Sports & Games in Arabic

Sports in Arabic: كُرَةُ القَدَم (kurat al-qadam, soccer), كُرَةُ السَّلَّةِ (kurat as-sallah, basketball), كُرَةُ المِضْرَب (kurat al-miḍrab, tennis), كُرَة (kura, ball), فَرِيق (farīq, team), التَّزَلُّج (at-tazalluj, skiing). Below are all 60 sports and games from lessons 155, 152, 156, 153 and 154 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 155 · Sports — Ball Games 12 words

  • كُرَةُ القَدَم kurat al-qadam soccer

    يَلْعَبُ الأَطْفَالُ بِكُرَةِ القَدَم في الخَارِج.

    yalʿabu al-atfal bi-kurat al-qadam fil-kharij

    The children play soccer outside.

  • كُرَةُ السَّلَّةِ kurat as-sallah basketball

    يَلْعَبُ الأَطْفَالُ بِكُرَةِ السَّلَّةِ مَعًا.

    Yal'abu al-atfaalu bi-kurat as-sallah ma'an.

    The children play basketball together.

  • كُرَةُ القَاعِدَة kurat al-qāʿidah baseball

    يَلْعَبُ أَخِي كُرَةَ القَاعِدَة.

    Yalʿabu akhī kurat al-qāʿidah.

    My brother plays baseball.

  • كُرَةُ المِضْرَب kurat al-miḍrab tennis

    يَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ المِضْرَبِ مَعَ صَدِيقِهِ.

    Yalʿabu kurat al-miḍrabi maʿa ṣadīqihi.

    He plays tennis with his friend.

  • تِنِس الطَّاوِلَة tinis aṭ-ṭāwila table tennis

    يَلْعَبُ الأطفالُ تنس الطاولة.

    yalʿabu al-’atfālu tinis aṭ-ṭāwila.

    The children play table tennis.

  • كُرَةُ الرِّيشَة kurat ar-rīsha badminton

    يَلْعَبُونَ بِكُرَةِ الرِّيشَةِ فِي الخَارِج.

    yalʿabūna bi-kurat ar-rīsha fil-khārij.

    They play badminton outside.

  • هُوكِي hūkī hockey

    يَلْعَبُ الْهُوكِي مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِ.

    yalʿabu l-hūkī maʿa aṣdiqāʾih.

    He plays hockey with his friends.

  • كُرَةُ الطَّائِرَة kurat at-ta'irah volleyball

    يَلعبُ الأطفالُ الكرة الطائرة في الخارج.

    yal'abu al-atfaalu al-kurata at-ta'irah fil-khaarij

    The children play volleyball outside.

  • جُولف golf golf

    يَلعبُ والدي الْجُولف.

    Yalʿabu wālidī al-golf.

    My father plays golf.

  • الرُّغْبِي ar-rugbi rugby

    يَلْعَبُ أَخِي الرُّغْبِي مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِ.

    Yalʿabu akhī ar-rugbi maʿa aṣdiqāʾih.

    My brother plays rugby with his friends.

  • كريكت krīkīt cricket

    الكريكيت مشهور جداً في إنجلترا.

    Al-krīkīt mashhūr jiddan fī Injiltirā.

    Cricket is very popular in England.

  • مِضْرَب miḍrab racket

    كَسَرَ مِضْرَبَهُ لِكُرَةِ المِضْرَب.

    kasara miḍrabahu li-kurati l-miḍrab.

    He broke his tennis racket.

Lesson 152 · Sports & Games 12 words

  • كُرَة kura ball

    يَرْكُل الكرة الحمراء.

    Yarkul al-kura al-ḥamrā'.

    He kicks the red ball.

  • لُعْبَة luʿba game

    توجد لعبة قديمة على الرف.

    tūjad luʿba qadīma ʿalā ar-raff.

    On the shelf sits an old game.

  • عُودُ ثِقَاب ʿūd thiqāb match

    يشاهدون مباراة البيسبول.

    yushāhidūna mubārayat al-baysbūl.

    They watch the baseball match.

  • فَرِيق farīq team

    هذه مباراة فوز فريقي.

    Hadhihi mubaraat fawz fariiqii.

    This is my team's winning game.

  • لَاعِب lāʿib player

    هو لاعب رائع.

    huwa lāʿib rāʾiʿ.

    He is a great player.

  • مُدَرِّب mudarrib coach

    يَتَحَدَّث المدرب إلى فريق كرة القدم.

    yataḥaddath al-mudarrib ilā farīq kurat al-qadam.

    The coach talks to the football team.

  • حَكَم ḥakam referee

    رأوا حَكَمَ المباراة.

    Ra'aw ḥakama al-mubārāh.

    They saw the game's referee.

  • هَدَف hadaf goal

    سجلت هدف الفوز.

    Sajjalat hadafa al-fawz.

    She scored a winning goal.

  • نَتِيجَة natījah score

    أُسَجِّلُ نقاطاً في اللعبة.

    Usajjilu niqāṭan fi-l-luʿba.

    I score points in the game.

  • فَازَ fāza win

    يمكنك أن تفوز في كل مرة.

    Yumkinuka an tafūza fī kulli marrah.

    You can win every time.

  • أَضَاعَ aḍāʿa lose

    يُضِيعُونَ الكرة أحياناً.

    yuḍīʿūna l-kura aḥyānan.

    They lose the ball sometimes.

  • رَسَمَ rasama draw

    انتهت المباراة بالتعادل.

    Intahat al-mubārātu bi-t-taʿādul.

    The match ended in a draw.

Lesson 156 · Sports — Outdoor & Action 12 words

  • التَّزَلُّج at-tazalluj skiing

    يَسْتَمْتِعُونَ بِالتَّزَلُّجِ عَلَى الجَبَل.

    yastamti'ūna bit-tazalluji 'alal-jabal

    They enjoy skiing on the mountain.

  • التَّزَلُّجُ عَلَى الثَّلْج at-tazalluj ‘ala ath-thalj snowboarding

    يَسْتَمْتِعُ أَخِي بِالتَّزَلُّجِ عَلَى الثَّلْج فِي فَصْلِ الشِّتَاء.

    yastamti‘u akhi bit-tazalluj ‘ala ath-thalj fi fasl ash-shita’.

    My brother enjoys snowboarding in winter.

  • رُكُوبُ الأَمْوَاجِ rukūbu al-amwāj surfing

    الرَّجُلُ يَرْكَبُ الأَمْوَاجَ الآن.

    ar-rajulu yarkabu l-amwāja al-ān

    The man is surfing a wave.

  • يَصْطَادُ yaṣṭādu fishing

    نحن نَصْطَادُ السمك في النهر.

    naḥnu naṣṭādu as-samaka fī an-nahr

    We are fishing in the river.

  • التَّزَلُّجُ عَلَى الأَلْوَاح at-tazalluj 'ala al-alwaaḥ skateboarding

    يُحِبُّ الوَلَدُ التزلج على الألواح.

    yuḥibbu al-waladu at-tazalluj 'ala al-alwaaḥ

    The boy likes skateboarding.

  • التَّزَلُّجُ عَلَى الجَلِيد at-tazalluj ‘ala al-jalīd ice skating

    نحن نحب التزلج على الجليد.

    naḥnu nuḥibbu at-tazalluja ‘ala al-jalīd

    We like ice skating.

  • أَبْحَرَ abḥara sailing

    السفينةُ تُبْحِرُ الآن.

    as-safīnatu tubḥiru al-’ān.

    The ship is sailing now.

  • تَسَلَّقَ tasallaqa climbing

    يَتَسَلَّقُ الوَلَدُ الشَّجَرَةَ.

    yatasallaqu l-waladu ash-shajarah

    The boy is climbing the tree.

  • هَرْوَلَ harwala jogging

    الرَّجُلُ يُهَرْوِلُ في الخارِج.

    ar-rajulu yuharwilu fil-khārij.

    The man is jogging outside.

  • جُمْبَاز jumbāz gymnastics

    يُمَارِسُ الأَطْفَالُ رِيَاضَةَ الجُمْبَاز.

    yumārisu al-’atfālu riyāḍata al-jumbāz

    The children practice gymnastics.

  • تَزَلُّج tazalluj rollerblading

    هو يَتَزَلَّجُ في الحديقة.

    huwa yatazallaju fil-ḥadīqah

    He is rollerblading in the park.

  • جَدَّفَ jaddafa paddling

    نحن نُجَدِّفُ بالقارب الصغير.

    Naḥnu nujaddifu bil-qārib aṣ-ṣaghīr.

    We are paddling the small boat.

Lesson 153 · Sports Verbs — On the Field 12 words

  • أَطْلَقَ aṭlaqa shoot

    يُطْلِقُ الصيادُ السهمَ.

    yuṭliqu ṣ-ṣayyādu s-sahm.

    The hunter shoots the arrow.

  • سِبَاق sibāq race

    فازَ العَدَّاءُ في السِّبَاق.

    fāza al-'addā'u fis-sibāq

    The runner won the race.

  • دَافَعَ daafa'a defend

    يُدَافِعُ الجُنُودُ عَنِ المَدِينَةِ.

    yudaafi'u al-junoodu 'ani al-madeenah

    The soldiers defend the city.

  • يَهْتِفُ yahtifu cheer

    يَهْتِفُ الناسُ للفائزِ.

    yahtifu an-nāsu lil-fā'iz.

    The people cheer for the winner.

  • ضَرَبَ ḍaraba hit

    ضَرَبَ الوَلَدُ الكُرَةَ.

    ḍaraba al-waladu al-kura

    The boy hit the ball.

  • هَدَف hadaf aim

    هَدَفُنَا هو العثور على طعام.

    hadafunā huwa al-ʿuthūru ʿalā ṭaʿām

    Our aim is to find food.

  • تأرجح ta'arjuḥ swing

    كان تأرجحه بالمضرب قوياً.

    Kāna ta'arjuḥuhu bil-miḍrab qawiyyan.

    His swing with the bat was powerful.

  • رَفَعَ rafaʿa lift

    يَرْفَعُ الصندوق الثقيل.

    yarfaʿu aṣ-ṣundūqa ath-thaqīl

    He lifts the heavy box.

  • يُحَاوِرُ yuḥāwiru dribble

    يُحَاوِرُ الوَلَدُ الكُرَةَ بِمَهَارَة.

    yuḥāwiru l-waladu l-kurata bi-mahāra.

    The boy dribbles the ball.

  • تَصَدَّى taṣaddā tackle

    يَجِبُ أَنْ نَتَصَدَّى لِهَذِهِ المُشْكِلَةِ الصَّعْبَةِ.

    yajibu an nataṣaddā li-hādhihi al-mushkilati aṣ-ṣaʿbah.

    We must tackle this difficult problem.

  • رمى ramā pitch

    يرمي اللاعب الكرة.

    Yarmī al-lāʿib al-kura.

    The player pitches the ball.

  • ضربة ساحقة ḍarba sāḥiqa spike

    ضربتها الساحقة سجلت النقطة.

    Ḍarbatuhā as-sāḥiqa sajjalat an-nuqṭa.

    Her spike won the point.

Lesson 154 · Games & Puzzles 12 words

  • شِطْرَنْج shiṭranj chess

    يَلْعَبُونَ الشِّطْرَنْج كُلَّ مَسَاء.

    yalʿabūna ash-shiṭranj kulla masāʾ.

    They play chess every evening.

  • لُغْز lughz puzzle

    يَحُلُّ الطِّفْلُ اللُّغْزَ.

    yaḥullu t-ṭiflu l-lughza

    The child solves the puzzle.

  • وَرَقُ اللَّعِب waraq al-la'ib cards

    يَلْعَبُ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِ بِوَرَقِ اللَّعِبِ.

    yal'abu ma'a asdiqa'ihi bi-waraqi al-la'ib

    He plays cards with his friends.

  • دُومِينُو dūmīnū dominoes

    نحن نلعب الدومينو معاً.

    naḥnu nalʿabu ad-dūmīnū maʿan

    We play dominoes together.

  • ضَامَة ḍāma checkers

    يَلْعَبُ الأَطْفَالُ الضَّامَة مَعاً.

    yalʿabu l-ʾaṭfālu ḍ-ḍāma maʿan.

    The children play checkers together.

  • نَرْد nard dice

    يَرْمِي النَّرْدَ الأَحْمَرَ.

    yarmī an-narda al-’aḥmar

    He rolls the red dice.

  • سِهَام sihām darts

    يَرْمِي السِّهَامَ الصَّغِيرَةَ.

    yarmī as-sihāma aṣ-ṣaghīrah.

    He throws the small darts.

  • بُولِينج būlinj bowling

    نحن نحب رياضة البُولِينج.

    naḥnu nuḥibbu riyāḍat al-būlinj

    We like the sport of bowling.

  • بِلْيَارْدُو bilyārdu billiards

    يَلْعَبُ الْبِلْيَارْدُو مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِ.

    yalʿabu l-bilyārdu maʿa aṣdiqāʾih.

    He plays billiards with his friends.

  • صَالَةُ أَلْعَاب ṣālat al-ʿāb arcade

    نحن نلعب الألعاب بصالة الألعاب.

    Naḥnu nalʿab al-alʿāb bi-ṣālat al-alʿāb.

    We play games at the arcade.

  • جهاز ألعاب jihāz alʿāb console

    ألعب على جهاز الألعاب الخاص بي.

    Alʿab ʿalā jihāz al-alʿāb al-khāṣ bī.

    I play on my console.

  • بُطُولَة buṭūlah tournament

    فازَ فَرِيقُنا بِالْبُطُولَةَ.

    fāza farīqunā bil-buṭūlah.

    Our team won the tournament.

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