¡Hola estudiantes de inglés! ¿Cómo están hoy? Hoy vamos a hacerles una pregunta sobre sus pasatiempos o “hobbies.” Junto al trabajo, los hobbies son las cosas que más hablan de nuestras personalidades.
“What are your hobbies?” o “¿Cuáles son tus pasatiempos?” es una pregunta muy útil porque tiene un sinfín de respuestas posibles. Es una pregunta que puede precipitar muchas conversaciones muy interesantes con cualquier persona en cualquier parte del mundo.
Bien, sin más demora, voy a responder a la pregunta “What are your hobbies?”
Vocabulario
| English | Spanish |
| what | qué |
| hobby | pasatiempo |
| swimming | natación |
| hiking | senderismo |
| climbing | escalada |
| skiing | esquí |
| skating | patinaje |
| growing up | creciendo |
| spent | pasar (pasado) |
| most | mayoría |
| time | tiempo |
| different | diferente |
| rural | rural |
| communities | comunidades |
| common | común |
| activities | actividades |
| where | dónde |
| live | vivir |
| many | muchos/as |
| famous | famoso/a |
| trail | sendero |
| studied | estudiar (pasado) |
| worked | trabajar (pasado) |
| have visited | haber visitado |
| beaches | playas |
| forests | bosques |
| waterfalls | cascadas |
| even | incluso |
| caves | cuevas |
| when | cuando |
| go | ir |
| enjoy | disfrutar |
| looking for | buscando |
| interesting | interesante |
| things | cosas |
| possible | posible |
| find | encontrar |
| shells | conchas |
| beach glass | cristales de playa |
| balls | pelotas |
| ashore | hacia la orilla |
| unfortunately | desafortunadamente |
| nowadays | hoy en día |
| plastic trash | basura plástica |
| throw | tirar |
| garbage | basura |
| ocean | océano |
| river | río |
| another | otro/a |
| photography | fotografía |
| take | tomar/sacar |
| beautiful | hermoso/a |
| photos | fotos |
| nature | naturaleza |
| discovered | descubrir (pasado) |
| fun | divertido/a |
| learned | aprender (pasado) |
| how | cómo |
| time | tiempo |
| fascinating | fascinante |
| watch | mirar |
| sea creatures | criaturas marinas |
| fish | peces |
| crabs | cangrejos |
| squid | calamares |
| underwater | bajo el agua |
Transcripción
Antes de empezar, vamos a revisar algunos pasatiempos.
- Natación – swimming
- Senderismo – hiking
- Beachcombing – Esa palabra no tiene equivalente común en español. Significa buscar cosas interesantes en la playa. Beachcombing.
Muchos nombres de pasatiempos en inglés tienen “-ing” al final. La palabra es la misma que el verbo en forma presente continuo, pero funciona como un sustantivo. Otros ejemplos incluyen “climbing, skiing and skating” qué significan escalada, esquí y patinaje.
Ahora, vamos a escuchar. Primero en español y después en inglés.
¿Cuáles son tus pasatiempos?
Al crecer, pasé la mayor parte de mi tiempo en diferentes comunidades rurales de Nueva Escocia. Una de las actividades más comunes donde vivo es el senderismo.
Hay muchas rutas de senderismo famosas en Nueva Escocia, y también en Newfoundland, donde estudié, y en New Brunswick, donde trabajé. He visitado playas, bosques, cascadas e incluso cuevas.
Cuando voy a la playa me gusta nadar. También me gusta el “beachcombing”, que es buscar cosas interesantes en la playa. Es posible encontrar conchas y cristales de playa, así como pelotas de golf que llegan a la orilla.
Desafortunadamente, también es más común hoy en día encontrar basura plástica. ¡Por favor, no tires basura al mar o al río!
Otro pasatiempo que disfruto es la fotografía. ¡Puedes tomar muchas fotografías hermosas en la naturaleza!
Cuando viví en Venezuela descubrí otro pasatiempo divertido. Aprendí a hacer snorkel. Es fascinante observar criaturas marinas como peces, cangrejos y calamares bajo el agua.
¿Y tú? ¿Cuáles son tus pasatiempos?
¡Muy bien! Ahora, vamos a escuchar la misma respuesta en inglés. ¡Presta atención para ver cuántas palabras y frases logras entender!
What are your hobbies?
Growing up, I spent most of my time in different rural communities in Nova Scotia. One of the most common activities where I live is hiking.
There are many famous hiking trails in Nova Scotia, and also in Newfoundland where I studied, and in New Brunswick where I worked. I have visited beaches, forests, waterfalls, and even caves.
When I go to the beach I enjoy swimming. I also enjoy beachcombing, which is looking for interesting things on the beach. It is possible to find shells and beach glass, as well as golf balls that wash ashore.
Unfortunately, it is also more common nowadays to find plastic trash. Please don’t throw garbage into the ocean or river!
Another hobby I enjoy is photography. You can take many beautiful photos in nature!
When I lived in Venezuela I discovered another fun hobby. I learned how to snorkel. It is fascinating to watch sea creatures such as fish, crabs, and squid underwater.
How about you? What are your hobbies?
¡Muy bien! ¿Pudiste entender el texto? ¿Fue difícil entenderlo? Si es así, ¡no te desanimes! Con práctica y consistencia, cada palabra nueva es un triunfo.
¡Queremos escuchar tus pasatiempos también! Vamos a hacerte la misma pregunta. What are your hobbies? Puedes responder en inglés o en español en los comentarios.
¡Gracias por escuchar! Thanks for listening!
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11 comentarios en “135 – What are your hobbies?”
Well, I have several hobbies, but he most important is the football, each wednesday night at 10 pm, together I and my friends meet soccer field, such as for 6 years ago we have played each week. Nowaday, it is already a ritual. In Chile football soccer is the most important sport, mostly the mens, play or watch are common activities. When play the Chilean Selection team is a great event in the country, but in the south, the most popular sport is basketball, it’s about the weather.
Then, my other hobby is read books. My favorite topics are science fiction, politics and societe , religion, history novels, and Economics and administration. Usually I read 3 or 4 books at the same time, one science fiction or history novel for enjoyment, another about politics/social or economic, and too other about religion or apologetic. When you do this, happen that you will read 6 books in the year, more or less, even more if you strive.
And the last hobbie is camping. It is a familiar habbie, and is a relaxing moment, enjoying nature and even the simple stuff. Near where I live there are too many places for camping. When we go camping we work in a team, all things are made together, make the tent, make the meal and even invent plays for enjoy. It’s a great moment !!
Hi César. Your English is very good! Have a good day.
My hobbies are passive because my work sometimes is in bike, or walking, or riding public transport; therefore I am enjoy sometimes watching videos first of Netflix or TV5 monde but I watching always videos belong to youtubers. The other hand I am sometimes searching biographies when is a public person and I don’t Know her or his curriculum vitae.
Finally I often pass across of public park mainly Simon Bolivar here in Bogota watching scenary, ducks and fish, there is a great public parking too and It is nicely going to visit weekends.
Hi Carlos! Your hobbies are very interesting. Hope you have a good day!
Hello! how are you? my hibbies are playing the guitar listening to music i also study programming languages!that is all good bai!
Hi Guys! My name is angie,I’m from Mexico.The last year finished my university. I’m nurse,but I don’t still work,so I help to my mom in the house, make the beds, wash the dishes and my clothes.Also I’m doing exercise to 8:00 -9:00 am and I am learning English with Inglés desde cero .I love color mandalas while listen to music.
I hope to get my tittle and start to work soon.
Grettings
Hi Norma! Excellent work. Your english is very good! Thank you for choosig us. Hope you are well!
hi everyone, my hobbies are running and going to the gym, i do it five days a week, i really enjoy it and its a very good way to meet people, it’s my lifestyle and i hope i can always do it
Hi, my main hobby is playing and watching soccer. Another´s hobbies of me is cooking, walking, hearing music, reading, watching movies, making alphabet soup, and spend time with myself, I enjoy these things in my free time.
Saludos !!
My hobbies are watching tv shows and play in the cell phone a game called COD.
Hi Leonardo, playing cell phone games can be really addictive! I like playing «pandemic.»
Hi everyone, my hobby is read books. I can spend many hours reading. I enjoy reading adventures.
When my husband was alive, we enjoy hiking in the forest. Now, I live in a city, where there are no few opportunities to walk in forest.
Hi Josefina, my hobby is reading books too! I also enjoy hiking and walking in the forest. I’m sorry about your husband, but I’m glad you have wonderful memories.
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