Hobbies - Sports - Games
Passe-temps favoris - Sports - Jeux
Vocabulary lesson | Vocabulary quiz
Here are the French names of some common hobbies, sports, and games. You can use these nouns with verbs like aimer and détester, or if you want to say that you do or play that item, use it with the verb in the third column. The fourth column has verbs that can be used alone to talk about doing that item, e.g., cuisiner - to cook.
| English | French | Use with | Or use |
| basketball | le basket | jouer à | |
| biking | le cyclisme, le vélo | faire de | |
| chess | les échecs | jouer à | |
| cooking | la cuisine | faire | cuisiner |
| dancing | la danse | danser | |
| fishing | la pêche | aller à | pêcher |
| football | le football américain | jouer à | |
| gardening | le jardinage | faire de | jardiner |
| hiking | la randonnée | faire de | |
| hockey | le hockey | jouer à | |
| hunting | la chasse | faire | chasser |
| jogging | le jogging | faire de | |
| a movie | un film | regarder | |
| music | la musique | écouter, jouer de | |
| reading | la lecture | faire | lire |
| sailing | la voile | faire | |
| skiing | le ski | faire de | skier |
| soccer | le football, le foot | jouer à | |
| swimming | la natation | faire de | nager |
| television (TV) | la télévision (la télé) | regarder | |
| tennis | le tennis | jouer à | |
| wrestling | la lutte | faire de | lutter |
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