Talk About Your Hobbies in Brazilian Portuguese: Ask and Follow Up
Use a few flexible patterns to say what you like doing and invite someone to share a little more.
Real Life Portuguese · 6 min read · Updated October 15, 2026
The short answer
Gostar de means to like. Before a noun, use gosto de música (I like music); before another verb, keep de: gosto de cozinhar (I like cooking). Curto is a common informal way to say ‘I’m into’ or ‘I enjoy’ something, but gostar de works in many settings.
Say what you enjoy with gostar de or curtir
You can make your answer more specific by adding when or with whom you do the activity. This gives the other person something to ask about and helps you practice useful time phrases.
Gosto de caminhar no parque aos domingos.
I like walking in the park on Sundays.
Eu curto cozinhar para os meus amigos.
I enjoy cooking for my friends.
Nas horas vagas, gosto de ler romances.
In my free time, I like reading novels.
Ask a follow-up instead of stopping at the hobby name
To ask what someone likes doing, say O que você gosta de fazer? A natural follow-up can ask how often they do it, when they started, or what they recommend. Choose one question that connects to what the person just said rather than running through a memorized list.
If you do not know the hobby’s name, describe it or ask for the word: Como chama aquela atividade? (What is that activity called?). You can also compare preferences without assuming that an activity is typical for everyone in Brazil.
O que você gosta de fazer no fim de semana?
What do you like doing on the weekend?
Você costuma jogar toda semana?
Do you usually play every week?
Qual livro você recomenda para começar?
Which book do you recommend starting with?
Put it into practice
Use gostar de + noun or infinitive to describe an interest, add one specific detail, and ask a follow-up that grows naturally from the answer.
Quick practice
Which Portuguese example matches “What do you like doing on the weekend”?
Choose an answer to check yourself.
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