Talking about walking as a hobby | Learn French in English

French lesson set in a contemporary Paris everyday setting: In a free-time conversation, two adults talk about walking in a park and going there together..

EN → FR / Level: A1

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Use Talking about walking as a hobby to practice French conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

La marche, c'est ton loisir ?

lah MARSH, say toh(n) l-wah-ZEER? Is walking your hobby?
B

J'aime faire des promenades pendant mon temps libre.

ZHEM FEHR day proh-muh-NAHD pahn-DAHN moh(n) tah(n) LEEBR. I like going for walks in my free time.
A

Où vas-tu d'habitude ?

oo vah-TOO dah-bee-TOOD? Where do you usually go?
B

Je marche dans le parc.

zhuh MARSH dah(n) luh PARK. I walk in the park.
A

Le chemin est long ?

luh shuh-MAN ay LOHN? Is the route long?
B

C'est une promenade courte et facile.

say EWN proh-muh-NAHD KOORT ay fah-SEEL. It is a short, easy walk.
A

Ça a l'air reposant.

sah ah LAIR ruh-poh-ZAHN. That sounds relaxing.
B

Nous pouvons y aller ensemble.

noo poo-VOHN ee ah-LAY ahn-SAHM-bluh. We can go there together.

Word by Word

La In “La marche, c'est ton loisir ?”, “La” means “the” and introduces “marche” as the activity being discussed. Use “La” before a singular noun when referring to a specific activity or thing.
marche In “La marche, c'est ton loisir ?”, “marche” means walking as an activity. Use “La marche” when talking about walking as a hobby or general activity.
c'est In “La marche, c'est ton loisir ?”, “c'est” identifies or describes “La marche” as “ton loisir”. Use “c'est” before a noun or description when saying what something is.
ton In “ton loisir”, “ton” means “your” and indicates that the leisure activity belongs to the person being addressed. Use “ton” before a singular noun when speaking informally to one person.
loisir In “ton loisir”, “loisir” means a hobby or leisure activity. Use “loisir” to talk about an activity someone enjoys in free time.
J'aime In “J'aime faire des promenades”, “J'aime” means “I like”. Use “J'aime” followed by an activity or thing to say that you enjoy it.
faire In “faire des promenades”, “faire” contributes the idea of doing or taking walks, and it follows “J'aime”. Use “J'aime faire” followed by an activity to say that you like doing it.
des In “faire des promenades”, “des” means “some” and introduces the plural noun “promenades”. Use “des” before a plural noun when referring to unspecified plural things or activities.
promenades In “faire des promenades”, “promenades” means walks. Its citation form is “promenade”; use “faire des promenades” to talk about going for walks.
pendant In “pendant mon temps libre”, “pendant” means “during” and places the activity within a period of time. Use “pendant” before a time period or activity period.
mon In “mon temps libre”, “mon” means “my” and indicates that the free time belongs to the speaker. Use “mon” before a singular noun when referring to something belonging to yourself.
temps In “mon temps libre”, “temps” means “time”. Use “temps” with a description such as “libre” to talk about a particular kind of time.
libre In “mon temps libre”, “libre” means “free”, describing time when the speaker has no other obligation. Use “temps libre” when talking about time available for personal activities.
Où In “Où vas-tu d'habitude ?”, “Où” asks “where”. Use “Où” at the beginning of a question about a place or destination.
vas-tu In “Où vas-tu d'habitude ?”, “vas-tu” means “do you go”. It forms the question with the verb before the subject pronoun; use “Où vas-tu ... ?” to ask where someone goes.
d'habitude In “Où vas-tu d'habitude ?”, “d'habitude” means “usually” and asks about a person’s normal habit. Use it to describe what generally happens or where someone normally goes.
Je In “Je marche dans le parc”, “Je” means “I” and identifies the speaker as the person walking. Use “Je” before a verb to talk about your own action.
dans In “dans le parc”, “dans” means “in” and gives the place where the walking happens. Use “dans” before a place to say that an action takes place inside or within it.
le In “le parc”, “le” means “the” and introduces the specific park being discussed. Use “le” before a singular noun when referring to a particular thing or place.
parc In “dans le parc”, “parc” means “park”. Use “dans le parc” to say that an activity takes place in the park.
chemin In “Le chemin est long ?”, “chemin” means the route or path being discussed. Use “chemin” when asking about or describing the route someone follows.
est In “Le chemin est long ?”, “est” means “is” and links “Le chemin” with the description “long”. Use “est” to describe what something is like.
long In “Le chemin est long ?”, “long” means “long” and describes the length of the route. Use “est long” to say that a route, object, or period has considerable length.
une In “une promenade courte et facile”, “une” means “a” and introduces one walk. Use “une” before a singular noun when referring to one unspecified thing or activity.
courte In “une promenade courte et facile”, “courte” means “short” and describes the walk. Use “courte” with “promenade” to describe a walk that does not take a long distance or duration.
et In “courte et facile”, “et” means “and” and connects the two descriptions of the walk. Use “et” to join words or descriptions that apply together.
facile In “une promenade courte et facile”, “facile” means “easy” and describes the walk as not difficult. Use “facile” after a noun or with “être” to describe an activity or task.
Ça In “Ça a l'air reposant”, “Ça” means “that” or “it” and refers to the walk or route being discussed. Use “Ça” to refer to something already clear from the conversation.
a l'air In “Ça a l'air reposant”, the whole expression means “sounds” or “seems”. “a” and “l'air” work together to describe how something appears; use this construction followed by a description when giving an impression.
reposant In “Ça a l'air reposant”, “reposant” means “relaxing” and describes the walk as restful. Use “a l'air reposant” when saying that an activity or place seems relaxing.
Nous In “Nous pouvons y aller ensemble”, “Nous” means “we” and identifies the speaker together with another person. Use “Nous” before a verb to talk about an action done by a group including yourself.
pouvons In “Nous pouvons y aller ensemble”, “pouvons” means “can” and expresses that the group has the possibility of going. Use “pouvons” followed by an infinitive to say what “we” can do.
y In “y aller”, “y” means “there” and points to the place already being discussed. Use “y aller” to say that someone goes to that place without repeating it.
aller In “y aller”, “aller” means “to go” and names the action that the group can do. After “pouvons”, use “aller” in the infinitive to express what the group can do.
ensemble In “Nous pouvons y aller ensemble”, “ensemble” means “together” and shows that the people will go as a group. Use “ensemble” when several people do the same activity together.

Grammar Points

aimer + infinitif

J'aime faire des promenades.

ZHEM FEHR day proh-muh-NAHD

I like taking walks.

After aimer, use the infinitive to express an activity you like doing.

avoir l'air + adjectif

Le chemin a l'air reposant.

luh shuh-MAN ah LAIR ruh-poh-ZAHN

The path looks relaxing.

Avoir l'air means “to seem” or “to look”; the adjective describes the subject.

French Vocabulary

aime verb
ZHEM like J'aime

J'aime faire des promenades pendant mon temps libre.

d'habitude adv
dah-bee-TOOD usually

Où vas-tu d'habitude ?

dans prep
DAHN in

Je marche dans le parc.

faire verb
FEHR to do; to take

J'aime faire des promenades pendant mon temps libre.

loisir noun
lwah-ZEER hobby; leisure activity

La marche, c'est ton loisir ?

marche noun
MARSH walking

La marche, c'est ton loisir ?

marcher verb
mar-SHAY to walk marche

Je marche dans le parc.

où adv
OO where

Où vas-tu d'habitude ?

pendant prep
pahn-DAHN during

J'aime faire des promenades pendant mon temps libre.

promenade noun
proh-muh-NAHD walk; stroll promenades

J'aime faire des promenades pendant mon temps libre.

temps libre phrase
tahn LEEBR free time

J'aime faire des promenades pendant mon temps libre.

vas verb
vah go

Où vas-tu d'habitude ?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Is walking your hobby?

Show AnswerLa marche, c'est ton loisir ?

Where do you usually go?

Show AnswerOù vas-tu d'habitude ?

I walk in the park.

Show AnswerJe marche dans le parc.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

walk; stroll

Show Answerpromenades

to do; to take

Show Answerfaire

hobby; leisure activity

Show Answerloisir

walking

Show Answermarche