Portuguese Hobbies Vocabulary

Here are Portuguese words for hobbies to start with: diversão (fun), ouvir (listen), filme (movie), música (music). Below are 32 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Hobbies Basics

A1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
collectcolecionarverbA1
enjoyapreciarverbA1
fundiversãonounA1
listenouvirverbA1
moviefilmenounA1
musicmúsicanounA1
singcantarverbA1
watchververbA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Hobbies Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
collectioncoleçãonounA1
concertconcertonounA1
gardenjardimnounA1
hobbyhobbynounA1
paintingpinturanounA1
practicepráticanounA1
theaterteatronounA1
drawingdesenhonounA2

More from this pack waits in the app

Hobbies Advanced

B2–C1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
leisurelytranquiloadjB2
artisanartesãonounC1
blacksmithingferrarianounC1
bookbindingencadernaçãonounC1
glassblowingsopro de vidronounC1
pastimepassatemponounC1
recreationalrecreativoadjC1
taxidermytaxidermianounC1

Keep going with this pack in the app

Reading & Books

A2–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
comicbanda desenhadanounA2
short storycontonounA2
encyclopediaenciclopédianounB1
graphic novelromance gráficonounB1
non-fictionnão ficçãonounB1
science fictionficção científicanounB1
forewordprefácionounB2
prefaceprefácionounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for hobbies. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Portuguese words should I learn for hobbies?

You could start with words like diversão (fun), ouvir (listen), filme (movie), música (music). This page lists 32 Portuguese words for hobbies (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Portuguese words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Portuguese words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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