Learn how to discuss your hobbies
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| Okay, let's look at the vocabulary. First, the verbs, then the verb phrases. |
| Listen to me and pay attention to the Italian pronunciation. |
| leggere "to read" |
| Leggere |
| nuotare "to swim" |
| Nuotare |
| sciare "to ski" |
| Sciare |
| cucinare "to cook" |
| Cucinare |
| ballare "to dance" |
| Ballare |
| pescare "to fish" |
| Pescare |
| correre "to run" |
| Correre |
| viaggiare "to travel" |
| Viaggiare |
| andare in campeggio "to go camping" |
| andare in campeggio |
| guardare la TV "to watch TV" |
| guardare la TV |
| giocare ai videogiochi "to play video games" |
| giocare ai videogiochi |
| ascoltare la musica "to listen to music" |
| ascoltare la musica |
| fare shopping "to go shopping" |
| fare shopping |
| fare sport "to play sports" |
| fare sport |
| fare foto "to take pictures" |
| fare foto |
| And foto is the abbreviation of fotografia. |
| These are our top 15 hobbies in Italian. |
| Well, let's look at the dialogue. |
| Two friends are chatting and one is asking the other one about his hobbies. |
| While I read, I want you to pay attention and see if you recognize any of the hobbies we just learned. |
| Qual è il tuo hobby? |
| “What is your hobby?” |
| Mi piace andare in campeggio. |
| “I like to go camping.” |
| Let's look at some more examples of people talking about their hobbies. |
| Mi piace leggere. |
| “I like to read.” |
| Mi piace giocare ai videogiochi. |
| “I like to play video games.” |
| From all the examples, we can see there's a common pattern you can use when talking about things that you like to do. |
| Mi piace [VERB or VERB PHRASE]. |
| “I like [VERB or VERB PHRASE].” |
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