Los Pasatiempos ~ Hobbies, Sports, Games ~ Spanish for Beginners

Here are the Spanish names of some common hobbies, sports, and games. You can use these words with verbs like gustarse and detestar, or if you want to say that you do or play that item, use it with the verb in the third column. The fourth column has verbs that can be used alone to talk about doing that item, e.g., cocinar - to cook.

Note: Regional variations in vocabulary are particularly strong in this topic; as always, remember that this vocabulary is Castilian Spanish, and that there may be other words used in Latin America and different parts of Spain.

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