Everyone has their favorite sport and most countries tend to have favorite national sports. America is the home of baseball for example. And, like most of the world, Arabians are particularly fond of soccer, or "كرة القدم Korat El kadam.” There are an endless number of sports to talk about but in this lesson, we’ll go over the most common ones. On your mark, get set, go!
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كرة القدم
Korat El kadam
Soccer
كريكت
Criket
Cricket
هوكي الملعب
Hockey El Mal3ab
Field Hockey
تنس
Tennis
Tennis
كرة طايره
Kora Tayra
Volley Ball
تنس طاولة
Tennis Tawla
Table Tennis
البيسبول
El Baseball
Baseball
جولف
Golf
Golf
كرة السله
Korat El Sala
Basketball
كرة القدم الامريكية
Korat El kadam El Amricaya
American Football/Gridiron
الرجبي
El Rugby
Rugby Union
سباحة
Siba7a
Swimming
الهرولة
El Harwala
Jogging
هوكي الجليد
Hockey El Galid
Ice Hockey
الريشة تنس
Tennis El Risha
Badminton
التزحلق على الجليد
El Taza7lo2 3ala El Galid
Skiing
ركوب العجل
Rikob El 3agal
Cycling
التجديف الجماعي
El Tagdif El Gama3i
Rowing
التجديف الفردي
El Tagdif El Fardi
Kayaking
When making conversation with a new Arabic speaking friend, you may want to ask the following questions...
بتحب الرياضة؟
Bet7ib El Reyada?
Do you like sports?
بتحب رياضة ايه؟
Bet7ib Reyadit Eah?
Which sports do you like?
بتلعب اي رياضة؟
Betil3ab Ay Reyada?
Do you play any sports?
بتشجع فرق ايه؟
Bitshaga3 Fira2 Eah?
Which teams do you support?
تحب تلعب ماتش تنس؟
Te7ib Til3ab Match Tennis?
Would you like a game of tennis?
Right, I’m getting worn out from all this talk about sports. Time for a water break!
I hope we’ve covered your favorite sport. Next time you are watching or playing your favorite sport, think about it in Arabic. And when you meet an Arabic speaker, strike up a conversation about sports to put your practice to good use!
For more lessons on Arabic vocabulary I recommend these!
!مع السلامة (Ma3a essalama!) Goodbye!
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