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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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