English → Arabic
soccer in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- kuraẗu l-qadam
- Arabizi
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- noun · feminine
- Plural
- كُرَاتُ الْقَدَمِ kurātu l-qadami
How to use it
Soccer (called "football" in most countries) is expressed as كُرَةُ الْقَدَمِ in Modern Standard Arabic. It is a feminine noun, so adjectives agree in gender. Use the plural كُرَاتُ الْقَدَمِ for multiple games or balls.
Example sentences
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أَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ الْقَدَمِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
ʾalʿabu kuraẗa l-qadami kulla yawmin.
I play soccer every day.
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فَرِيقُهُ فَازَ بِكُرَةِ الْقَدَمِ فِي الْمَسْبَاقِ.
farīquhu fāza bi kuraẗi l-qadami fī l-musbāq.
His team won the soccer match.
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مَلاَعِبُ كُرَةِ الْقَدَمِ مَكْتُومَةٌ الآنَ.
malāʿibu kuraẗi l-qadami maktūmata al-ān.
Soccer fields are closed now.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
The Soccer Mafia
مافيا كرة القدم
Let's play soccer.
لنلعب كرة القدم.
Sami liked soccer.
كان سامي يحبّ كرة القدم.
Do you play soccer?
هل تلعب كرة القدم؟
We played soccer yesterday.
لعبنا كرة القدم بالأمس.
Ken plays soccer every day.
يلعب كِن كرة القدم كل يوم.
Kenyan women love soccer, too.
والنساء الكينيات يحببن كرة القدم أيضا.
How long have you played soccer?
منذ متى وأنت تلعب كرة القدم؟
Soccer Lessons for Europe’s Economy
دروس من كرة القدم لاقتصاد أوروبا
They became professional soccer players.
صاروا لاعبِي كرة قدمٍ محترفين.
As a famous Dutch soccer coach once said, not in jest: “Soccer is war.”
كما قال مدرب كرة القدم الهولندي الشهير دون مزاح: "كرة القدم حرب".
The label “soccer mom” has become common in the US, as more women enroll their children in soccer camps.
وبات لقب "أمهات كرة القدم" شائعاً في الولايات المتحدة، مع إدخال المزيد من الأمهات هناك لأطفالهن إلى معسكرات كرة القدم.
Questions and answers
Is "football" the same as "soccer" in Arabic?
Yes, both refer to كُرَةُ الْقَدَمِ. In everyday speech some Arab countries say "football" using the English word, but the Arabic term is standard.
How do I say "I like soccer"?
You can say: أُحِبُّ كُرَةَ الْقَدَمِ (ʾuḥibbu kuraẗa l-qadami).
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