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Talking About Hobbies in Italian
At the B1 level, you can move beyond basic likes and dislikes to discuss how you spend your free time, your favorite crafts, and weekend pastimes with more detail and nuance.
Expressing Preferences
Use verbs like dedicarsi a (to devote oneself to), passare il tempo (to spend time), and appassionarsi a (to become passionate about) to describe your hobbies.
- Mi dedico alla ceramica nel fine settimana. (I devote myself to ceramics on the weekend.)
- Passo il tempo libero leggendo romanzi storici. (I spend my free time reading historical novels.)
Common Mistakes
Don't confuse the preposition needed after certain verbs. We say dedicarsi a qualcosa and essere appassionato di qualcosa.
Words
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Patterns
Nel mio tempo libero mi piace ___.
In my free time I like to ___ (used to describe leisure activities)
Sono appassionato di ___.
I am passionate about ___ (used to state a deep interest in a hobby)
Dedico molto tempo a ___.
I devote a lot of time to ___ (used for time-consuming hobbies)