Sports & Hobbies — Vocabulary | Common Core Lesson

You already know how to talk about your hobbies. Now let’s learn more words for sports and activities you might enjoy!

Here are sports we play with a team:

Team Sports

footballbasketballvolleyballhandball

Example

I play football with my team every Saturday.

هذه رياضات نلعبها مع فريق: football (كرة القدم)، basketball (كرة السلة)، volleyball (الكرة الطائرة)، handball (كرة اليد).

Here are sports we usually do alone:

Individual Sports

swimmingrunningcyclingtennis

💡 Easy Tip

For most sports, we say “play” (play football), but for swimming, running, and cycling, we just use the “-ing” word alone!

هذه رياضات نمارسها عادة بمفردنا: swimming (السباحة)، running (الجري)، cycling (ركوب الدراجة)، tennis (التنس).

Here are fun things to do outside:

Outdoor Activities

campingfishinghikingpicnic

Example

My family loves camping and hiking in the mountains.

أشياء ممتعة نفعلها في الهواء الطلق: camping (التخييم)، fishing (الصيد)، hiking (المشي في الطبيعة)، picnic (نزهة).

Here are hobbies we enjoy inside the house:

Indoor Hobbies

chessboard gamesvideo gamesreading

Example

I prefer playing chess to playing video games.

هوايات نستمتع بها داخل المنزل: chess (الشطرنج)، board games (ألعاب الطاولة)، video games (ألعاب الفيديو)، reading (القراءة).

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