How to Talk About Your Hobbies - Examples and Variations

Master how to talk about your hobbies with the key pattern

Also Appears In: Can Talk About Your Hobbies Level 1.1 Can Do French

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Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

J'aime pêcher.

J'aime lire.

J'aime voyager.

J'aime nager.

J'aime jouer au foot.

Did you notice how the last speaker uses a different pattern?

J'aime jouer au foot.

"I like to play soccer."

First is J’aime. "I like." J’aime.

Next is jouer, "to play." Jouer. Jouer.

After this is the phrase, au foot. This literally means "at soccer." Au foot.

Let’s start with foot, "soccer." Foot. Foot.

Foot is masculine singular, a fact that will determine the form of other words in the sentence.

Before this is the contracted preposition au, meaning "at the." Au. Au.

Au is the masculine form of the preposition to agree with foot.

Au is used after jouer when referring to a recreational activity or a sport that involves two or more people, such as soccer.

Note: in this sentence, the preposition au does not have a corresponding English translation.

All together, J’aime jouer au foot. Literally means "I like to play at the soccer," but it translates as "I like to play soccer."

Note: Most team sports in French are masculine; however, there are a few exceptions. Before words for sports that are feminine, au becomes à la.

J’aime jouer à la pétanque.

"I like to play petanque."

J’aime jouer à la pétanque.

This pattern is

J'aime ACTIVITY.

"I like ACTIVITY."

J'aime ACTIVITY.

To use this pattern, simply replace the {ACTIVITY} placeholder with an activity you like to do.

Note: This pattern requires a verb phrase in which a verb is followed by a noun.

You should be aware of this, but for this lesson, we’ll use the pattern

J'aime ACTIVITY.

"I like ACTIVITY."

J'aime ACTIVITY.

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