{"id":138623,"date":"2024-02-17T00:58:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T05:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/hobbies-in-spanish\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T03:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:44:06","slug":"hobbies-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/hobbies-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"58 Words and Phrases to Discuss Hobbies in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pasatiempo<\/em> is “hobby” in Spanish, and talking about your pasatiempos <\/i>means talking about something you love.\u00a0Combine your passion for your hobby with your passion for Spanish learning and you will have double the motivation to learn.<\/p>\n

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Key Vocabulary for Hobbies in Spanish<\/h2>\n

General Hobbies<\/h3>\n

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Spanish<\/th>English<\/th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
El cine<\/td>Cinema, film<\/td>Me gusta el cine.<\/em> (I like film.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La televisi\u00f3n<\/td>Television<\/td>Ves la televisi\u00f3n todo el d\u00eda.<\/em> (You watch television all day.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cocinar<\/td>To cook<\/td>Mi madre cocina muy bien.<\/em> (My mom cooks really well.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hornear<\/td>To bake<\/td>Me encanta hornear en invierno.<\/em> (I love baking in the winter.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Escribir<\/td>To write<\/td>Sol\u00edamos escribirnos cartas.<\/em> (We used to write letters to each other.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leer<\/td>To read<\/td>Hacen un picnic y leen.<\/em> (They have a picnic and read.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coleccionar<\/td>To collect<\/td>Colecciona las tarjetas de b\u00e9isbol.<\/em> (He collects baseball cards.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ir de compras<\/td>To go shopping<\/td>Vamos de compras con mi abuela.<\/em> (We're going shopping with my grandma.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viajar<\/td>To travel<\/td>Me encanta viajar sola.<\/em> (I love to traveling alone.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Sports and Physical Activities<\/h3>\n

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Spanish<\/th>English<\/th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Los deportes<\/td>Sports<\/td>\u00bfJuegas deportes?<\/em> (Do you play sports?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Correr<\/td>To run<\/td>Podemos correr por la ma\u00f1ana.<\/em> (We can run in the morning.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nadar<\/td>To swim<\/td>Quiero nadar en el oc\u00e9ano.<\/em> (I want to swim in the ocean.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Esquiar<\/td>To ski<\/td>Esquiaremos todo el invierno.<\/em> (We will ski all winter.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El karate<\/td>Karate<\/td>\u00c9l tiene clase de karate los lunes.<\/em> (He has karate class on Mondays.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El ciclismo<\/td>Cycling<\/td>Mi pasatiempo favorito es el ciclismo.<\/em> (My favorite hobby is cycling.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bailar<\/td>To dance<\/td>T\u00fa bailas competitivamente.<\/em> (You dance competitively.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ejercitarse\/hacer ejercicio<\/td>To exercise \/ to do exercise<\/td>Ejercitan en el gimnasio todos los d\u00edas.<\/em> (They exercise in the gym every day.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patinar<\/td>To skate<\/td>Me pidi\u00f3 que fuera a patinar sobre hielo.<\/em> (He asked me to go ice skating.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jugar<\/td>To play<\/td>Jugu\u00e9 hockey en la universidad.<\/em> (I played hockey in college.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El f\u00fatbol<\/td>Soccer<\/td>Los ni\u00f1os est\u00e1n aqu\u00ed para un torneo de f\u00fatbol.<\/em> (The kids are here for a soccer tournament.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El f\u00fatbol americano<\/td>American football<\/td>Quiere jugar al f\u00fatbol americano en Estados Unidos.<\/em> (He wants to play American football in the United States.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El baloncesto\/el b\u00e1squetbol<\/em><\/td>Basketball<\/td>Mi hermano juega b\u00e1squetbol.<\/em> (My brother plays basketball.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El b\u00e9isbol<\/td>Baseball<\/td>Vamos a jugar b\u00e9isbol el viernes.<\/em> (We're going to play baseball on Friday.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El hockey<\/td>Hockey<\/td>A mi padre le encanta ver hockey.<\/em> (My dad loves to watch hockey.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El golf<\/td>Golf<\/td>Mis colegas juegan al golf todos los domingos.<\/em> (My coworkers play golf every Sunday.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El tenis<\/td>Tennis<\/td>Juego al tenis con mi padre despu\u00e9s de la cena.<\/em> (I play tennis with my dad after dinner.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Visit this post for more sports vocabulary in Spanish:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Common Spanish Sports Vocabulary<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n