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Usages of shumi
「趣味 は 何 です か。」 「散歩したり、 音楽 を 聞いたり するの が 好き です。」「shumi wa nan desu ka.」 「sanposhitari, ongaku o kiitari suruno ga suki desu.」
A: What are your hobbies? B: I like walking and listening to music (and so on).
彼 の 趣味 は 読書 だったり、 料理 だったり です。kare no shumi wa dokusho dattari, ryouri dattari desu.
His hobbies include things like reading and cooking.
趣味 は ハイキング だったり、 旅行 だったり です。shumi wa haikingu dattari, ryokou dattari desu.
(My) hobbies are (things like) hiking and traveling.
フルート を 吹くこと は 私 の 趣味 です。furuuto o fukukoto wa watashi no shumi desu.
Playing the flute is my hobby.
彼 は 切手 を 集めるの が 趣味 です。kare wa kitte o atsumeruno ga shumi desu.
His hobby is collecting stamps.
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