Free-Time Activities: Music, Film, Food and Sport
Learn the Italian for music, films, food and sport, how to say what you like doing, and the difference between giocare and suonare.
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Talking about free time
Free time is a favourite exam topic. This module gives you the Italian to talk about music, films, food and sport. You will meet the key words, learn how to say what you like doing, and pick up a useful grammar rule: Italian uses different verbs for playing a sport and playing an instrument. Say the Italian out loud as you go.
Music, film and sport in Italian
Start with four useful free-time words. Each Italian word is shown with its English meaning.
Match the word
- la musica
- il film
- il cinema
- lo sport
- Music
- Film
- Cinema
- Sport
Find the phrase
Which Italian phrase means "to have a coffee"?
- prendere un caffè
- guardare un film
- fare sport
- ascoltare la musica
Two ways to play
Italian has two verbs for "to play". Which one you use depends on what you play.
Match the phrase
- ascoltare la musica
- guardare un film
- fare sport
- usare l'app
- To listen to music
- To watch a film
- To do sport
- To use an app
giocare or suonare?
Remember the rule: you giocare a a sport (gioco a calcio) but you suonare an instrument (suono la chitarra). A common mistake is to use giocare for an instrument. To give a reason, add perché, as in gioco a calcio perché è divertente.
Free-time verbs in Italian
Mi piace _____ la musica e _____ un film. Il weekend mi piace _____ sport. Mi piace anche _____ la chitarra. La sera vado al _____ per mangiare.
Free-time activities
Which of these Italian phrases are free-time activities? Choose all that apply.
- ascoltare la musica
- fare sport
- guardare un film
- andare a scuola
- fare i compiti
Music and sport
Tap the two sentences that are about music or sport.
- Ascolto la musica ogni giorno.
- Gioco a calcio il sabato.
- Studio la matematica.
- Vado al lavoro.
Plan a weekend
Put a fun weekend into a sensible order.
- Listen to music in the morning
- Play football with friends
- Watch a film in the afternoon
- Eat out at a restaurant
- Relax in the evening
Correct both halves
A friend writes: Gioco il pianoforte e suono a tennis. Which correction is right?
- Suono il pianoforte e gioco a tennis
- Gioco il pianoforte e gioco a tennis
- Suono il pianoforte e suono a tennis
- Suono a pianoforte e gioco il tennis
A conversation
A friend chats with you in Italian about free time. Choose the best reply each time.
- Your friend asks what music you like. Which is a good Italian reply?
- You want to say you play football. Which is correct?
- A friend suggests eating out. How do you agree in Italian?
Your free time, in Italian
Write a few sentences in Italian about your free time. Mention music, a film or sport.
- Say one activity you like doing
- Use a sport with giocare a, or an instrument with suonare
- Say where you go in your free time