ing / to + infinitive when you really love doing something.
I love to travel.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Me encanta viajar.
🇫🇷 J'adore voyager.
🇩🇪 Ich reise sehr gerne.
🇮🇹 Adoro viaggiare.
🇵🇹 Eu adoro viajar.
I love playing the guitar.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Me encanta tocar la guitarra.
🇫🇷 J'adore jouer de la guitare.
🇩🇪 Ich spiele sehr gerne Gitarre.
🇮🇹 Adoro suonare la chitarra.
🇵🇹 Eu adoro tocar guitarra.
💡 Use My favorite hobby is… to talk about your favorite hobby.
My favorite hobby is photography.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Mi pasatiempo favorito es la fotografía.
🇫🇷 Mon passe-temps préféré est la photographie.
🇩🇪 Mein Lieblingshobby ist Fotografie.
🇮🇹 Il mio hobby preferito è la fotografia.
🇵🇹 O meu passatempo favorito é a fotografia.
My favorite hobby is reading.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Mi pasatiempo favorito es leer.
🇫🇷 Mon passe-temps préféré est la lecture.
🇩🇪 Mein Lieblingshobby ist Lesen.
🇮🇹 Il mio hobby preferito è leggere.
🇵🇹 O meu passatempo favorito é ler.

⏰ Talking About How Often

📅 Every day
on all days of the week
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Todos los días
🇫🇷 French: Tous les jours
🇩🇪 German: Jeden Tag
🇮🇹 Italian: Ogni giorno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Todos os dias
🔁 Often
many times
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: A menudo
🇫🇷 French: Souvent
🇩🇪 German: Oft
🇮🇹 Italian: Spesso
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Frequentemente / Muitas vezes
🙂 Sometimes
not always, but from time to time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: A veces
🇫🇷 French: Parfois
🇩🇪 German: Manchmal
🇮🇹 Italian: A volte
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Às vezes
📆 On weekends
on Saturday and Sunday
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Los fines de semana
🇫🇷 French: Le week-end
🇩🇪 German: Am Wochenende
🇮🇹 Italian: Nel fine settimana
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nos fins de semana
🌙 In the evenings
after work or school, at night
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Por las noches
🇫🇷 French: Le soir
🇩🇪 German: Abends
🇮🇹 Italian: Di sera
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Às noites / À noite
🚫 Never
not at any time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Nunca
🇫🇷 French: Jamais
🇩🇪 German: Nie
🇮🇹 Italian: Mai
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nunca

❓ Useful Questions About Hobbies

🎨 What is your favorite hobby?
asking which free-time activity you enjoy most
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cuál es tu pasatiempo favorito?
🇫🇷 French: Quel est ton passe-temps préféré ?
🇩🇪 German: Was ist dein Lieblingshobby?
🇮🇹 Italian: Qual è il tuo hobby preferito?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Qual é o seu passatempo favorito?
⏰ What do you do in your free time?
asking how you spend extra time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?
🇫🇷 French: Que fais-tu pendant ton temps libre ?
🇩🇪 German: Was machst du in deiner Freizeit?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa fai nel tuo tempo libero?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você faz no seu tempo livre?
⚽ Do you like sports?
asking if you enjoy sports
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Te gustan los deportes?
🇫🇷 French: Aimes-tu le sport ?
🇩🇪 German: Magst du Sport?
🇮🇹 Italian: Ti piace lo sport?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você gosta de esportes?
🎵 What kind of music do you like?
asking which style of music you enjoy
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?
🇫🇷 French: Quel genre de musique aimes-tu ?
🇩🇪 German: Welche Art von Musik magst du?
🇮🇹 Italian: Che tipo di musica ti piace?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Que tipo de música você gosta?
🎬 Do you like watching movies?
asking if you enjoy films
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Te gusta ver películas?
🇫🇷 French: Aimes-tu regarder des films ?
🇩🇪 German: Schaust du gerne Filme?
🇮🇹 Italian: Ti piace guardare film?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você gosta de assistir filmes?
📅 What do you do on weekends?
asking about Saturday and Sunday plans
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué haces los fines de semana?
🇫🇷 French: Que fais-tu le week-end ?
🇩🇪 German: Was machst du am Wochenende?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa fai nel fine settimana?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você faz nos fins de semana?

💬 Common Hobby Phrases

🎵 I like listening to music every day.
music is part of your daily routine
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gusta escuchar música todos los días.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime écouter de la musique tous les jours.
🇩🇪 German: Ich höre jeden Tag gerne Musik.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace ascoltare musica ogni giorno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu gosto de ouvir música todos os dias.
🎮 I play video games in my free time.
games are one of your free-time activities
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Juego a videojuegos en mi tiempo libre.
🇫🇷 French: Je joue aux jeux vidéo pendant mon temps libre.
🇩🇪 German: Ich spiele in meiner Freizeit Videospiele.
🇮🇹 Italian: Gioco ai videogiochi nel mio tempo libero.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu jogo videogames no meu tempo livre.
✈️ I love traveling to new places.
you enjoy visiting places you have not seen
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me encanta viajar a lugares nuevos.
🇫🇷 French: J'adore voyager vers de nouveaux endroits.
🇩🇪 German: Ich reise sehr gerne an neue Orte.
🇮🇹 Italian: Adoro viaggiare in posti nuovi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu adoro viajar para lugares novos.
📚 Reading is my favorite hobby.
books are the activity you enjoy most
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Leer es mi pasatiempo favorito.
🇫🇷 French: La lecture est mon passe-temps préféré.
🇩🇪 German: Lesen ist mein Lieblingshobby.
🇮🇹 Italian: Leggere è il mio hobby preferito.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ler é o meu passatempo favorito.

💬 Everyday Conversations

Talking about hobbies
sharing what you do in free time
A: What do you do in your free time?
B: I like to read and listen to music.
A: Do you read often?
B: Yes, I read almost every day.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?
🇪🇸 B: Me gusta leer y escuchar música.
🇪🇸 A: ¿Lees a menudo?
🇪🇸 B: Sí, leo casi todos los días.

🇫🇷 A: Que fais-tu pendant ton temps libre ?
🇫🇷 B: J'aime lire et écouter de la musique.
🇫🇷 A: Lis-tu souvent ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, je lis presque tous les jours.

🇩🇪 A: Was machst du in deiner Freizeit?
🇩🇪 B: Ich lese gerne und höre Musik.
🇩🇪 A: Liest du oft?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, ich lese fast jeden Tag.

🇮🇹 A: Cosa fai nel tuo tempo libero?
🇮🇹 B: Mi piace leggere e ascoltare musica.
🇮🇹 A: Leggi spesso?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, leggo quasi ogni giorno.

🇵🇹 A: O que você faz no seu tempo livre?
🇵🇹 B: Eu gosto de ler e ouvir música.
🇵🇹 A: Você lê com frequência?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, eu leio quase todos os dias.
Finding a shared interest
discovering that two people enjoy the same hobby
A: Do you like traveling?
B: Yes, I love it. How about you?
A: Me too. I travel whenever I can.
B: We have the same hobby!
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Te gusta viajar?
🇪🇸 B: Sí, me encanta. ¿Y a ti?
🇪🇸 A: A mí también. Viajo siempre que puedo.
🇪🇸 B: ¡Tenemos el mismo pasatiempo!

🇫🇷 A: Aimes-tu voyager ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, j'adore. Et toi ?
🇫🇷 A: Moi aussi. Je voyage dès que je peux.
🇫🇷 B: Nous avons le même passe-temps !

🇩🇪 A: Reist du gerne?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, ich liebe es. Und du?
🇩🇪 A: Ich auch. Ich reise, wann immer ich kann.
🇩🇪 B: Wir haben das gleiche Hobby!

🇮🇹 A: Ti piace viaggiare?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, adoro. E a te?
🇮🇹 A: Anche a me. Viaggio ogni volta che posso.
🇮🇹 B: Abbiamo lo stesso hobby!

🇵🇹 A: Você gosta de viajar?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, eu adoro. E você?
🇵🇹 A: Eu também. Eu viajo sempre que posso.
🇵🇹 B: Nós temos o mesmo passatempo!

📝 Example Sentences

⚽ Sports help me stay active.
playing sports keeps your body moving
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Los deportes me ayudan a mantenerme activo.
🇫🇷 French: Le sport m'aide à rester actif.
🇩🇪 German: Sport hilft mir, aktiv zu bleiben.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lo sport mi aiuta a restare attivo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Os esportes me ajudam a me manter ativo.
🎬 On weekends, I like watching movies with my friends.
Saturday and Sunday are movie days with friends
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Los fines de semana me gusta ver películas con mis amigos.
🇫🇷 French: Le week-end, j'aime regarder des films avec mes amis.
🇩🇪 German: Am Wochenende schaue ich gerne Filme mit meinen Freunden.
🇮🇹 Italian: Nel fine settimana mi piace guardare film con i miei amici.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nos fins de semana, eu gosto de assistir filmes com os meus amigos.
🍳 I like cooking new dishes when I have free time.
you try new recipes when you are not busy
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gusta cocinar platos nuevos cuando tengo tiempo libre.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime cuisiner de nouveaux plats quand j'ai du temps libre.
🇩🇪 German: Ich koche gerne neue Gerichte, wenn ich Freizeit habe.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace cucinare piatti nuovi quando ho tempo libero.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu gosto de cozinhar pratos novos quando tenho tempo livre.
📷 Photography allows me to capture special moments.
photos help you keep memories
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La fotografía me permite capturar momentos especiales.
🇫🇷 French: La photographie me permet de capturer des moments spéciaux.
🇩🇪 German: Fotografie ermöglicht es mir, besondere Momente festzuhalten.
🇮🇹 Italian: La fotografia mi permette di catturare momenti speciali.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A fotografia me permite capturar momentos especiais.
🎸 My brother plays the guitar in his free time.
your brother practices guitar when he is free
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mi hermano toca la guitarra en su tiempo libre.
🇫🇷 French: Mon frère joue de la guitare pendant son temps libre.
🇩🇪 German: Mein Bruder spielt in seiner Freizeit Gitarre.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mio fratello suona la chitarra nel suo tempo libero.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O meu irmão toca guitarra no tempo livre dele.
🖌️ Sometimes I paint to relax after work.
painting helps you feel calm after a workday
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: A veces pinto para relajarme después del trabajo.
🇫🇷 French: Parfois je peins pour me détendre après le travail.
🇩🇪 German: Manchmal male ich, um nach der Arbeit zu entspannen.
🇮🇹 Italian: A volte dipingo per rilassarmi dopo il lavoro.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Às vezes eu pinto para relaxar depois do trabalho.

🏆 Final Practice

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