45 English Phrases for Leisure and Hobbies

Talking about hobbies is an important part of any English language class. Talking about hobbies means you can share details about yourself – and discover shared interests and free-time activities.

English phrases to talk about hobbies

As with any starch, hobbies can contain a lot of specific terms, expressions, and idioms related to a particular hobby:

1. I like to watch

1. I love to go hiking
2. I like to relax at home
3. When I have free time, I love to travel
4. In my free time, I like to study English
5. I like to paint when I have time
6. I go to the gym 3 times a week when I’m not to busy at work
7. I go hiking maybe twice a month to relax and not spend too much money
8. Most weekends, I like to relax at home and spend time with my family
9. I like to travel to new places maybe once a month
10. I go to soccer practice twice a week, maybe three times if we have a game
11. I don’t like going to the beach because the sand gets everywhere in my clothes
12. I hate going to the gym because it’s too crowded but I like to workout outside or at home
13. I don’t like hiking because I always get lost, I’d rather go to the gym
14. I don’t like traveling too much because it’s expensive and stressful
15. What do you like doing?
16. What sort of hobbies do you have?
17. What do you get up to in your free time?
18. I’m really keen on football.
19. I’m really into geneaology.
20. My favourite hobby is playing football.
21. I like listening to Sharmoofers-music.
22. At weekends I sometimes go to a shopping center or to the cinema.
23. I listen to bands like ...
24. I'm interested in walking.
25. While listening to Sharmoofers I can get everything off my chest.
26. In summer I like to go swimming.
27. In winter I go skiing.
28. I like visiting friends and talking about this and that.
29. My friend and I do lots of jigsaw puzzles.
30. Playing football is fun.
31. One of my hobbies is writing letters to my pen-friends.
32. I do some online work to earn a little money.
33. Sometimes I read so much that I forget the housework.
34. When the weather is bad, I read books or watch TV
35. I enjoy working on the computer.
36. I got a new computer for my birthday.
37. Once a week I do some handball practice.
38. I go training every evening.
39. When it's not so hot, I go rollerskating.
40. I want to tell you something about my family.
41. I've got two older brothers.
42. My mother works as a clerk in an office.
43. When we are on holidays, I like walking in the mountains.
44. On Saturdays I have to cook for the family.
45. Now and then I do babysitting.

See: 153 Common Phrases in English