Hobbies and Interests in Spanish A2
Learn Spanish by reading about favorite hobbies. A2 level with leisure vocabulary.
Mis hobbies favoritos
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What you'll learn
Hobbies vocabulary, drawing, music, sports, reading, free time
Article about various hobbies of a child in Spanish. A2 level for learning vocabulary about leisure.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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Durante mi tiempo libre
newDuring my free time
Standard phrase for talking about leisure time.
Useful for describing what you do in your spare time.
Me encanta
newI love (doing something)
Me encanta + infinitive expresses stronger emotion than me gusta.
Adds enthusiasm to your descriptions.
desde hace un año
newFor one year (doing something)
Desde hace + time period + present tense for ongoing actions.
Essential for talking about how long you have been doing hobbies.
Ya sé tocar
newI already know how to (do something)
Ya sé + infinitive shows a skill has been acquired.
Expresses accomplishment in a hobby.
tengo una colección de
newI have a collection of (something)
Tengo una colección de + noun for describing collections.
Useful for talking about collecting hobbies.
lo importante es
newThe important thing is
Lo importante es + infinitive/clause to summarize.
Useful for concluding thoughts.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
hobby
el pasatiempo
el pasatiempo = hobby
Synonym of hobby, more common in Spanish than "hobby".
Essential vocabulary for the topic.
to draw
dibujar
dibujar = to draw
Regular -ar verb for creating pictures.
Core vocabulary from the article.
to read
leer
leer = to read
Regular -er verb. Pronounced "leh-er".
Basic verb for describing hobbies.
to play the guitar
tocar la guitarra
tocar la guitarra = to play the guitar
Tocar + instrument means to play that instrument.
Useful for music-related hobbies.
to cook
cocinar
cocinar = to cook
Regular -ar verb for food preparation.
Active vocabulary from the article.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present tense: regular verbs
Tengo, disfruto, hago
Tengo, disfruto, hago — regular verbs in present
Verbs ending in -ar, -er, -ir have predictable endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an.
The main tense for talking about hobbies.
gustar + infinitive
Me gusta + infinitivo
Me gusta + verb in infinitive form
Gustar means "to like". With infinitive: Me gusta leer, Me gusta cocinar.
The most important grammar pattern in the article.
desde hace with present
desde hace + presente
desde hace + time period + present tense
Desde hace (for/since) + time period + present tense = action continues to now.
Key structure for talking about duration.
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