My Free Time, School, House in Spanish

Once you have mastered basic greetings you may feel stuck in a real life conversation in the Spanish language. You need to learn basic icebreakers to keep the conversation flowing. 

Talking about what you do in your spare time is perfect to get to know other person’s interests and to gain confidence in your speaking skills. Also, talking about your school or house will make you feel more comfortable in a conversation since they are basic topics which don’t require complex grammar structures or difficult vocabulary.

Talking about tu tiempo libre or your free time is a good way to make new friends while in a Spanish speaking country. If you are interested in other people’s pasatiempos or hobbies you simply ask ¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre? You can learn new vocabulary and Spanish expressions through the other person’s answer whether it’s sport, music, cooking, travelling or cultural content. 

It’s quite common to talk about your school in the Spanish language if you’ve just met new people in your Spanish class or if you are visiting a Spanish speaking country. You can simply say Mi escuela está…. to refer to the geographical location of your school. You can also say Mi escuela es… to describe your school or to say its name. 

Once you’ve talked about tu escuela, Spanish speakers will be interested in knowing a little bit more about tus clases or your lessons. You can talk about tus materias favoritas or favorite subjects or in which grado/año you are in. In Latin America countries, people refer to grades and years to talk about school classes.   

If you want to describe your house in the Spanish language you need to learn two basic verbs: Tener or to have and Haber or There is/are. In order to describe what you have in your house you can use any of these verbs. The verb Haber needs to match the 3rd person singular no matter how many objects you are describing. You simply say Hay dos años, Hay un baño en la casa or There are two bathrooms, there is a bathroom in the house. The spanish verb tiene matches the 3rd person singular to describe what your house have. 

In order to describe your house you need to learn the verb Ser and some adjectives in the spanish language. You simpley say Mi casa is pequeña or my house is small. The verb es matches de 3rd person singular. If you want to describe several rooms you simply say Las habitaciones son hermosas en mi casa or The rooms are beautiful in my house. In this case, the verb son matches the 3rd person plural.