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Free time and hobbies 自由時間と趣味
何を楽しむか言います。「like」「love」「enjoy」の後、英語は動詞の -ing 形を使う：I like swimming。I love reading。「like to」+ 動詞の原形もいい：I like to swim。言えないのは「I like swim」。韓国語は「好き」動詞を原形に直接付けるので、韓国語話者は -ing を落とす；英語では「like」の後の動詞は「swimming」か「to swim」でなければならない。
Dialogue
I like swim? — I like swim？
- Emma What do you do in your free time, Minsu? 自由時間に何をするの、ミンス？
- Minsu I like read books. And I like swim. 私は本を read するのが好きです。そして swim も。（間違い:「like」の後は -ing 形か「to」:「I like reading / I like to read」「I like swimming」、「I like read / swim」ではない）
- Emma Add -ing after "like": "I like reading", "I like swimming". Or say "I like to read". 「like」の後に -ing を付ける：「I like reading」「I like swimming」。または「I like to read」。
- Minsu OK. I like reading books, and I like swimming. わかった。私は本を読むのが好きで、泳ぐのも好き。
Dialogue
Do you like sport? — スポーツは好き？
- Emma Do you like football, Minsu? サッカーは好き、ミンス？
- Minsu Yes, I love football. I play every weekend. Do you like sport? うん、サッカーが大好き。毎週末やる。スポーツは好き？
- Emma I like swimming and dancing, but I don't like football. 私は泳ぐのと踊るのは好きだけど、サッカーは好きじゃない。
- Minsu Then let's watch a film together this weekend! じゃあ今週末、一緒に映画を見よう！
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| free time | n. | 自由時間 | |
| hobby | n. | 趣味 | |
| music | n. | 音楽 | |
| film | n. | 映画 | |
| sport | n. | スポーツ | |
| football | n. | サッカー | |
| read | v. | 読む | |
| swim | v. | 泳ぐ | |
| dance | v. | 踊る | |
| like | v. | 好き |
Grammar
I like swimming I like swimming
To say what you enjoy, use "like", "love", "enjoy" or "don't like". Before a noun, just add the noun: I like music. I love football. Before a verb, use the -ing form: I like swimming. I enjoy reading. I don't like cooking. A second pattern is "like to" + plain verb, with the same meaning: I like to swim. Both are correct, but you cannot leave the verb plain on its own — "I like swim" is wrong. To ask, say "Do you like …?": Do you like football? — Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
何を楽しむか言うには「like」「love」「enjoy」または「don't like」を使う。名詞の前は名詞をそのまま：I like music。I love football。動詞の前は -ing 形：I like swimming。I enjoy reading。I don't like cooking。もう一つは「like to」+ 動詞の原形で意味は同じ：I like to swim。どちらも正しいが、動詞を原形のままにはできない —「I like swim」は誤り。尋ねるときは「Do you like …?」：Do you like football? — Yes, I do。/ No, I don't。
- I like music and I love films. 私は音楽が好きで、映画が大好きです。
- I like swimming, but I don't like running. 泳ぐのは好きですが、走るのは好きではありません。
- She enjoys reading in her free time. 彼女は自由時間に読書を楽しむ。
- Do you like football? — Yes, I do. サッカーは好き？ — うん、好き。
Culture
Free time and the weekend 自由時間と週末
アメリカ、イギリス、オーストラリア、カナダでは、自由時間はしばしば週末を中心に回り、人々はその話が大好きです。金曜に「What are you up to this weekend?」（今週末は何をするの？）、月曜に「How was your weekend?」（週末はどうだった？）は日常の世間話。答え方 — そして人々がその時間をどう過ごすか — を知ると、輪に入りやすくなります。
週末の世間話
Talking about free time is a safe, friendly topic — much safer than money or age. A colleague may ask "Any plans for the weekend?", and a short answer is all that is expected: "Not much, just relaxing" or "I'm going to see friends". On Monday the question flips to "How was your weekend?", and "Good, thanks — I went hiking. How about you?" keeps the exchange going. The point is not the detail but the friendly back-and-forth.
スポーツ、観ることとやること
Sport is a huge part of free time, and each country has its favourites: American football and baseball in the US, football (soccer) and rugby in the UK, cricket and "footy" in Australia, ice hockey in Canada. Many people follow a team all their lives and wear its colours on match day. You do not have to play to join in — watching a game at home, in a pub or a bar with friends is just as common, and "Did you see the game?" is a easy way to start a conversation.
クラブと趣味
Beyond sport, people join clubs and classes for almost anything — book clubs, choirs, running groups, gardening, board games, hiking. Community noticeboards, libraries and apps list them, and most welcome beginners. Volunteering is also a common way to spend free time and meet people. If someone invites you to "come along" to their club, it is a friendly, low-pressure offer: you can just try it once and see if you enjoy it.
だから自由時間は気軽な会話のネタ：週末を尋ね、好きなことを共有し、誘われたら「うん」と言おう。完璧な英語は要らない — 趣味についての一言二言で友達ができる。
pronunciation
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