Hobby

Hobby
 

I don't think manía or pasatiempo are very exact. Aficion seems like a special fondness. Is it the best word? I think there should be a better word. Is there?

You can leave it untranslated, because the word hobby is informally used in Spain (it is even listed in the DRAE). Otherwise, I would use un pasatiempo, or una afición.

Sí, como dice Rusty: tener un hobby, un pasatiempo, una afición; ser aficionado a algo.

Gracias todos.

Todas esas opciones funcionan en México también.

Here, in Mexico, we use hobby for to say something, we like to do it.

Example: My hobby is whach to go to the cinema, go to the beach, Listen to music, get out with my wife and sons too any place.

What is the hobby you all.?

I hope you all are well.

I await your corrections.

...:)

Ha, Ha, Ha, it were a lot mistakes.


Going.. ir a un lugar programado en un futuro.

I like to go to the cinema, going to the beach, listening to music, going out with my wife and children any place.

Una pregunta el ejemplo de going seria.

Ire a la playa
I going to the beach

Me gusta ir al cine.
I like to go to the cinema.

Porque me pusiste going, si no es algo que voy a hacer en un futuro?

I used going... in its present continous form, because you were talking about a hobby, something you like doing.

The present continuous is formed by adding the present participle (the "- ing form") to the present simple of the verb to be:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifI am working .
You/we/they are working. http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif
He/she/it is working.
I am not working.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifYou/we/they are not working .
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifHe/she/it is not working.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifAm I working?
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifAre you/we/they working?
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifIs he/she/it working?
Function
The present continuous is used to talk about actions or events that are happening at the moment:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifI am writing a text about the present continuous.http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif
I am sitting in my office, working on the computer.
We also use the present continuous to speak about changes, developments and trends:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif This town is developing all the time. http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif
The puppy is growing at a frightening rate. http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif
People are eating better than in the past.
These changes, developments and trends can last a long time:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifhttp://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifSpecies are constantly evolving.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifThe polar ice caps are melting.
We can also use the present continuous to speak about something that is happening at a specific time we are thinking of, even if it is not now:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifAt four in the morning I'm usually sleeping.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifHe likes to be left alone when he is working on a project.
We can also use the present continuous to speak about future arrangements:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifI'm meeting Ana for a drink after work.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gifWhat are you doing next weekend?
We can also use the present continuous to speak about repeated actions, especially when we find these actions irritating. In this case, we usually use the present continuous with words like always or constantly:
She is always interrupting when others are trying to speak. http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif
He is constantly leaving his cigarette butts lying around.
The present continous is also used to talk about something which is not yet completed and when we want to emphasise the ‘continuing’ nature of the activity,sometime we like to do, a hobby...
I like going to the cinema.
I like going out with my family.

I hope this helps, Crotalito.

I looked it up at <snip> and this is what they said
1. Word:- hobby
Pronunciation:- [jo-bi]
Meaning(s):- s.

1: (Fam.) La ocupación u objeto favorito de una persona.
2: Haca de Irlanda o de Escocia.
3: Caballico, caballito, la caña o palo con que juegan los niños, montándolo y corriendo sobre él.
4: Zoquete, hombre rudo y torpe.
5; Sacre, especie de halcón.