Italian Phrase
Cerco i miei hobby sui social.
Meaning
Literally, ‘I look for my hobbies on the social (media)’. It expresses that the speaker searches for hobby‑related content or inspiration on social‑media platforms.
When to use
Use this sentence when you want to tell someone how you discover or follow your hobbies online, especially in casual conversation about internet habits.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Cercoimieihobbysuisocial
Cerco (cercare)
First‑person singular present of the verb ‘cercare’ meaning ‘to look for’ or ‘to search’.
i miei
Possessive adjective agreeing in gender and number with the noun it modifies (masculine plural).
hobby
A borrowed noun from English; in Italian it stays masculine and can be pluralized as ‘hobby’ or ‘hobby’.
sui
Contraction of the preposition ‘su’ + the definite article ‘i’, meaning ‘on the’.
social
Colloquial abbreviation for ‘social media’; used as a masculine plural noun (i social).
🗨In Conversation
Come trovi nuove idee per i tuoi hobby?
How do you find new ideas for your hobbies?
Cerco i miei hobby sui social.
I look for my hobbies on social media.
✕Common Mistakes
Cerca i miei hobby sui social.
‘cerca’ is third‑person singular; the subject is ‘io’, so it must be ‘cerco’.
Cerco i miei hobby su i social.
The preposition ‘su’ contracts with the article ‘i’ to ‘sui’.
Cerco le hobby sui social.
‘hobby’ is masculine; the correct article is ‘i’ (plural) or ‘il’ (singular).
↔Alternatives
Ricerco i miei hobby sui social.
I search for my hobbies on social media.
Trovo i miei hobby sui social.
I find my hobbies on social media.
Scopro i miei hobby sui social.
I discover my hobbies on social media.
Cultural Tip
In contemporary Italian ‘i social’ is a very common, informal way to refer to social‑media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc.). It’s used mainly in spoken language and casual writing; in formal contexts you would say ‘i social media’ or ‘le piattaforme sociali’.