Sports & Exercise
10 words · ~12 min
Sports vocabulary and expressing preferences
Football (soccer) is by far the most popular sport in the Arab world. Following local teams is a great way to connect with native speakers.
Lesson overview
Sports & Exercise is a level A2 lesson of 10 words: 10 nouns. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Adjectives - Final Set (A1)
- Leads to: Music & Art (A2)
- Previous lesson: Staying Healthy (A2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
رِياضة riyāḍa | sport / exercise | noun | ر-و-ض |
كُرة قَدَم kurat qadam | football / soccer | noun | ك-و-ر |
سِباحة sibāḥa | swimming | noun | س-ب-ح |
مُوسِيقَى mūsīqā | music | noun | |
قِراءة qirāʾa | reading | noun | ق-ر-أ |
سينَما sīnimā | cinema / movies | noun | |
لُعْبة luʿba | game | noun | ل-ع-ب |
هِواية hiwāya | hobby | noun | ه-و-ي |
فَنّ fann | art | noun | ف-ن-ن |
تَصْوير taṣwīr | photography | noun | ص-و-ر |
Themes these words belong to: Hobbies (10), Entertainment (4), Sports (3), Basics (1), Technology Media (1)
Sample word cards
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