XPress: Spanish in 40 Hours

Sports

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Description

Sports (los deportes)

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English	Images	Spanish	Listen and Repeat	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
a team		un equipo
the players		los jugadores
a goalie		un portero
our coach		nuestro entrenador
a practice	a practice	un entrenamiento
a field		un campo
soccer		el fútbol
tennis		el tenis
a court		una cancha
a bike		una bici
baseball		el béisbol
hockey		el hockey
the net		la red
a ball		una pelota
exercises		los ejercicios
a skate		un patín
a game	a game	un partido
weightlifting		el levantamiento de pesas
a board		una tabla

Helpful verbs

jugar à ("to play"), ganar ("to win"), correr ("to run"), divertirse ("to have fun"), e.g.:

jugar

Me gusta jugar al fútbol = "I like to play soccer"

ganar

Mi equipo ganó = "My team won"

correr

Tienes que correr mucho cuando se juega al fútbol = "You have to run a lot when you play soccer"

divertirse

Nos divertimos durante el partido = "We had a lot of fun during the game"

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Grammar Point: plural verb forms

When the subject is plural, e.g.: ellos/ellas ("they"), mis amigos ("my friends"), the verb must end in -n. For example, Mis amigos están en la cocina ("My friends are in the kitchen"). You can learn more about Spanish verbs here.