{"id":"en-topic-hobbies","language":"en","version":"2026-10-16","name":"English topic: Hobbies, sports and media","purpose":"Free time, games, sport, music and screens. 40 English words and phrases, ranked by usefulness, used to check what a learner knows in any language.","methodDetail":"Hand-written topic list, ranked from most to least useful in everyday life.","sources":[{"title":"Assist With Languages topic lists","url":"https://assistwithlanguages.com/vocabulary","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","note":"Written for this site. Ranked by everyday usefulness within each topic; the sense line says which meaning is meant."}],"entries":[{"term":"the music","gloss":"songs and sound","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 1"]},{"term":"a movie","gloss":"film","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 2"]},{"term":"to play","gloss":"games or sport","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 3"]},{"term":"the sport","gloss":"physical game","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 4"]},{"term":"football","gloss":"soccer","kind":"word","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 5"]},{"term":"to watch","gloss":"look at","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 6"]},{"term":"to listen","gloss":"hear on purpose","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 7"]},{"term":"a song","gloss":"music with words","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 8"]},{"term":"the book","gloss":"to read","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 9"]},{"term":"to read","gloss":"text","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 10"]},{"term":"the game","gloss":"for fun","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 11"]},{"term":"the team","gloss":"players together","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 12"]},{"term":"to win","gloss":"come first","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 13"]},{"term":"to lose","gloss":"not win","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 14"]},{"term":"the match","gloss":"a game","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 15"]},{"term":"to swim","gloss":"in water","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 16"]},{"term":"to run","gloss":"fast on foot","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 17"]},{"term":"to dance","gloss":"move to music","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 18"]},{"term":"to sing","gloss":"with your voice","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 19"]},{"term":"a concert","gloss":"live music","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 20"]},{"term":"the theater","gloss":"plays","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 21"]},{"term":"the television","gloss":"TV","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 22"]},{"term":"the news","gloss":"current events","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 23"]},{"term":"a series","gloss":"TV show","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 24"]},{"term":"the internet","gloss":"online","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 25"]},{"term":"a photo","gloss":"picture","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 26"]},{"term":"to draw","gloss":"make pictures","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 27"]},{"term":"to paint","gloss":"with color","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 28"]},{"term":"to cook","gloss":"make food","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 29"]},{"term":"to travel","gloss":"go places","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 30"]},{"term":"the gym","gloss":"exercise place","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 31"]},{"term":"to train","gloss":"practice sport","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 32"]},{"term":"the player","gloss":"in a game","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 33"]},{"term":"the score","gloss":"points","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 34"]},{"term":"the ball","gloss":"round thing to play with","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 35"]},{"term":"a hobby","gloss":"free-time activity","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 36"]},{"term":"to collect","gloss":"gather things","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 37"]},{"term":"the guitar","gloss":"instrument","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 38"]},{"term":"the podcast","gloss":"audio show","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 39"]},{"term":"my favorite","gloss":"the one I like best","kind":"phrase","tags":["Hobbies, sports and media","Rank 40"]}],"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","attribution":"Assist With Languages and the credited sources","itemCount":40}