How To Talk About Free Time In Spanish

• The article provides a practical Spanish vocabulary set for discussing free time, covering general prompts to start conversations and expressions for fun and enjoyment.

• It organizes hobby language into themes — arts and culture, games and activities, and sports — with nouns and verbs learners can mix to describe interests (reading, painting, music, theater, films, dancing).

• Sample sentences model everyday usage, such as asking about instruments, going to the theater, internet surfing, dining out, and joining sports clubs, helping learners form natural, conversational phrases.

• Sports and leisure terms include team and gym vocabulary, plus common activities (jogging, soccer), enabling learners to ask and answer questions about routines and preferences.

Say you meet a Spanish speaker online or on your travels. You strike up a conversation by starting with the basic greetings, but then you’re stuck. What can you talk about with this person? Knowing how to talk about how you spend your free time in Spanish will help you keep the conversation flowing. Discussing hobbies and common interests are great to get to know someone better, and a great way to practice your Spanish vocabulary!

We’ve compiled a list of some of the most common words and sentences related to free time in Spanish.

Talking About Free Time In Spanish

General Phrases About Free Time

What do you do in your free time? — ¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre? [keh AH-ses en too TYEM-poh LEE-breh]

Do you have any hobbies? — ¿Tienes algún hobby? [TYEH-nes ahl-GOON HOH-bee]

the fun — la diversión [la dee-ver-SYON]

to have a lot of fun — divertirse mucho [dee-ver-TEER-seh MOO-choh]

Arts And Culture Vocabulary

the theater — el teatro [el teh-AH-troh]

the play — la obra de teatro [la OH-brah deh teh-AH-troh]

the musical — el musical [el moo-see-KAHL]

to attend — asistir [ah-sees-TEER]

the painting — la pintura [la peen-TOO-rah]

the photography — la fotografía [la foh-toh-grah-FEE-ah]

the gallery — la galería [la gah-leh-REE-ah]

the photo — la foto [la FOH-toh]

to paint — pintar [peen-TAR]

the drawing — el dibujo [el dee-BOO-hoh]

the film — la película [la peh-LEE-koo-lah]

the performance — la representación [la reh-pre-sen-tah-SYON]

to dance — bailar [bye-LAR]

the book — el libro [el LEE-broh]

to read — leer [leh-EER]

the genre — el género [el HEH-neh-roh]

the museum — el museo [el moo-SEH-oh]

the music — la música [la MOO-see-kah]

to sing — cantar [kan-TAR]

the instrument — el instrumento [el een-stroo-MEN-toh]

the guitar — la guitarra [la gee-TAH-rrah]

the piano — el piano [el PYA-noh]

Do you play an instrument? — ¿Tocas un instrumento? [TOH-kahs oon een-stroo-MEN-toh]

I like to listen to my music very loud. — Me gusta escuchar música alta. [meh GOOS-tah es-koo-CHAR MOO-see-kah AHL-tah]

Do you like going to the theater? — ¿Te gusta ir al teatro? [teh GOOS-tah ear ahl teh-AH-troh]

I learn dancing in a dance course. — Aprendo a bailar en un curso de baile. [ah-PREN-doh ah bye-LAR en oon KUR-soh deh BYE-leh]

Games And Activities Vocabulary

the game — el juego [el HWEH-goh]

the puzzle — el rompecabezas [el rom-peh-kah-BEH-sahs]

the chess — el ajedrez [el ah-heh-DREZ]

the card — la carta [la KAR-tah]

to play — jugar [hoo-GAR]

the video game — el videojuego [el vee-deh-oh-HWEH-goh]

the role-playing game — el juego de rol [el HWEH-goh deh rol]

the board games — el juego de mesa [el HWEH-goh deh MEH-sah]

the sport — el deporte [el deh-POR-teh]

the soccer — el fútbol [el FOOT-bol]

the gymnasium — el gimnasio [el heem-NAH-syoh]

the team — el equipo [el eh-KEE-poh]

to go shopping — hacer la compra [ah-SEHR la KOM-prah]

second-hand — de segunda mano [deh seh-GOON-dah MAH-noh]

to eat out — comer fuera [koh-MER FWEH-rah]

the restaurant — el restaurante [el res-tau-RAHN-teh]

the club — la discoteca [la dis-ko-TEH-kah]

I love going to restaurants. — Me encanta ir al restaurante. [meh en-KAHN-tah eer ahl res-tau-RAHN-teh]

I surf the internet. — Yo navego por internet. [yo nah-VEH-goh por in-ter-NET]

Do you play sports? — ¿Haces deporte? [AH-ses deh-POR-teh]

I jog every morning. — Hago footing cada mañana. [AH-goh FOOT-ing KAH-dah mah-NYAH-nah]

I play soccer twice a week. — Juego dos veces a la semana al fútbol. [HWEH-goh dos VEH-ses ah la seh-MAH-nah ahl FOOT-bol]

I am a member of a sports club for martial arts. — Soy miembro de una sociedad deportiva de artes marciales. [soy MYEM-broh deh OO-nah soh-see-eh-DAHD deh-por-TEE-vah deh AHR-tes mar-SEE-ah-les]