Free Time Activities ?

Question

What can I say when people ask me what are my free time activities in Spanish ?

No muchas cosaas . Me gusta jugar juegos de computador . Me gust viendo peliculas

Are they correct ?

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rofl@ your free time starts after you fill out your profile hahaha Good one, Ray :) - FELIZ77, Jan 9, 2016

Slouwron, welcome to the Spanishdict forum :) Please allow me to offer you a necessary grammar correction: 'when people ask me what "are" (not is) my free time activitIES?' (plural) - FELIZ77, Jan 9, 2016

Answer 1

Hello Slouwron,

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

You asked:

What can I say when ppl ask me whats my free time activities in spanish ? No muchas cosaas. Me gusta jugar juegos de computador. Me gust viendo peliculas Are they correct ?

Well done for making an attempt!

Please write all words out in full and do not use text talk or abbreviations like ppl ...write people instead! This is an educational site and people are learning from our example so we must maintain very high standards at all times!

I will help you first with your question, and then straight afterwards you can do something for for us, okay?!

Somebody might ask you....¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?

What do you like to do (doing) in your spare (free) time? (literally: what to you is pleasing to do in your free time?)

You might also hear a native Spanish speaker ask you: ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tus ratos libre? What do you like to do in your free time (literally: your free short whiles but we would say, your free moments)

No need to worry, the Spanish-speaking people often have a number of ways to say the same things. .. as you continue to progress in your Spanish studies you will get used to that and learn to enjoy the rich variety of their fascinating vocabulary!

You could answer: No tengo muchos pasatiempos = I don't have many hobbies This is better/sounds more intelligent than saying, No hago mucho = I don't do much

You can then elabrorate /expand on that by saying what you do like to do...

Me gusta jugar los videojuegos y me gusta ver las películas

= I like playing videogames and watching films

Now, it is your turn to help us: Please fill in your basic profile. We need to know 1. Your gender and 2 Your level of ability in Spanish and English eg Spanish, beginner.

We need to know this information from each person who posts questions and actively participates in any thread eg Picture of the Day, Word of the Day etc...this is so that we can know how best to help people and in what language to respond.

I hope this helps

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

One small thing: This may be just a variation, but I use,"¿Qué te gusta hacer en tus ratos libre?" This is also the way it's stated in "Panorama." - Daniela2041, Jan 9, 2016

Okay, Thank you Daniela I have never used "Panorama". I have just received tuition from mainly native Spansh speakers. I have heard that variation before ;) - FELIZ77, Jan 9, 2016

Muy bueno Feliz, I was going to put an answer but you have covered that. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Jan 10, 2016

And Dani sorry mate. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Jan 10, 2016

Gracias, Nickel :) - FELIZ77, Jan 10, 2016