Discussing Your Hobbies

Gustar and Interesar
In order to talk about your hobbies you will need to use several verbs, like gustar and interesar, which differ from most verbs in their form. Unlike most verbs which are conjugated according to the subject (e.g. yo hablo, tœ hablas etc.) these verbs use an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les) and the verb which is usually in singular (gusta) or plural form (gustan). For example:

Me gustan los deportes. I like sports.
No me gusta nadar. I don't like to swim.
Me interesan los idiomas. I am interested in languages.

These types of verbs also have a different form in the perfect tenses. For example, the present perfect tense:

Siempre me ha gustado el fútbol. I have always liked soccer.
Nunca me han interesado los deportes. Sports have never interested me.

In the past perfect tense:

Nunca me habían gustado los mariscos hasta mudarnos a la costa.
I had never liked seafood until we moved to the coast.

andar en bicicleta - to ride a bycicle
artesanías (f) - crafts
bajo (m) - bass guitar
batería - drums (drum set)
béisbol (m) - baseball
ciclismo (m) - cycling
cine (m) - cinema, film
deportista (m) - athlete
flauta (f) - flute
fotografía (f) - photography, photograph
fútbol americano (m) - (American) football
fútbol (m) - soccer
guitarra (f) - guitar
ocio (m) - leisure, idleness
pasatiempo (m) - hobby
pintar - to paint
practicar un deporte - to play a particular sport
tambor (m) - drum
tiempo libre (m) - free time
tocar un instrumento - to play an instrument
trompeta (f) - trumpet
vacaciones - vacation
videojuego (m) - video game