Sports in Portuguese

Improving your vocabulary with words related to sports is definitely a good idea. Two of the most important Portuguese speaking countries are Portugal and Brazil where people practice many sports, so if you want to have an interesting conversation with someone, the first thing you should do is learning some of the most common sport phrases and words.

In this section you will learn a complete list with useful Portuguese sport words that will helpful to improve your Vocabulary.

Portuguese Vocabulary for Sports

English	Portuguese
Sports	Esportes
athletics	atletismo
baseball	beisebol
basketball	basquetebol
bowling	boliche
boxing	boxe
canoeing	canoagem
climbing	alpinismo
cycling / biking	ciclismo
darts	dardos
fishing	pesca
football / soccer	futebol Americano / futebol
golf	golfe
hockey	hoquei
horse-riding	andar a cavalo
karate	karatê
ping pong	pingue-pongue
rugby	ràguebi / rúgbi
running	corrida
sailing	vela
scuba diving	mergulho
snooker	Sinuca / bilhar
swimming	natação
skiing	esqui
tennis	tênis
volleyball	voleibol
wrestling	luta livre
water skiing	esqui aquático

Examples:

My favorite sport is the football.
Meu esporte favorito é o futebol.
My mom likes playing volleyball.
Minha mãe gosta de jogar vôlei.
My dad is teaching me to play basketball.
Meu pai está me ensinando a jogar basquete.
Golf is boring.
Golf é chato.
I love Cycling.
Eu amo Ciclismo.

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