English → Arabic
tennis in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- tanis
- Arabizi
tanis- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- تَنِسَاتٌ tanisāt
How to use it
"Tennis" is a sport name, borrowed directly into Arabic as تَنِس. It is masculine and can be pluralized as تَنِسَات for different types or events.
Example sentences
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أَلْعَبُ التَّنِسَ مَعَ صَدِيقِي كُلَّ سَبْتِ.
alʿabu al-tanisa maʿa ṣadīqī kulla sabti.
I play tennis with my friend every Saturday.
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حَفْلَةُ التَّنِسِ سَتُقَامُ غَدًا في الصَّبَاحِ.
ḥaflat al-tanisi sa-taqāmu ġadan fī al-ṣabāḥ.
The tennis match will be held tomorrow morning.
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تَحتاجُ إلى مَضْرَبَةٍ وَكُرَةٍ لِلْتَّنِسِ.
taḥtāju ilā maḍrabat wa kurrah lil-tanisi.
You need a racket and a ball for tennis.
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.
I like tennis.
أحب كرة المضرب.
I played tennis.
لعبت التنس.
I can play tennis.
أعرف كيف ألعب كرة المضرب.
Do you play tennis?
أتلعب التنس؟
Do you like tennis?
هل تحب كرة المضرب؟
Did you play tennis?
هل لعبت التنس؟
Does Ken play tennis?
هل يلعب كين التنس؟
He's a tennis player.
إنه لاعب تنس.
Jane plays tennis too.
جين تلعب كرة المضرب أيضاً.
Don't you play tennis?
ألا تلعب التنس؟
The women play tennis.
النساء يلعبن التنس.
He played tennis yesterday.
لعب التنس البارحة.
Questions and answers
Is "tennis" used in formal Arabic?
Yes, تَنِس appears in news, sports reports, and academic texts.
What is the word for "tennis court"?
ملعب التنس (malʿab al-tanis).
Related words and expressions
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