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In our Dica today, we are going to talk about the most common Brazil hobbies. In Brazil, we don’t translate the word hobby, we use the word hobby itself instead. But our hobbies have names in Portuguese. Take a look:
Brazil Hobbies
Praticar stand up paddle | To practice stand up paddle |
Jogar frescobol | To play frescobol |
Jogar futvolei | To play footvolley |
Jogar volei de praia | To play beach volley |
Jogar altinho | To play keep it up |
Ir à praia | To go to the beach |
Pegar um sol / Bronzear-se | To sunbathe / to get a sun tan |
Patinar | Skating |
Acampar | Camping |
Andar de bicicleta | To ride a bicycle |
Colecionar selos | Stamp Collecting |
Jogar golfe | To play golf |
Ler | To read |
Ouvir música | To listen to music |
Pescar | To go fishing |
Tocar piano | To play piano |
Now, let’s see some of them used in a sentence:
Common hobbies in Brazil
Elas gostam de praticar stand up paddle.
They like to practice stand up paddle.
Nossos amigos gostam de acampar.
Our friends like to camp.
Eu gosto de andar de bicicleta na Lagoa.
I like to ride a bike at Lagoa.
Meu pai gosta de colecionar selos.
My father likes to collect stamps.
Adriano gosta de jogar golfe com os amigos.
Adriano likes to play golf with his friends.
Marina gosta de ler.
Marina likes to read.
João costuma ouvir música.
João listens to music.
Nos fins de semana, meus irmãos vão pescar no Rio de Janeiro.
On the weekends, my brothers go fishing in Rio de Janeiro.
Lígia gosta de tocar piano.
Lígia likes to play the piano.
That’s all folks! We hope you learned with this Dica! Do you have any hobby? Share with us!
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