Talk About Hobbies in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to talk about hobbies! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about your hobbies and what you do in your free time

Vocabulary

In these lessons, you learn the following useful words and phrases for talking about hobbies in Spanish!

Spanish	English
el cine	movies, cinema
el español	Spanish
el libro	book
la música	music
el pasatiempo	hobby, pastime
la playa	beach
el tiempo libre	free time

Capitalization Tip

Unlike in English, the names of languages are not capitalized in Spanish.

examples
Estudio español. I study Spanish.

A and Al

In these lessons, you learn the preposition a(to) and the contraction al(to the).

Meet Al

English has quite a lot of contractions (short forms of a word or group of words made by leaving out a sound or letter), such as can’t, we’ll, you’d, they’re, and you’ve. Spanish, however, has only two, al and del(from the)! For now, let's concentrate on al.

How A + El Becomes Al

When the preposition a(to) comes before the definite article el, it combines with it to form a contraction.

a + el = al

Keep in mind that when a is used before the definite article la, it does not contract.

For example:

Correct Spanish	Incorrect Spanish	English
¿Vas al cine?	¿Vas a el cine?	Do you to go the movies?
¿Vas a la playa?	¿Vas ala playa?	Do you to go the beach?

Verbs

You really expand the list of verbs you know in Spanish in these lessons! Check out all the present tense verbs you learn!

Ir

Iris an irregular verb that means to go.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	voy	I go
tú	vas	you go	informal singular you
vos	vas	you go	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	va	he, she goes
usted	va	you go	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	vamos	we go
vosotros, vosotras	vais	you go	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	van	they go
ustedes	van	you go	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

The verb ir can be used with the phrase de comprasto say ir de compras(to go shopping).

examples
Voy de compras. I go shopping.

Aprender

Aprenderis a regular -er verb that means to learn.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	aprendo	I learn
tú	aprendes	you learn	informal singular you
vos	aprendés	you learn	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	aprende	he, she learns
usted	aprende	you learn	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	aprendemos	we learn
vosotros, vosotras	aprendéis	you learn	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	aprenden	they learn
ustedes	aprenden	you learn	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Bailar

Bailaris a regular -ar verb that means to dance.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	bailo	I dance
tú	bailas	you dance	informal singular you
vos	bailás	you dance	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	baila	he, she dances
usted	baila	you dance	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	bailamos	we dance
vosotros, vosotras	bailáis	you dance	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	bailan	they dance
ustedes	bailan	you dance	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Dibujar

Dibujaris a regular -ar verb that means to draw.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	dibujo	I draw
tú	dibujas	you draw	informal singular you
vos	dibujás	you draw	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	dibuja	he, she draws
usted	dibuja	you draw	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	dibujamos	we draw
vosotros, vosotras	dibujáis	you draw	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	dibujan	they draw
ustedes	dibujan	you draw	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Escuchar

Escucharis a regular -ar verb that means to listen (to).

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	escucho	I listen to
tú	escuchas	you listen to	informal singular you
vos	escuchás	you listen to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	escucha	he, she listens to
usted	escucha	you listen to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	escuchamos	we listen to
vosotros, vosotras	escucháis	you listen to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	escuchan	they listen to
ustedes	escuchan	you listen to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Leer

Leeris a regular -er verb that means to read.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	leo	I read
tú	lees	you read	informal singular you
vos	leés	you read	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	lee	he, she reads
usted	lee	you read	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	leemos	we read
vosotros, vosotras	leéis	you read	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	leen	they read
ustedes	leen	you read	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?	What do you do in your free time?
¿Tienes pasatiempos?	Do you have any hobbies?

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Marco:

¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?

What do you do in your free time?

Laura:

Voy al gimnasio. ¿Tú tienes pasatiempos?

I go to the gym. Do you have hobbies?

Marco:

Sí. Bailo, dibujo y escucho música.

Yes. I dance, I draw, and I listen to music.

Laura:

Yo también bailo. Y aprendo español en mi tiempo libre.

I dance too. And I learn Spanish in my free time.

Marco:

¡Yo también!

Me too!

Want to learn more about how to talk about hobbies in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• Hobbies in Spanish

• Spanish Present Tense Forms

• Capitalization in Spanish