Hobbies conversation questions

These are some conversation questions about hobbies.

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Hobbies

• Do you have any hobbies?
  • If yes, what is your hobby?
  • How did you start your hobby?
  • Why do you like doing it?
  • Does your hobby cost a lot of money?
  • Does your hobby take up a lot of your time?
  • What do you think your life would be like if you didn’t have any hobbies?
  • What friends have you made while doing your hobby?
  • Would you recommend this hobby to a friend?

• Is there a hobby you would like to take up? Why do you think this would be a good hobby?

• Are there any hobbies that you would like to take up when you retire? (See also: retirement conversation questions.)
• What hobbies are suitable for old people?

• What do you think about foreign language learning as a hobby?
  • What (other) language would you like to learn?

• What hobbies do you think would be boring?

• Do you share any hobbies with members of your family?

• Did you use to have a hobby as a child?
• What hobbies are suitable for kids?

• Which hobbies cost a lot of money? Which are cheap?

• Do you like practising sports, playing a musical instrument, dancing, or singing?
• Have you taken lessons in anything?

Collecting

• Do you collect anything as a hobby?
• Did you use to collect anything as a child?
• Is there anything silly you collect?
• Is there anything you would like to collect?
• If money weren’t an issue, is there something you would like to collect?
• Why are hobbies or collecting things relaxing?

See also

• Leisure conversation questions
• Video games conversation questions