Hobbies and Crafts in Spain
Talk about your hobbies, join a pottery workshop and chat at a craft market in Spain.
Many Spaniards pick up hobbies through cheap courses at their local 'centro cívico', the council-run community centre, and sell what they make at weekend craft markets. People talk about being good or bad at things with 'se me da bien/mal'. The cards follow a newcomer in Seville chatting about free time with a friend, trying a pottery workshop and visiting a craft market.
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¿Y qué haces en tu tiempo libre últimamente?
So what do you do in your free time these days?
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Me ha dado por la cerámica.
I've got into pottery.
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Me he apuntado a un taller en el centro cívico.
I've signed up for a workshop at the community centre.
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Me relaja muchísimo.
It's really relaxing.
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¿Cuánto tiempo llevas haciéndolo?
How long have you been doing it?
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Ya llevo unos dos años.
About two years now.
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Pues yo hago carpintería en el garaje.
I do woodworking in the garage, actually.
- 8
Se me da fatal dibujar.
I'm terrible at drawing.
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¡Se te da genial!
You're really good at it!
- 10
¿Lo has hecho tú?
Did you make it yourself?
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Mi abuela me enseñó a hacer ganchillo.
My grandmother taught me to crochet.
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Estoy haciendo una bufanda de punto para el invierno.
I'm knitting a scarf for winter.
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Hace falta mucha paciencia.
It takes a lot of patience.
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¿Se necesita experiencia?
Do you need any experience?
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Es para principiantes.
It's for beginners.
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Los materiales están incluidos.
The materials are included.
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¿Por qué no te vienes un día?
Why don't you come along one day?
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Vendo mis cosas en un mercadillo de artesanía.
I sell my stuff at a craft market.
- 19
No tengo tiempo para nada.
I don't have time for anything.
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Necesito un hobby para desconectar.
I need a hobby to switch off.