FrenchA1Lesson 7.1
🇫🇷 French A1 · Lesson 7.1

Mes loisirs — Hobbies

Talk about what you do in your free time.

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Two friends talk about weekend hobbies.

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le footballfootball 🔊
la musiquemusic 🔊
lireto read 🔊
jouer au footballto play football 🔊
jouer de la guitareto play the guitar 🔊
le temps librefree time 🔊

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« Je joue au football et je joue de la guitare. » 🔊
I play football and play the guitar.
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Pronunciation

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Qu'est-ce que tu fais pendant ton temps libre ? 🔊What do you do in your free time?
Je joue au football et je joue de la guitare. 🔊I play football and play the guitar.
Super ! Tu aimes lire ? 🔊Great! Do you like reading?
Oui, j'aime beaucoup lire. 🔊Yes, I really like reading.
Grammar in focus · jouer à vs jouer de

Use « jouer à » for sports/games (je joue au football) but « jouer de » for instruments (je joue de la guitare).

Write it yourself

Write 2–3 sentences about your hobbies using jouer à and/or jouer de.

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Tip for this task
Bien ! Sports use « jouer à »; instruments use « jouer de ».

Quick check

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1. “I play football” is…
2. For the guitar you use…
3. « le temps libre » is…
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