3.9 Vocabulary for Hobbies I
1.
瞓覺
fan3 gaau3
to sleep
2.
睇書
tai2 syu1
to read books
3.
睇漫畫
tai2 maan6 waa2
to read comics
4.
睇電視
tai2 din6 si6
to watch TV
5.
煲劇
bou1 kek6
to binge-watch TV series
6.
睇戲
tai2 hei3
to watch movies
7.
睇動畫
tai2 dung6 waa2
to watch anime
8.
睇波
tai2 bo1
to watch ball games (usually soccer and basketball)
9.
聽歌
teng1 go1
to listen to songs (usually music with lyrics)
10.
聽音樂
teng1 jam1 ngok6
to listen to music (usually music without lyrics)
11.
畫畫
waak6 waa2
to paint
12.
學語言
hok6 jyu5 jin4
to learn languages
13.
煮嘢食
zyu2 je5 sik6
to cook
14.
打機
daa2 gei1
to play video games
15.
打麻雀
daa2 maa4 zoek2
to play mahjong (a type of tile-based game widely played in Hong Kong)
16.
行街
haang4 gaai1
to go shopping
17.
踢波
踢足球
踢足球
tek3 bo1
tek3 zuk1 kau4
tek3 zuk1 kau4
to play football
18.
打波
daa2 bo1
to play basketball or other ball games primarily played with hands or rackets if the game is obvious in the context
19.
打籃球
daa2 laam4 kau4
to play basketball
20.
游水
jau4 seoi2
to swim
21.
跑步
paau2 bou6
to run
22.
踩單車
caai2 daan1 ce1
to cycle
23.
行山
haang4 saan1
to hike
24.
做gym
健身
健身
zou6 gym
gin6 san1
gin6 san1
to go to the gym