How to talk about Sports Activities in the Thai Language
Hello everyone! Do you like working out? I like to go swimming (sometimes), and what about you?
In this learn Thai lesson, we will learn Thai vocabulary about sports ka. Let’s check them out!
กีฬา /gii-laa/= sport
ออกกำลังกาย /ᴐ̀ᴐk-gam-lang-gaai/ = to exercise
วิ่ง /wing/ = to run
ว่ายน้ำ /wâai-nám/ = to swim
มวย /muay/ = to box
กอล์ฟ /gᴐ́ᴐp/ = golf
แบดมินตัน /bɛ̀t-min-dtân/ = badminton
ฟุตบอล /fút-bᴐᴐn/ = football, soccer
บาส / บาสเกตบอล /báat, báat-gêt-bᴐᴐn/ = basketball
เทนนิส /ten/nít/ = tennis
สกี /sa-gii/ = ski
โบว์ลิ่ง /boo-lîng/ = bowling
เล่น /lên/ = to play
วิดพื้น /wít-pᵾ́ᵾn/ = push-up
ยกน้ำหนัก /yók nám-nàk/ = lift weight
เต้นแอโรบิก /dtên ɛɛ-roo-bìk/ = aerobic dance
When you do sport with the sports equipments, we use the word เล่น /lên/ = to play, and then the sport
e.g. เล่นกีฬา /lên gii-laa/ = play sport, do sport
เล่นฟุตบอล /lên fút-bᴐᴐn/ = to play football
เล่นสกี /lên sa-gii/ = to ski
เล่นโบว์ลิ่ง /lên boo-lîng/ = to bowl
คุณชอบเล่นกีฬาอะไรคะ /kun chᴐ̂ᴐp lên gii-laa à-rai ká/ = What sport do you like?
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By Jang
Thai Language Teacher
