Learning German Is (Almost) Easy: Part 10 – Sports Lingo

Let’s start with the easy ones:

Sports is called Sport
Marathon is called Marathon
Ball is called Ball
Tennis is called Tennis
Golf is called Golf
Volleyball is called Volleyball
Baseball is called Baseball
Handball is called Handball
Football is called Football

Let’s make it a little tricky

Soccer is called Fußball
Stadium is called Stadion
Winner is called Gewinner
Olympics is called Olympia

Now let’s get to the tough ones:

Match/game is called Spiel
Race is called Rennen
Fencing is called Fechten
Tackle is called angehen
Wrestling is called Ringen

Now I wish you luck:

Spectators are called Zuschauer
Scoreboard is called Anzeigetafel
Referee is called Schiedsrichter
Horse racing is called Pferderennen
Loser is called Verlierer
Championship is called Meisterschaft
Competition is called Wettbewerb

What do you play?