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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