🎨 Common Hobbies Vocabulary
- Un loisir (a hobby)
- Écouter de la musique (to listen to music)
- Jouer au football (to play football)
- Lire (to read)
- Dessiner (to draw)
- Danser (to dance)
- Nager (to swim)
- Faire de la photographie (to do photography)
- Voyager (to travel)
- Cuisiner (to cook)
- Jardiner (to do gardening)
- Jouer à des jeux (to play games)
- Faire du jogging (to go jogging)
📚 Grammar Tips
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Use aimer (to like) + verb:
J’aime lire. (I like reading)
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Use faire de (to do) or jouer à (to play) depending on activity:
Je fais du sport. (I do sports)
Je joue au tennis. (I play tennis)
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After verbs like aimer (to like), adorer (to love), or préférer (to prefer), use the base form (infinitive):
Elle adore danser. (She loves dancing)
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For time phrases, put them at the beginning or end:
Le week-end, je lis un livre. (On weekends, I read a book)
💬 Talking About Your Hobbies
Quels sont tes loisirs ?
(What are your hobbies?)
❓ Use this when asking someone about what they like to do!
J’aime écouter de la musique.
(I like listening to music)
🎧 "aimer" = to like, "écouter" = to listen, "musique" = music
Mon frère joue au foot tous les jours.
(My brother plays football every day)
⚽ "joue" = plays, "foot" = football, "tous les jours" = every day
Le soir, je lis souvent des romans.
(In the evening, I often read novels)
📚 "le soir" = in the evening, "souvent" = often, "romans" = novels
Elle adore voyager à l’étranger.
(She loves traveling abroad)
✈️ "adorer" = to love, "voyager" = to travel, "à l’étranger" = abroad
🧠 Fun Facts
- The word loisir means “hobby” and the plural is loisirs.
- For sports/games: use jouer à (to play) → Je joue au tennis.
- For hobbies/activities: use faire de (to do) → Je fais de la danse.
- To express how much you like something:
- j’aime bien = I kind of like
- j’adore = I love
- je déteste = I hate