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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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