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Usages of syumi
「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。」「syumi ha nan desu ka.」 「sanpositari, ongaku wo 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 syumi ha dokusyo 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。syumi ha 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。huruuto wo hukukoto ha watasi no syumi desu.
Playing the flute is my hobby.
彼 は 切手 を 集めるの が 趣味 です。kare ha kitte wo atumeruno ga syumi desu.
His hobby is collecting stamps.
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〜taritoukyou de takusan tabetari, tomodati to attari simasu.toukyou de takusan tabetari, tomodati to attari simasita.「syumi ha nan desu ka.」 「sanpositari, ongaku wo kiitari suruno ga suki desu.」tanosiiatarasii sigoto ha tanosikattari, omosirokattari da.sensyuu ha kaimono wo sitari, eigakan ni ittari sita.kanozyo ha itumo genki dattari, yasasikattari da.
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