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Creative hobbies in Spanish
La afición is a hobby or interest; el pasatiempo emphasizes an activity that occupies leisure time. This list practices activity nouns.
After me gusta, an infinitive is also natural: me gusta pintar. The verb forms appear in common Spanish verbs.
la lecturareading · lah lehk-TOO-rah
la escritura creativacreative writing · lah ehs-kree-TOO-rah kreh-ah-TEE-bah
el dibujodrawing · el dee-BOO-hoh
la pinturapainting (hobby) · lah peen-TOO-rah
la fotografíaphotography · lah foh-toh-grah-FEE-ah
la cerámicapottery (hobby) · lah seh-RAH-mee-kah
el tejido de puntoknitting · el teh-HEE-doh deh POON-toh
el ganchillocrochet · el gahn-CHEE-yoh
la costurasewing · lah kohs-TOO-rah
el bordadoembroidery · el bor-DAH-doh
Outdoor hobbies in Spanish
Senderismo usually means recreational hiking on trails. Montañismo covers mountain activities and can involve more demanding terrain.
Use hacer with many activity nouns: hacer senderismo. La jardinería is gardening rather than the garden itself.
la jardineríagardening · lah hahr-dee-neh-REE-ah
el senderismohiking · el sehn-deh-REES-moh
el montañismomountaineering · el mohn-tah-NYEES-moh
la acampadacamping · lah ah-kahm-PAH-dah
la observación de avesbirdwatching · lah ohb-sehr-bah-SYOHN deh AH-behs
la pescafishing (hobby) · lah PEHS-kah
el ciclismocycling · el see-KLEES-moh
la equitaciónhorseback riding · lah eh-kee-tah-SYOHN
la observación de estrellasstargazing · lah ohb-sehr-bah-SYOHN deh ehs-TREH-yahs
los viajestravel (hobby) · lohs BYAH-hehs
Spanish words for games and collecting hobbies
El ajedrez is chess, and los juegos de mesa are board games. Un rompecabezas can be one puzzle even though the word ends in s.
Filatelia means stamp collecting; numismática concerns coins and their study or collection. These are more specific than coleccionismo.
el ajedrezchess · el ah-heh-DREHS
los juegos de mesaboard games · lohs HWEH-gohs deh MEH-sah
los rompecabezasjigsaw puzzles · lohs rrohm-peh-kah-BEH-sahs
los crucigramascrossword puzzles · lohs kroo-see-GRAH-mahs
los videojuegosvideo games · lohs bee-deh-oh-HWEH-gohs
la filateliastamp collecting · lah fee-lah-TEH-lyah
la numismáticacoin collecting · lah noo-mees-MAH-tee-kah
el modelismomodel building · el moh-deh-LEES-moh
la reposteríabaking (hobby) · lah reh-pohs-teh-REE-ah
la papiroflexiaorigami · lah pah-pee-roh-FLEHK-syah
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Hobbies in Spanish: the full list
Review the meanings and pronunciation, then use the printable worksheet to recall each Spanish answer.
Quick answer:reading is la lectura, creative writing is la escritura creativa, drawing is el dibujo, painting (hobby) is la pintura, photography is la fotografía, pottery (hobby) is la cerámica, knitting is el tejido de punto, crochet is el ganchillo, sewing is la costura, and embroidery is el bordado.
