Everyday Conversation Starters for Discussing Interests (across

languages):
• Finding common ground:
• "Do you like to watch movies?" (English), "¿Te gusta ver películas?" (Spanish -
Do you like to watch movies?), "Aimez-vous regarder des films?" (French - Do you like to
watch movies?), "映画を⾒見見るのが好きですか。(Eiga o miru no ga suki desu
ka)" (Japanese - Do you like to watch movies?)
• "What kind of music do you listen to?" (English), "¿Qué tipo de música
escuchas?" (Spanish - What kind of music do you listen to?), "Quel genre de musique
écoutez-vous?" (French - What kind of music do you listen to?), "どんなジャンルの⾳音楽を
聴きますか。(Donnatsu janru no ongaku o kiku desu ka)" (Japanese - What genre of
music do you listen to?)
• Discussing hobbies:
• "I enjoy playing sports in my free time." (English), "Disfruto haciendo deporte
en mi tiempo libre." (Spanish - I enjoy playing sports in my free time), "J'aime faire du
sport pendant mon temps libre." (French - I like to play sports in my free time), "暇な時間
にスポーツをするのが好きです。(Hima na jikan ni supōtsu o suru no ga suki
desu)" (Japanese - I like to play sports in my free time)
• "What do you like to do for fun?" (English), "¿Qué te gusta hacer para
divertirte?" (Spanish - What do you like to do for fun?), "Qu'aimez-vous faire pour vous
amuser?" (French - What do you like to do for fun?), "楽しむために何をするのが好きです
か。(Tanoshīmu tame ni nan o suru no ga suki desu ka)" (Japanese - What do you like to
do for fun?)